Take-Two Subpoenaed by New York County Over "Grand Theft Auto" Game

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 27, 2006 - 2:41pm.

New York - Take-Two Interactive, publisher of the "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" video game that was pulled from shelves last year after sexually-explicit content was discovered hidden within its source code, announced on Tuesday that it has received grand jury subpoenas from New York County's district attorney, requesting documents related to the incident. While the company said that it has not been told it is a target of any investigation, its shares plummeted nearly 16% in Tuesday trading. Take-Two has been called on to produce documents relating to its knowledge of the creation of the "Hot Coffee" sexual mini-game; the submission of the title to the Entertainment Software Rating Board; the company's acquisitions, and activities of its officers and board members; and its dealings with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young. The company recently settled an FTC probe into the matter without facing any serious consequences.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060626/20060626005913.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060626/take_two_subpoenas.html?.v=2 (AP)
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