Lawyers Are “Shocked” Their Fee for Hot Coffee is 40x The Actual Payout to Customers
by John Kershaw on June 26, 2008

After a lengthy and arguably frivolous lawsuit over the Hot Coffee mod in GTA:San Andreas, less than $30,000 will be paid out to offended consumers. Lawyers express their “surprise” but still want their $1.3 million in fees.
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Hot Coffee is Now Worth 35 Bucks, but Only If You’re A Douchebag
by Dan Landis on February 12, 2008

You may or may not recall a little debacle about the “Hot Coffee” mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It was a cute little mini-game that allowed virtual you to have virtual sex with your virtual girlfriend. Even though the content was locked away because of the ESRB, it was still on the retail disc.
This was somehow offensive to people, and Rockstar was sued. Now that the lawsuit is settled, all the hypocritical pussies out there can get their slice of the censorship pie with a cash settlement of up to $35. Sweet justice! Read more…
Presidential Candidates Talk About Video Games
by Dylan Duarte on December 25, 2007

Nathaniel Edwards over at The Wii Playbox 360.3 (hey, that name’s too long) wrote up a nice little summary of what various candidates plan to do about mature gaming. Here are the highlights. Read more…
Take Two Announces Settlement With Consumers Over “Hot Coffee Mod”
by Josh Pankratz on November 9, 2007

Hot coffee burns Rockstar’s wallet
Take Two announced today that they are prepared to settle all consumer class action lawsuits currently pending. Under the terms of the settlement, in order to claim benefits, class members must have bought a copy of the game before July 20th 2005, and attest to the fact that they would not have bought the game had they known users could modify the content. Read more…





