As some of you should know by now, Take-Two and Rockstar have recently come under fire for an accessible mod (entitled "Hot Coffee") included within GTA: San Andreas in which players can engage in a minigame with a very sexual ending. If none of that rings any bells, well then read the full story here.
In any case, there have been several other interesting stories that have sprung out of this whole thing. The following are a few links I've gathered that may help shed some light on the various sides of this debate. Enjoy.
- GameStop Removes GTA: SA from stores - news story (home.businesswire.com
- The Price of Hot Coffee > $50 million - news story (gamespot.com)
- "The Sims 2 under attack for nudity - news story (GameSpot.com)
- 'GTA' hit with adult rating, Take-Two cuts outlook - news story (reuters.com)
- There's Sex In My Violence! / What's this lame soft-core porn doing in my ultraviolent "Grand Theft Auto"? I am outraged! - Editorial (SFGate.com)
- RockStar deceived the ESRB and should burn for that - N-Forum post by "Smaug" (forums.n-sider.com)
- First GTA: SA, Next AO game: Sims 2 - N-Forums thread (forums.n-sider.com)
While not directly relevent to Nintendo, the repurcussions of this story will affect the video game industry in the years to come. If anyone feels I missed any relevent stories, feel free to shoot me an email at jeff@n-sider.com or send a letter to qa@n-sider.com if you think you're ready to be famous.