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http://www.betanews.com/article/RockStar_Confirms_Hot_Coffee_Not_a_Hack/1121884637

By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
July 20, 2005, 9:17 PM

UPDATED The fight over "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" came to a
climax on Wednesday as the Parents Television Council called for a
recall of the video game and a statement from the game maker seemed to
confirm the Hot Coffee mod was indeed not a hack and was present
within the game as BetaNews research had uncovered.

RockStar indirectly confirmed this late Monday, issuing a statement
saying it was providing a patch to prevent the modification in already
purchased titles and would stop selling the current version while it
works on a non-modifiable version of the game. Wednesday's
developments seem to confirm that the scenes depicted within the game
were indeed created by the game manufacturer.

Effective immediately, the ESRB has changed the rating of the current
version of the game to "AO" for adults only, and would provide
stickers to retailers wishing to continue selling the current version.
The updated version would retain the original "M" for mature rating.
It is not immediately clear how the change would affect its
availability.

Earlier Wednesday, BetaNews published research that found the chances
of the modification being some kind of hack produced by someone not
related with the game are slim at best, contradicting earlier
statements by the game maker. Researchers were able to locate codes
that open up the same scenes on both Xbox and PlayStation 2.

The discovery indicated that the scenes were likely produced by
Rockstar itself, at it is practically impossible for the code of an
Xbox or PS2 game to be altered unlike PC games. It also questioned how
truthful and forthcoming Rockstar Games had been over the origins of
the Hot Coffee mod.

"Take-Two and Rockstar Games have always worked to keep mature-themed
video game content out of the hands of children and we will continue
to work closely with the ESRB and community leaders to improve and
better promote a reliable rating system to help consumers make
informed choices about which video games are appropriate for each
individual," Paul Eibeler, Take-Two's President and Chief Executive
Officer said in a statement.