House Calls for Investigation Into Rockstar Games

Spad writes "The BBC is reporting that the U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted for an FTC investigation into Rockstar Games following the GTA:SA 'Sex scandal'. Their basic premise is that Rockstar intentionally deceived the ESRB in order to 'peddle sexually explicit material to our youth'." Gamespot has coverage as well. From the BBC article: "The release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was widely anticipated, but an adults-only rating would have severely limited its sales in retail outlets...It appears that the publisher has blatantly circumvented the rules in order to peddle sexually explicit material to our youth, and they should be held accountable. A company cannot be allowed to profit from deceit."

I'll be first

[pudding7]

Shooting hookers
Shooting cops
Running over pedestrians
Stealing cars
Throwing grenades
Stealing tanks and smushing old ladies
Joyriding
Speeding
Killing hundreds, literally

All ok.

But how dare they show some cartoon boobie!

Re:Better Things To Do...

[sgant]

God, I only WISH the people from Rockstar get up there in front of the House and basically say "Screw you...we'll make anything we want and you idiots won't do anything about it...it's a fricken videogame people...now get back to work and stop wasting everyone's money with this crap. No, we don't apologize for anything and in fact the next Grand Theft Auto will feature 90% sex!" Then get up and walk out.

GTA is 10 years behind the times

[Crimsane]

Who remembers the old Rings of Power [gamespot.com] cheat that showed you the boobies on startup.

For the good of /. and the public in general, I won't admit how much those boobies meant to me when I was 10, but I hope todays kids, all grown up, will think back and fondly remember the illicit gaming provided boobies, like I do rings of power.

If anything, I say rockstar deserves a medal!

Re:I'll be first

[kk49]

Hey! Next time put up a spoiler warning.

Re:Better Things To Do...

[FidelCatsro]

Hilary Clinton is a liberal in the same sense that scientology is a religion

First Amendment Congress

[Anonymous Coward]

Congress has no power to regulate videogames

How utterly hypocritical

[Muad'Dave]

A company cannot be allowed to profit from deceit."

Because Congress has the monopoly on profiting from deceit.

Re:Don't they have slightly more important stuff?

[wibs]

Wow, did someone just defend Karl Rove? For some reason I just got all shivery.

I know your problem...

[Anonymous Coward]

Some of you americans need to get laid.

End of story.

Re:Don't they have slightly more important stuff?

[amliebsch]

Well, you know how it is...a lawyer can defend anyone. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law and the facts are both against you...change the subject.

Re:OK

[over_exposed]

The best part of that whole scenario is that they'll have to pull a 15 year old kid off the street to demo all of this because they can't figure out how to drive straight on their own. Yeah, I'd pay to see that happen.