Don't Worry, You're Still Rockstars To Me.

Next up in the awesome lawyering department (this time the American
division) is the boys in charge of putting the screws to Take-Two and Rockstar games. (Who got busted because there was a way to hack into their GTA: San
Andreas code and bang your in-game girlfriend. Apparently everyone
was fine with the murder and whatnot, but polygon sex is
unacceptable.)
I find this especially stupefying because 1: it was
already rated Mature (you think rating it AO keeps it out of the hands of any more kids?) and 2: users had
to modify the game to get this scenario. If we're gonna allow
class-action suits based on user mods, I can think of quite a few folk who
should be sweating bullets.



Anyway, the decision is that everyone who bought the game (and still
has their RECEIPT) gets $35 back. If you don't have the proof (I guess
the game itself doesn't count) you get $5. Oh and the slicksters that
prosecuted get a million bucks. I seriously doubt 35 clams can
make you forget you saw CJ hitting the biscuit, but if you did its your
own damn fault.


I'm thinking of starting a movement for those unoffended by Rockstar's shenanigans. Hell, I'll pay you $5 for every hidden sex-themed mini-game you sneak into your next release.

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