'Hot Coffee' Scandal Officially Resolved

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."

Re:Problems like this are easily solved

[LostCluster]

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.

big deal?

[celardore]

People made an awful big fuss of this. The fact is that you had to delibrately do something to even enable the Hot Coffee feature. Sure the company put it in there, but the user had to make a choice and do several things to enable it. Wasn't like it was there for all to see willy-nilly.

Definition of "witch hunt" is 100% accurate.

[WidescreenFreak]

The definition of "witch hunt" in this case is far more accurate than you might think.

From Answers.com [answers.com] (emphasis mine):

witch-hunt also witch hunt (wch'hnt') n.

An investigation carried out ostensibly to uncover subversive activities but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views.

witchhunter witch'-hunt'er n.
witchhunting witch'-hunt'ing adj. & n.

Mind telling again me how this is not an accurate term?

Re:they do that best?

[Anonymous Coward]

Thank you for increasing my vocabulary. I didn't know what bukkake meant until your posting directed me to Wikipedia [wikipedia.org]. It does sound pretty repulsive. But did you know that the origin of filth like this is exactly the prudishness that you, and others, defend? Wikipedia explains the origin of bukkake thus: "Since the directors could not show penetration they had to invent new, visually-appealing ways to approach sex acts that would satisfy the audience without violating Japanese law."

Is there really anything wrong about children being allowed to see pictures of naked people? Even naked people happily making love?

Re:To Rockstar: I want my money back!

[amrust]

Just hang onto it, and let the glut of eBay people dumping their copy get out of the way. Yours has the original content on it, and the passage of time won't change that. It's a collector's item, really. I'm keeping mine, but if you want to sell it, just be patient, and it will probably only go up in value, in time.