Don't touch my games, bitch.
Posted on 07/13/2005 8:15:25 PM PDT by Liberty Valance
Washington, DC press conference Thursday will see the New York Senator call for a Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the San Andreas mod. Tomorrow in the country's capital, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) will call on the Federal Trade Commission to launch an inquiry into the "Hot Coffee" mod, sources have told GameSpot.
Clinton, a vociferous critic of violence in the media, will be joined by David Walsh, president and founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family; Mary Bissell, fellow at the New America Foundation; and Kiersten Stewart, director of public policy for the Family Violence Prevention Fund.
Clinton is expected to call on the FTC to determine who is responsible for the Hot Coffee mod, a modification that unlocks sexually explicit minigames in Rockstar's recently published PC version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
While the game is rated M, and therefore not readily sold to those below the age of 17, the mod is easily available online.
A statement distributed by the Senator's office this afternoon sets the scene, stating that "following recent reports revealing that the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has graphic pornographic content which may be unlocked by following instructions on the Internet, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will hold a press conference to discuss legislative solutions to keep inappropriate video game content out of the hands of young people." The statement makes no mention of asking the FTC to step in, but sources tell GameSpot that this request will be the centerpiece of the Senator's plea tomorrow.
Although there are far more outspoken politicians when it comes to regulating game content inappropriate for children, this is not the first time Clinton has looked into the issue. On her official Web site, Clinton lists "fighting the culture of sex and violence in the media" as part of her platform, and in March, she joined with Senators Joe Lieberman (R-CT), Sam Brownback (R-KS), and Rick Santorum (R-PA) to cosponsor legislation seeking $90 million over five years for research into how viewing different types of media (television, video games, and the Internet in particular) affects children's development.
Clinton plans on holding the press event at 10am in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
I loathe her only slightly less than Fidel Castro, but she is getting closer every day.
Well, since there are no other pressing issues for the Senate, why not?
" Senators Joe Lieberman (R-CT)"
Uhhhhh....he's a Democrat..
Calls to Sen. Clinton's office asking if she would be wearing "Old Crusty" to the press conference were not immediately returned.
;o)
Hitlery would make Fidel look like an amateur if she had her way...
Did Fidel ever try to separate you from your family doctor?
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From http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24598 :
The company said the mod is the work of a "determined group of hackers who have gone to significant trouble to alter scenes in the official version of the game."
Rock Star said that "hackers" violated the software user agreement, to create the mod "by disassembling and then combining, recompiling and altering the game's source code".
A rep for the company told the INQUIRER that Rock Star admires and respects the creative work of the mod communitiy, but there are obviously fears that the appearance of the hot coffee mod, with its associated sex scenes, may be confused in the minds of the censors with the work of the company itself.
Rock Star claimed: "The hot coffee scenes cannot be created without intentional and significant technical modifications and reverse engineering of the game's source code." It said it is working on securing the source code, to prevent the game from "being altered by the 'hot coffee' modification".
Thank you for that info cabojoe.
Actually, this probably is a good thing. Most politicians would be infinitely more productive and do less damage if they did absolutely nothing. It worked for Kerry, he was the DemonRat presidential frontrunner. Maybe Hitlery is on to something here.
Don't expect Her Highness to understand any of that.
What?
I was hoping this was about how Alice Cooper had thrown hot coffee at Hillary.
Ok Politicians. GTA is a GAME! It takes Parents to protect young kids from violent computer games, NOT A VILLAGE!
Why doesn't she just wear a "I Hate Bush and all Republicans" tee shirt.
Right. She wants to keep it at home where it belongs. Incoming lamp, Bill!
Then she must despise her husband's libido. *Snicker*
Um, Hill, dear, perhaps you should begin your meandering bid for world domination by teaching your husband to sleep at home.
I just saw a couple of screenshots of the offending mod, and trust me it's no worse than what Bubba did in the Oval Office.
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