Hot Coffee's Effects On The GTA Mod Scene 31
simoniker writes "Over a year after the infamous 'Hot Coffee' incident, author and game designer Brenda Brathwaite explores the tragic aftermath on the GTA mod community — including interviews with 'Hot Coffee' creator PatrickW, the ESRB's Patricia Vance, and more." From the article: "The second version of San Andreas was made 'much more mod-resistant' according to Patrick, and among members of the community, there is doubt that future versions will be moddable at all. 'This has already made good people leave the scene,' Patrick adds. Among those that remain, there exists a certain amount of caution. 'Some innocent modding stuff isn't getting released,' says Patrick, 'because modders are afraid it might cause another controversy.'"
Dumbest line ever (Score:2)
I'm sure a modder would hate to cause controversy. That wouldn't get them noticed at all....
Please
~S
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'mod resistant' != 'mod proof'
There is no 'mod proof'. If modrs wanted to mod then it would happen.
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What goes for video games goes for Slashdot
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You are wrong. This comment right here is mod-proof. It can't be modded. Simply can not be done. Try to mod it up, I dare you! In fact, I double-dare you!
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I don't personally have the PC version of San Andreas, so I'm oblivious to whether or not there actually is a mod like that. I would imagine if there isn't one yet, it's already in development.
Nude Raider... (Score:2)
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Modders = Intangible; Jack = Millions of Dollars.
Any modder who knows where they are on the food chain will try to ensure that their mod doesn't get its host product in hot water. What good does it do you to gain a sex scene but lo
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Media Hype alert! (Score:3, Insightful)
Yeah and Elvis Presley lives at the bottom of my yard with the fairies. Since when have individuals on the internet been afraid of controversy? Sounds like a load of horsecrap to me. If they really are afraid of controversy, they must have a hugely inflated sense of self importance. Like anyone gives two craps if someone makes a mod in his bedroom, what are they worried about, their carefully crafted professional reputation on the modding scene? The cops coming round to arrest them? Give me a break.
think of the childre... i mean news sites (Score:1)
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The innocent pay for the wrongdoings of others (Score:4, Informative)
God ! (Score:2, Insightful)
Take2 was a victim. The modders were victim. But the super trolls around here blame victims only, apparently.
Well trolls, I tell you what. Blame the fucking conservatives and bigots who produced that fucking "outcry". The fanatical save the children hypocrites. The right wing noise machines. All those braindead voters who vote brainfree teflon critters into congreß, or those fucktards who actually let preachers near politics, and all the other stupidos.
But godamned stop blam
Re:God ! (Score:4, Informative)
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Requires M-rated games to have a label at least 3 inches long with at least 12-point font; if not, M-rated games can't be publicly displayed.
One of the "90% left wing liberals" from the article above. Sure, it starts at 12 point font, then 14, then next thing you know there's a guy holding an 8 foot sign with a big M on it.
And no, I didn't cherry pick this. It was the first democrat I found.
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Take Two and Rockstar were victims of nothing more than their own inbred conceit.
"Kill the Haitians." That the gangster game genre is not greatly loved or trusted outside the hardcore gaming community comes as a surprise only to the gamer himself.
fucking stupidos doofus cretins
The speech and language of a pre-adolescent Rush Limbaugh does not make the best case for Grand Theft Auto.
whole issue is stupid (Score:2)
I for one think GTA should have an XXX version created and released by Take2 that inc
Answer to the question... (Score:2)
Lost Sales (Score:2)
Unfortunately I didn't catch wind of this project until after the Hot Coffee mess, and the retailers had already re-stocked with the "fixed" copy of the game. Needless to say I was no longer motivated to spend my money.
The only one you can blame here is R* for not disclosing all t
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Rockstar during the ERSB review process:
"Oh, and there's one scene where the main character fucks another character. Except that we took that out."
O.O
In the mind of Rockstars project manager, that scene didn't exist in the game anymore. It was an idea they threw around, then ultimately scrapped as going too far over the top. I'm not saying they shouldn't have been more careful about whe
In other news... (Score:3, Funny)
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From someone who made some popular Morrowind mods (Score:2, Interesting)
Now? If you patch Oblivion, you can't modify models or skins without SERIOUS work because of, well, mostly