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Hot Coffee Makes List of Dumbest Business Moments

Posted by Zonk on from the that-was-pretty-stupid dept.

Via Next Generation a list of 2005's Dumbest Business Moments, which rightly lists the Hot Coffee debacle as one of those ignoble icons. From the article: "In June a Dutch programmer releases software that lets players of Take-Two Interactive's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas access sexually explicit content left in the game's source code by its developers. Already marked 'Mature' for 'blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, strong sexual content, and use of drugs,' the game gets rerated 'Adults Only,' causing Target and Wal-Mart to pull it from stores. Take-Two's quarterly revenues fall $40 million short of projections."

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  1. the only one? by X0563511 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Am I the only one around here who is so SICK of hearing about this it makes you want to break stuff?

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  2. <Jack Thompson> by idonthack · · Score: 4, Funny
    it makes you want to break stuff
    Obviously, the effects of this extremely violent and sexually explicit game have taken their toll on you.</Jack Thompson>
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  3. Re:Maybe for them by Feanturi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let me try it on...

    "Wow, those guys really pulled a Hot Coffee."

    "Watch the content Bob, we don't want a Hot Coffee on our hands."

    "Miss Smith, can you please give me a Hot Coffee? What? Harrassment suit? Why?"

    Hell, two out of three aint bad, let's use it.