Take Two Settles Hot Coffee Suit For Millions

Amidst the furor over the various Manhunt 2 controversies, Take Two has announced that it just dealt with its last big scandal, Hot Coffee. Kotaku has the release from the publisher, in which it states that the class action suit leveled against it some two years ago has ended in a settlement that may end up costing the company as much as $2.75 million dollars. "The lawsuit against Take-Two is still pending, but should the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York agree to the settlement, claims against the company will be dismissed 'without any admission of liability or wrongdoing by Take-Two or Rockstar.' The publisher says that it will pay out between $1.025 million and $2.75 million in settlement benefits, which range from an edited copy of GTA: San Andreas to a cash payment up to $35 for those who can provide proof of purchase of the game from before July 20, 2005."

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[Dunbal]

Both Take Two and McDonald's have learned that Hot Coffee can be expensive....

Re:File for the check, then mail it back to Take T

[cthulu_mt]

Excellent idea. Mod parent up please. Me too if you're feeling generous.

Quite easily ;)

[Moraelin]

i don't understand how people can be upset about content that is effectively unlocked from the game unless you go out of your way to unlock it.

Bah, you obviously haven't had the traumatizing experiences some of us had.

I remember when someone made patch for The Sims that removed the pixelated blur when they were naked. E.g., in the shower. So I downloaded it.

Lemme tell you, I wasn't just upset, I was appalled. They didn't look anything like naked people. They looked like a barbie doll that someone dropped in a mud puddle. (Presumably so the contrast would look right through the blur.) Plus, not only they didn't have genitals, they didn't even have nipples.

And if you think all that's shocking so far, wait for the real horror. You know how the same blur showed up when they sat on the toilet? Well, without the blur you can see that they sit down and take a dump, without pulling down their pants first. Now that's an image that you'll wish you never saw.

So, yeah, sue their pants off, I say. Preferrably before they sit on the toilet ;)

Re:i just don't get it

[djasbestos]

And it's the opposite in Europe.

"Yes, Klaus, fuck zat bitch good, she is liking ze nasty...boobiess? So vat, ve see zem everywhere. And ze depiction of ze Schwanz going into ze Fotze. Und zen ze Scheißen und shpanken und...oh mein Gott! A veapon! You don't need to be hurting anyone, Klaus...you can vork zis out peacefully. Violence is not a solution! Perhaps you can rent a car somewhere...ze exercise vill be good for you. If you shtop, ze police vill certainly sort it aus and realize it's all a grosse misunderstand."

Now play hardball and have fun, Take Two...

[nweaver]

In order to get your $35, not only do you have to say, under penalty of perjury, that you bought the game, but that you also would NOT have bought it if you knew there was third party unlockable content of this sort...

So what Take Two should do is do some random trolling through the responses, and play a little "investigate the plaintiff" game. And then attempt to prosecute individual class members for purjury, as a way of putting a hurt on these stupid class action suits.

Re:what's the world coming to?

[Hoi Polloi]

It is a good thing they cracked down on Take Two. If you don't push lawsuits like this the next thing you know kids will be able to find porn on the internet.