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#1 GTA :SA has ESRB rating changed to 18+

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:30 pm
by The Grim Squeaker
In a stunning move, the ESRB has advised retailers to stop selling Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. This report follows public pressure over the Hot Coffee debacle. Rockstar, the publishers of the game have given retailers the option of restickering the game with an 18+ rating or exchanging it for a new version with the controversial content removed. ESRB head Patricia Vance says 'After a thorough investigation, we have concluded that sexually explicit material exists in a fully rendered, unmodified form on the final discs of all three platform versions of the game (i.e., PC CD-ROM, Xbox and PS2). However, the material was programmed by Rockstar to be inaccessible to the player and they have stated that it was never intended to be made accessible. The material can only be accessed by downloading a software patch, created by an independent third party without Rockstar's permission, which is now freely available on the internet and through console accessories. Considering the existence of the undisclosed and highly pertinent content on the final discs, compounded by the broad distribution of the third party modification, the credibility and utility of the initial ESRB rating has been seriously undermined.'"
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Damn, this is annoying, I havent even bought the game yet and this may make it a nightmare to procure/

#2

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:11 pm
by Dark Silver
there's sexually explicit visuals in GTA?

who'da thunk it! Now I wanna know what the images are...

#3

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:14 pm
by The Grim Squeaker
Dark Silver wrote:there's sexually explicit visuals in GTA?

who'da thunk it! Now I wanna know what the images are...
You need to download the "Hot cofee" MOD.


This is sheer stupidity, considering that you need to download a non licensed program to access this content (even if the code was present)

#4

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:28 pm
by Dark Silver
or according to Gamespot, put in a long long list of codes into a Action Replay Max in order to even see it on the Ps2 version of the game

I cry extremeist billy goating.

#5

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:23 am
by Ace Pace
Not suprising at all.