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Saturday, July 30

GTA: San Andrea- BANNED

The Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification has revoked classification of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, effectively banning the game.

The Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification has revoked the classification of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, making it illegal to sell, advertise, exhibit, or hire (rent) the game within Australia. Businesses which sell or rent the computer game are to remove the game from their shelves immediately.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had previously been classified MA15+ in Australia for containing "Medium level" animated violence and coarse language. The Classification Board has found that on-screen nudity explicit sexual content embedded within the game—though accessible only via the third-party "Hot Coffee" modification—could not be supported by the MA15+ rating, and would instead require an M

Take-Two Interactive is currently being investigated by the United States' Federal Trade Commission over the explicit, hidden content embedded within the game. Take-Two has apologized for including the content in the shipping version of the game and has halted production of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Take-Two is also producing a version of the game which does not contain the hidden embedded sexual content.

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I was just waiting for it to come down in price... Now buy the time it does the new game is gona come out...

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