Struggling to stay afloat, Take-Two decided to ship Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with a sex scene in the game and later lied to investors to cover up their decision, according to the suit settled today.
GP Reports: "If you are still one of those people that have not played Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, you might want to pick the game up this coming Monday as Microsoft is releasing San Andreas..."
Speaking in an earnings call following the release of Q3 financials last night, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said that old GTA titles have sold in seven figure units for the quarter.
WSBTV writes: "Fulton County officials said they have arrested three teens and charged them with 57 felony counts in connection with a recent series of car bombings with Molotov cocktails in the city of Milton, north of Atlanta.
A federal judge has put the brakes on a lawsuit filed over sex scenes buried in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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VG247: According to Forbes, GTA: San Andreas is the biggest selling game in America ever. Crime pays, clearly.
Next-Gen.Biz writes: "The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 selling games of all time in the U.S. market.
VGB writes: Here's the Top 10 10 million selling games. Since the year 2000, there have been few games that sold over 10 million.
Lawyers who filed a class-action lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive over the 2005 Hot Coffee scandal have put in a claim for $1,000,000 in legal fees. However, the total value of a settlement award to 2,676 claimaints in the case tallies less than $27,000. Here's how those awards break down:
Gaming Steve writes, "Just in case you forgot in 2007 Rockstar Games proposed a settlement for a class action lawsuit concerning the infamous Hot Coffee modification. As a result any US citizen who was officially 'offended and upset" by the ability to unlock this hidden content can now claim up to $35 in compensation."
Via Wired:
Violent Xbox video games are being fingered by a top police officer in New Zealand as a possible cause of rising violence among young people.
The infamous Hot Coffee Modification from GTA: San Andreas is going to cost Rockstar's parent company at least $1.025 million in settlement benefits.
An exhibition entitled "Love & Money: The Best Of British Design Now" is touring Asian countries currently. The synopsis is below: