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GTA Hot Coffee Modder Gives Retrospective
As part of EGM's extensive GTAIV preview coming out in their April issue, the feature an interview with Patrick Wildenborg, the Dutch modder who was credited with discovering GTA San Andreas' Hot Coffee content. In the still choppy wake of the greatest scandal to ever impact the video game world, it's interesting to read Wildenborg's response.We never anticipated how this thing was going to be blown out of proportion by the mainstream media and the politicians...He continues: More »
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Get Your Hot Coffee Pay Out Now (The Lawyers Already Have)
The recently settled class action lawsuit against Rockstar Games and publisher Take-Two Interactive has born cash fruit for those who have had their sensibilities offended by the type of salacious content seen above. Now's your chance to cash in, as the attorneys involved already have, reaping a $1 million payment (minus $45,000 in costs) as part of the agreement. Your profit? Up to $35, should you have the receipt in hand, or as little as $5 if your willing to take the time to file. The pay-outs are as follows.
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas First Edition Disc - Replacement Disc
- Detailed Store Receipt - Cash payment up to $35.00
- General Credit Card Statement or Check - Cash payment up to $17.50
- Disc/Purchase Details - Cash payment up to $10.00
- No Disc/Purchase Details - Cash payment up to $5.00
Gaming Steve noted that the masses are well aware of the settlement opportunities, now that ads are running in magazines like People. Everyone involved has until May 16 to grab their cash. Good luck!
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"Hot Coffee" Suit Settlement May Cost Take-Two $2.75 Mil
Take-Two Interactive just issued a release featuring details on the preliminary settlement of the consumer class action lawsuit filed against it and Rockstar Games over the "sexually explicit" content in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. That content, unlockable via the "Hot Coffee" mod, caused the game to be re-rated by the ESRB, pulled from store shelves, and acted as the grounds for a suit filed in July of 2005 claiming violation of consumer protection laws.
The lawsuit against Take-Two is still pending, but should the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York agree to the settlement, claims against the company will be dismissed "without any admission of liability or wrongdoing by Take-Two or Rockstar."
The publisher says that it will pay out between $1.025 million and $2.75 million in settlement benefits, which range from an edited copy of GTA: San Andreas to a cash payment up to $35 for those who can provide proof of purchase of the game from before July 20, 2005. There are, of course, stipulations to the proposed settlement, the details of which are in the full press release below.
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ESRB Needs New User Generated Content Rating
Is the ESRB going far enough to protect game developers from the people who modify their games? Should the ratings board be more clear about the "modability" of an ESRB-rated game? Cathode Tan and Curmudgeon Gamer recently touched on the subject of a Forza Motorsport 2 user's offensive paintjobs wondering why normally inaccessible content in games like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas warranted re-ratings from the board, but offensive hate speech in a user created car don't see similar scrutiny. More »
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GTA's Piping Hot Coffee (Cup)
I swear we posted this before, but asking several fellow writers and digging through the site, I've decided I'm actually just losing my mind. More »
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Capcom Holds The End All Grand Theft Auto Party
Even though the title was released in the States back in 2004, Capcom is finally publishing Rockstar's controversial Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on January 25th. And they've got the launch party to prove it. Just check out after the jump what the festivities held at Shibuya's Club Asia for this 18-years-old-and-up-game: More »
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The Top 10 Secrets, Codes, Exploits And Cheats
You know, I've done just about every single one of these, minus the Strider hack (news to me!), despite the fact that I had the cart and Altered Beast back in the day. Classic stuff, but I know they're missing something. What is it? Help me remember my classic cheats, Kotaku retro elite readership!
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Hot Coffee Class Action Suit Looms Closer
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: More »
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FTC Unanimously Approves Rockstar Decision
Today, the Federal Trade Commission finalized their decision last month to not take action against Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive for the "Hot Coffee" ratings issue. More »
News Flash: Take-Two FTC Investigation Finalized
The Federal Trade Commissions' investigation into Take-Two Interactive Software has been finalized. The company says they will be announcing the resolution of the inquiry shortly. Stay tuned for an update.
The Federal Trade Commissions' investigation into Take-Two Interactive Software has been finalized. The company says they will be announcing the resolution of the inquiry shortly. Stay tuned for an update.
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Thompson's Secret Letter to Take-Two Shareholder
Jack Thompson, ever the delusionist, has given up on harassing journalists and politicians and is zoning in on investors for his latest anti-Take-Two spiel. More »
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Take-Two Execs To Face Criminal Indictment for Hot Coffee?
The grand jury subpoenas of Take-Two might not be the only legal troubles the publisher faces: they might be sent to Oz. More »
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Subpoenea Torpedos Take-Two Stock
We broke the news yesterday of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office issuing a subpoenea to Take-Two as part of a grand jury investigation into Hot Coffee Gate. Today, investors showed their unhappiness, with the company's stock plummeting nearly 20 percent since yesterday's close. More »
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Take-Two Subpoenaed Over Hot Coffee
Just when you thought Hot Coffee had grown cold along comes a grand jury subpoena. More »
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Jon Stewart Covers Gaming Senate Debate Video
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ESRB's New Push
This week the Entertainment Software Ratings Board announced Commitment to Parents, an effort geared at bolstering consumer confidence in the current rating system for video games. More »
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