Grand Theft Auto t/b censored ?

[Renmiri]

http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/...thompson_.html

Anti-gaming activist Jack Thompson must be pumping his arm this morning ... you know, in a victory dance (see "What's next, Jack, a jock check on Mario?"). Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo filed a civil lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive and its subsidiary Rockstar, publisher of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," for failing to disclose some raunchy content buried in the game. At issue here is the infamous "Hot Coffee mod" -- a patch that unlocked an anatomically improbable sex scene between the game's protagonists (see "You know the rule, Billy: no consensual sex with prostitutes. Now kill her and take the extra points.").

Delgadillo claims Rockstar violated state fair business practices laws by failing to disclose the presence of the sexual content to the Entertainment Software Rating Board, and he's seeking civil penalties. "Greed and deception are part of the 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' story -- and in that respect its publishers are not much different from the characters in their story," said Delgadillo, who coincidentally happens to be a Democratic candidate for California attorney general in 2006. "Businesses have an obligation to truthfully disclose the content of their products -- whether in the food we eat or the entertainment we consume."

[Zante]

These guys realy need to take a break, lol.

[Madame Adequate]

Or not, because it's roughly analogous to suing an author for fanfiction.

Hidden code, unused in the program or game, which can only be accessed through concerted effort (I know, I've looked into it, it's pretty tough to unlock, and hard as hell to get at on the console versions.), and therefore cannot be accidentally used and is an elected and informed choice on the gamer's part, is not the publisher's/developer's responsibility.

[Renmiri]

Good point Chief!

[The Man]

I agree with what Maddox said about this.

[Markus. D]

Well... they did put certain content.... They kinda deserve it.

[Old Manus]

I agree with what Maddox said about this.

[Death Penalty]

What was wrong with it are people afraid their kids willhave sex if so then the puritan religion should have been their chioce religion.

[Rengori]

I agree with what Maddox said about this.

[Giga Guess]

Well... they did put certain content.... They kinda deserve it.

It's ludicrous. They DID, admittedly, put in the content, and, also admittedly, were lazy about removing it. HOWEVER! To access the content in question, you have to download a patch, and I'm sorry, the game makers cannot be held accountable for the goings ons of some kid who probably wouldn't know what to do with her anyways. And then there's the fact of people are killed, maimed, etc. in that game, and they're concerned over a rediculous "sex" scene (Which may just have been put in as a joke by the creators, and just missed in the final edit.)




GRRRRRRRrrrrrr....

[ffxfreak93]

smurfing buttholes...