"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"

The “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” case is one that, honestly, made me a little bit disgusted. This case came about when a grandmother bought her fourteen year old grandson a copy of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” Frankly, everyone knows that the Grand Theft Auto games are known for intense violence and criminal activity, including murder. “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” particularly came out in October 2004 and was rated “M” for Mature. The “M” means that the game is for those who are seventeen years of age and older. Florence Cohen’s grandson was not seventeen. After a flow of negative publicity from the sexual hidden scenes, the Entertainment Software Rating Board changed the rating to “AO”, which means, Adults Only.
After purchasing the game, Florence was completely shocked and horrified to find out that the game had some sexual hidden scenes in it. She was so outraged by the game that she felt it necessary to sue the company that created the game, Rockstar Games. Cohen’s lawyer said that no parent would knowingly buy their child a video game that was for Adults Only. The lawsuit was successful and Cohen won her case.
Rockstar games decided to cooperate with the probe and pleaded guilty. “Rockstar Games and Take Two Interactive regret that consumers may have been exposed to content that was not intended to be accessible in the playable version of ‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’,” it said in a statement. “Going forward, the company will refine the process by which it edits games and will enhance the protection of its game code to prevent such future modifications,” it said. Rockstar games said it had ceased production of the game in the controversial form and were working on a version of the game with sexual content, suitable for an “M” rating.
The House voted 355-21 for a resolution which asked the FTC to investigate the company. Sen. Hillary Clinton then asked the FTC to investigate Rockstar games, saying that the company had “gamed the ratings system” by concealing sex scenes in the game that can be unlocked by computer programs available on the Internet. Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Circuit City have pulled “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” — 2005’s top-seller among console games — from their shelves following the rating change.