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Some Game Retailers Wary to Re-Stock Censored "Grand Theft Auto"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 22, 2005 - 8:44am.
New York -- Video game retailers including Wal-Mart and Best Buy said they may not stock even a cleaned-up version of Take-Two Interactive's "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," the six million unit-selling title whose rating was changed from Mature to Adults Only this week following the uncovering of a sex-themed mini-game on the disc, The New York Times reported. The sexual content was included in source code in the retail versions of the game, but can only be unlocked by downloading a game modification from the Internet. Other retailers including Circuit City, Target and EB Games have temporarily removed the title from their shelves, but expect to re-stock when Take-Two issues a new version with the sexual content removed. "If they bring us another version, we'll certainly look at it," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Karen Burk told The Times, adding that Take-Two's role in creating the sexual content would figure in its consideration. Best Buy spokeswoman Heidi Anderson told The Times that the company would also have to evaluate the updated version of the game.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/22/technology/22game.html
tags: Grand Theft Auto | Game Retailers | Re-Stock | Censored |



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