Congress Backs Spanking Millions in Rockstar Witchhunt

Hot Coffee lie prompts probe – irrespective of rating change.

Posted by Staff
SPOnG doesn’t pay tax in the US so we’re really not qualified to comment on the use of tax dollars of the country’s citizens. Well, we often do, though that’s usually only in reference to foreign policy. And we’re foreign. To Americans at least.

Though it does seem a little strange that the vote in the House of Representatives today saw a massive majority (355-21) turn out in favour of hauling a videogames publisher over the coals.

As you may well be aware, it would seem that Rockstar didn’t quite tell the truth regarding it’s Hot Coffee modification in the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The code, which enables players to control a genital-free triple position sex romp, was discovered when the PC version of the game shipped. Rumour had it that the scenes were already in the PC version and were not the result of the source code being modified, merely unlocked – some said pointed out by the publisher itself to garner publicity. Rockstar made a somewhat disingenuous statement on the matter and was found out when the original PlayStation 2 code was found to contain exactly the same scenes.

The investigation is aimed at finding out whether Rockstar intentionally misled the ESRB rating board to avoid having its best-selling crime romp slapped with an Adults Only classification. Congressman Fred Upton stated that he is “…outraged by the brazenness of Rockstar Games in their effort to do an end-run around the ratings system. Rockstar Games’ deceit has severely undermined the integrity of the ratings system.”

Rockstar is currently manufacturing a revised version of San Andreas that has had the offending code removed, though given the current climate on planet videogames, is likely to be nailed to wall by America’s moral crusaders. Until, of course, they turn their attention back onto hip-hop or gay art or something.

We’ll keep you updated.

Comments

Greg2k 26 Jul 2005 09:51
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Close a bracket on the URL tag =P
NOSHELTR 26 Jul 2005 17:05
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Stick to reporting news, and stop venting your speculation regarding where the US should be spending their tax dollars. Consider it your privilage to observe a country that holds integrity and honesty in high regard. If any company lies to the public, then they need to be held accountable.
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kid_77 26 Jul 2005 17:43
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NOSHELTR wrote:
Consider it your privilage to observe a country that holds integrity and honesty in high regard.

That is, quite possibly, the funniest thing I've read on these fora (apart from my pant-s**ttingly funny posts, of course).
LUPOS 26 Jul 2005 21:43
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kid_77 wrote:

That is, quite possibly, the funniest thing I've read on these fora (apart from my pant-s**ttingly funny posts, of course).


speaking of which, i need to send you a dry cleaning bill. BASTARD!

a country that holds morals in high regards?! HA.. hey brit buddies (and all other non mercans for that matter) do you feel lucky gettign to see on your news about how american soldiers and contractors have been photographed rapeing 15 year old boys in front of their mothers in order to get them to confess to crimes they havent commited? hu, do ya?! punk!
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nerdblurb 27 Jul 2005 00:09
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Wow.. this is getting crazy ... check out podcast 11 for our opinon

http://www.nerdblurb.com/LinkClick.aspx?link=podcasts%2fNerdblurb+-+011.mp3&tabid=52&mid=365

Go to our website for newer podcasts. We will also mention this newsblurb on our WED podcast.
LUPOS 27 Jul 2005 01:41
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nerdblurb wrote:
Wow.. this is getting crazy ... check out podcast 11 for our opinon


does that count as spamming? if i only had a mod acount... if only such a thing existed... cest' la vie!
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NOSHELTR 27 Jul 2005 04:50
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Heardat. In reality, calling the US morally conscious is like calling retards "mental conservationists". You can't really equate the two, unfortunately.
DoctorDee 27 Jul 2005 08:29
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NOSHELTR wrote:
If any company lies to the public, then they need to be held accountable.


Most companies lie to the public. Few are held to account.
tyrion 27 Jul 2005 12:50
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DoctorDee wrote:
NOSHELTR wrote:
If any company lies to the public, then they need to be held accountable.


Most companies lie to the public. Few are held to account.

That's called advertising! Or marketing, or sales literature, or account filings, or mission statements.

Anyway, why shouldn't we hold up our governments to the same standards that we hold companies to? Yearly line by line accounts, independantly audited, available on request to members of the public for a nominal fee.

Would clear up just how much trials and investigations like this cost the tax payers.
DoctorDee 27 Jul 2005 12:56
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tyrion wrote:
That's called advertising! Or marketing, or sales literature, or account filings, or mission statements.


Oh, at the least. But that's the harmless stuff. There's also the cold blooded deception about the health effects of products, the rampant fraud, the fixed tenders, the back-handers.
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