Cowing to political pressure, the ESRB has re-rated Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on all platforms with its highest rating, Adult Oriented (AO), due to the presence of hidden sex mini-games. Rockstar publisher Take-Two Interactive lowered its financial projections and initiated a recall of the game - meaning merchants can send it back or tag it with an AO sticker. The upshot is that most major chains including Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart have pulled the title from shelves and will await an M-rated version with the offending code removed, due sometime this fall. Owners of the PC version who actually want to block the Hot Coffee mod (i.e., those who believe it's OK for their kids to kill and torture but think a little simulated sex will warp them) can eventually get a patch for the game...
[See updated Rant: It's the sex, stupid!]
[See updated Rant: It's the sex, stupid!]
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