Rockstar’s lose thanks to Hot Coffee

The Hot Coffee mod for GTA: San Andreas has significantly increased the blood pressure of some Americans, and thanks to this mod, the ESRB has also come under considerable fire. But what about the actual person responsible for this ‘wrong’ content, Rockstar, after they have already temporarily stopped production of the game?

• The Hot Coffee debacle could cost Take 2 Interactive around $40m in revenues and up to $28m in net income.
• The company has been forced to lower its Q3 and full year forecasts after admitting responsibility for the ‘hidden’ *** mini-game in GTA: San Andreas and the subsequent change of the ESRB rating to Adults Only.
• As a result, Take 2 is lowering its Q3 fiscal guidance for revenues from a $205-215m to $160-170m. In addition, the publisher’s full year revenues are now expected to be $1.26-1.31 billion, down from $1.30-1.35 billion.

It is funny to see how little people talk about the violence in the game now.