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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050727/ap_on_hi_te/video_game_sex_lawsuit;_ylt=Alog_a_8XfY.qomsho8S9JOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3cjE0b2MwBHNlYwM3Mzg-

NEW YORK - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and its Rockstar Games subsidiary are being sued in federal court in Manhattan over hidden sexual content in their popular "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" video game.

The lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday is seeking class-action status for purchasers of the games. A Take-Two Interactive spokesman didn't immediately have a comment on Wednesday.

The plaintiff, Florence Cohen, claims in her lawsuit that she purchased the game for her teenage grandson in or about late 2004 when the game was rated "M" for mature by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board and was damaged when it came to light that sexually explicit scenes believed to be inaccessible by players were left in the game by developers.

A Dutch programmer cracked the code that locked players out of the explicit scenes and has distributed software on the Internet that allows players to access that content. The game's rating has since been changed to adults only.

The lawsuit makes claims of unfair business practices, consumer deception and false advertising against Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games.

The ratings change has prompted several large retailers, including Best Buy Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc. and Target Corp., to remove the game from their shelves.

Take-Two has stopped making the game and expects to introduce a new version without that content.

On Tuesday, Take-Two Interactive announced that the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Advertising Practices is conducting an inquiry into advertising claims made for the game.

1) She bought the game for her grandson, so unless his parents were dead, he wasn't living with her so she would have zero exposure to any component of the game

2) Even if he was living with her, the article does not say anything about the boy even accessing teh hidden (UNACCESSIBLE) code at all, much less in her presence.

So she is sueing a company because she heard about something in the news that involves a game she bought for her grandkid and claiming it damaged her?

No, no money for you [/lawsuit nazi]

She was "damaged" by the sex game, but was perfectly okay with the ability to kill cops, prostitutes, innocent bystanders, and more with a variety of weapons, the drugs, alcohol, and sexual themes? I mean, it's a Mature game. This dumbfuck should have known better, and her lawsuit is utterly groundless and time wasting. I hope the greedy bitch loses the case and a fortune on lawyer fees, or (even better) is countersued for a frivolous lawsuit.

The whole fuss surrounding the hot coffee hack is madness. You are allowed to kill, maim, steal, traffic drugs etc in GTA, but not allowed to have sex, something which a majority of adults do on a regular basis? I think the hack is terribly funny myself.

The whole fuss surrounding the hot coffee hack is madness. You are allowed to kill, maim, steal, traffic drugs etc in GTA, but not allowed to have sex, something which a majority of adults do on a regular basis? I think the hack is terribly funny myself.

Did you see the Maddox article about this?

Did you see the Maddox article about this?

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=ticket_to_hell

the voice of reason, in the way only Maddox can do it.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=ticket_to_hell
the voice of reason, in the way only Maddox can do it.

The most offensive part of GTA? Not the extreme violence or drugs, but rather the "nude" skin texture applied to a girl in a couple-minute (if that) minigame that's hidden in the code!

The most offensive part of GTA? Not the extreme violence or drugs, but rather the "nude" skin texture applied to a girl in a couple-minute (if that) minigame that's hidden in the code!
You don't read Maddox's works much, do you.

The most offensive part of GTA? Not the extreme violence or drugs, but rather the "nude" skin texture applied to a girl in a couple-minute (if that) minigame that's hidden in the code!
If I recall, the nude skin is EXTRA hacks, it is originally clothed. though i could be wrong

The most offensive part of GTA? Not the extreme violence or drugs, but rather the "nude" skin texture applied to a girl in a couple-minute (if that) minigame that's hidden in the code!

Maddox was being sarcastic. Unless you were being sarcastic. In that case, But what about the kiddies! Sex will warp their fragiwle littwle minds! Never mind the glorification of violence, or the fact that there is no proof the videogames are harmful! That pixellated nipple will bring down America!

Ughhh. I hate Maddox. He tries to be funny, but he's not. The only funny part is the people who think he's serious and complain to him.

Why do people feel the need to act like were still livin in the 50's this is 2005 people sex has become a viable part of pop culture! and GTA is a damn good franchise thank you if you don't pay attention to the rating then your an idiot i agree that kids shouldn't see certain things at certain ages but that doesn't mean that one game with sex is the end of the world. I don't here anyone bitching over playboy the mansion or the guy game or leisure suit larry. If your gonna argue against one you gotta include them all otherwise you have no real point. Frankly ive been expecting sex in one now for a good long while and I seriously doubt that I'm the only one.