Playboy, pizza and Hot Coffee

Iria · Dec 23, 2005, 05:32 AM

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Who would have thought in a year where we saw the launch of two new major gaming systems and announcements about two more that the story of the year would be about a beverage?

Still, despite the ongoing shopper frenzy for the Xbox 360 and steady sales of the PSP – not to mention the looming questions about the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Revolution - it's the 'Hot Coffee' scandal surrounding "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" that refuses to go away.

Due in part to the hidden raunchy scenes buried within that game's code, 2005 saw a marked increase in the number of states floating bills regulating the sale of video games. Three states – Illinois, California and Michigan - passed those bills. Appeals are pending in the California and Michigan cases. Earlier this month, a U.S. District Court overturned the Illinois law in a rather blistering 53-page decision, saying the state "offered no evidence that the violent content in video games is 'directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action'".

Federal legislation is now being proposed as well, which should make this a continuing trend for at least the next year – and likely beyond that.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Playboy, pizza and Hot Coffee NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Who would have thought in a year where we saw the launch of two new major gaming systems and announcements about two more that the story of the year would be about a beverage? Still, despite the ongoing shopper frenzy for the Xbox 360 and steady sales of the PSP – not to mention the looming questions about the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Revolution - it's the 'Hot Coffee' scandal surrounding "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" that refuses to go away. Due in part to the hidden raunchy scenes buried within that game's code, 2005 saw a marked increase in the number of states floating bills regulating the sale of video games. Three states – Illinois, California and Michigan - passed those bills. Appeals are pending in the California and Michigan cases. Earlier this month, a U.S. District Court overturned the Illinois law in a rather blistering 53-page decision, saying the state "offered no evidence that the violent content in video games is 'directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action'". Federal legislation is now being proposed as well, which should make this a continuing trend for at least the next year – and likely beyond that. _____________ Read More / Source: CNNMoney