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'Hot Coffee' Scandal Officially Resolved

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oh-goodie dept.

kukyfrope writes "Take-Two Interactive today announced that the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) inquiry concerning hidden sexual content in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has formally closed. All outstanding matters pending before the FTC have been settled and no penalties or fines have been assessed. Although Take-Two was not fined, the company will be subject to civil penalties of $11,000 for future violations. 'We look forward to putting this behind us and focusing on what we do best - creating videogames,' said Take-Two President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Eibeler."

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  1. Problems like this are easily solved by krell · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...when, if someone does not like what is in a game, they simply refuse to play it and move on (no screaming, no lawsuits, no complaints to the government).

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    Where were you when the voynix came?
    1. Re:Problems like this are easily solved by ElleyKitten · · Score: 5, Insightful
      This was a "truth-in-labeling" violation. Parents thought they knew what they were buying for their kids, and may have been okay with the violence but not the sexuality of the "hot coffee" scene.
      Yes, killing hookers is fine for young'uns, but consensual sex? Corrupt their poor minds!

      Any kid who's not able to handle the hot coffee is too young to handle the rest of the game. Not to mention, they'll find more explicit porn just looking for the patch to unlock it.
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      "What is Internet Explorer 7? Are you saying we can't access the normal internet?" - I love tech support. Really.
    2. Re:Problems like this are easily solved by digitrev · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It's true. And any child who's smart enough to unlock it on his own is probably smart enough to get access other porn.

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      Cynical Idealist
  2. Re:they do that best? by gregbains · · Score: 5, Insightful

    IIRC an AO will not be sold in shops like WalMart who prefer to keep such games away from their "good family morals" business, losing out on the WalMart market is a bigger loss than just losing out on the 17 market