Take-Two Hit By Government
FTC Allowed to Probe Publisher
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Take Two Interactive may have really stepped in it this time. The highly controversial publisher of the Grand Theft Auto series has been the target of a House of Representatives vote following much controversy over the Hot Coffee mod. A bill was put to vote to see if the "Federal Trade Commission should investigate the publication of the video game 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' to determine if the publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an 'Adults -Only' rating."
The bill that Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced passed by a 355 to 21 vote allowing the FTC to run a full investigation on the company to check for any wrong doing and if the investigation finds any wrong doing then a fine would be almost certain. Take Two is currently amidst a recall of all versions of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as it prepares a new version that is missing the offensive materials.
Source: Voting Results
The bill that Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced passed by a 355 to 21 vote allowing the FTC to run a full investigation on the company to check for any wrong doing and if the investigation finds any wrong doing then a fine would be almost certain. Take Two is currently amidst a recall of all versions of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as it prepares a new version that is missing the offensive materials.
Source: Voting Results
