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In the middle of July 2005, the ESRB, as well as various politicians including Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), launched an investigation into the Hot Coffee mod. Initially, Rockstar released a statement that strongly suggested that the Hot Coffee content was entirely created by "hackers". However, this claim was undermined when codes were released on web forums for the PlayStation 2 [[wikipedia:Gameshark|Gameshark]] and [[wikipedia:Action Replay|AR Max]] cheating devices that demonstrated that the controversial content was, indeed, built into the console versions. | In the middle of July 2005, the ESRB, as well as various politicians including Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), launched an investigation into the Hot Coffee mod. Initially, Rockstar released a statement that strongly suggested that the Hot Coffee content was entirely created by "hackers". However, this claim was undermined when codes were released on web forums for the PlayStation 2 [[wikipedia:Gameshark|Gameshark]] and [[wikipedia:Action Replay|AR Max]] cheating devices that demonstrated that the controversial content was, indeed, built into the console versions. | ||
Confusing the issue is a recent version of the Hot Coffee mod which replaces the semi-nude girlfriends' [[wikipedia | Confusing the issue is a recent version of the Hot Coffee mod which replaces the semi-nude girlfriends' [[wikipedia:texture mapping|textures]] with unclothed bitmaps that cannot be seen without the mod. | ||
On [[2005#July 20|July 20]], [[2005]], ''San Andreas'' was rerated as "AO" (Adults Only) by the ESRB. Rockstar has halted production of all versions of ''San Andreas'' and plans to release a censored version of the game, which is intended to conform to the initial "M" rating, later this year. Due to the new AO rating, many major retail outlets, including Sears, Hollywood Video, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Blockbuster Video, Target and GameStop, have pulled the PC and console versions of the game from their shelves. | On [[2005#July 20|July 20]], [[2005]], ''San Andreas'' was rerated as "AO" (Adults Only) by the ESRB. Rockstar has halted production of all versions of ''San Andreas'' and plans to release a censored version of the game, which is intended to conform to the initial "M" rating, later this year. Due to the new AO rating, many major retail outlets, including Sears, Hollywood Video, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Blockbuster Video, Target and GameStop, have pulled the PC and console versions of the game from their shelves. | ||
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Rockstar has since vowed legal action against any subsequent sources that reveal how to access this part of the game, mainly cheat device code sites. | Rockstar has since vowed legal action against any subsequent sources that reveal how to access this part of the game, mainly cheat device code sites. | ||
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