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Video Games - November 2007

$2.75 million settlement for Hot-coffee

November 12th 2007 11:41



Hot coffee mod

I almost forgot about the whole mess revolving around GTA: San Andreas and the 'Hot-Coffee' mod which created such an outburst in the gaming industry...but finally a settlement have been made. Take-Two the publisher of one of the greatest selling games of all time, will be paying out up to $2.75 million in reimbursements for those 'affected' by this title. It sounds hilarious but it’s a fact, with owners of the title able to receive $35 to compensate them for the 'spoiled' version of the title they have and replace it with an edited version.


Customers of course will have to show a receipt of purchase and 'swear' to a whole list of items which show how they are affected. See the Megagames link for a full list of details regarding this list. This whole story to me is quite silly, since owners of the title need to use special codes and patches to get the 'hot-coffee' scenario working. For those who don't know what the 'hot-coffee' mod is, it opens up a adult minigame where players can perform explicit acts on a female character.
hot coffee mod behind shot


On the bright side, Take-Two is taking an initiative and showing that they are responsible for their actions and will show respect to the gaming industry by offering this settlement. Let’s just hope they continue to make quality games that are not too toned down for mature gamers!

Pictures from Megagames.

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Devil May Cry 4 Dated

November 6th 2007 11:38

Devil May Cry 4

February 5th, 2008 will be the release date of Devil May Cry 4. This will be the latest installation of the supernatural gothic shooter that embraced Sony's PS2 a few years ago. Moreover, this title will now be released on the Xbox360, PS3 and PC and funny enough a film is in the works which may be released next year in the cinemas!

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New Resident Evil films to be released!

November 4th 2007 13:12


I was not really happy with the previous 2 films based to the Resident Evil franchise (I still love the original film), but Capcom have teamed up with Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce a whopping 3 feature films in CG-animation. These new films will follow a different storyline to what is already released and weather or not they will hit the cinema screen or DVD-first is yet to be decided.

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