Reuters is reporting that a judge has denied Take Two Interactive's motion to have portions of lawsuits filed against them dismissed, which could make it possible for the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas publisher to have a class action lawsuit against them see court. From Reuters:

The lawsuit, filed in July 2005 seeking class-action status, said Take-Two's alleged misconduct violated consumer protection laws in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia. Since then a number of cases making the same claim were consolidated in Manhattan federal court.

Take-Two and its subsidiary, Rockstar Games, had argued in its motion to dismiss parts of the lawsuit that the plaintiffs could only file claims in the states where they resided, not all 50 states.

Should a class action suit go forward, the judge said she would reconsider.

Not sure if you heard, but GTA:SA was modified by users to unlock intentionally hidden scenes of two robotic, polygonal avatars saying things and moving around (in a fashion some people who may not have actually ever had sexual intercourse to say that the characters were behaving) in a sexually explicit manner. Michael McWhertor

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