The ‘Hot Coffee’ case is one of the longest-running controversies related to video games. A case that took the Rockstar company and its publisher, Take-Two , to court, because of a sexual minigame included in the video game ‘GTA: San Andreas’ , a minigame that, although it was removed from the game, was accessible through a patch as the content itself was still on the disc.
Well, more than a year and a half ago a court ruling was reached that allowed each owner of the game who felt offended by it to claim the amount of $ 35 from RockStar, presenting the purchase ticket for the game. Now, Take-Two has reached a final settlement in this case for a whopping $ 20 million .
With this latest deal, which the company just announced, Take-Two hopes to close this controversial matter once and for all. In statements from the president of the company, Strauss Zelnick:
“We are pleased to have reached this agreement, which represents an important step forward for the Company.”
Personally, I think it is quite sad that, in a game rated for over 18 years, a case like this can not only go to court, but also end up with a financial outlay that benefits the plaintiffs. And not just because a patch was required to access such content, which clearly shows intentionality, but because of the fact that sex in a video game is more offensive to them than shooting passersby for no apparent reason. One more case of the sadly common “double standard” of which certain groups in North American society are often accused.
Via | Shacknews
