I’ve been collecting links and whatnot related to the Hot Coffee Incident for my own research purposes, and to share with others who may be looking for a cohesive timeline and some of the more coherent analyses on the subject. If anyone has any good links, or compelling points in the timeline I missed, noting them in the comments would be dandy.
News Timeline
- The Mod That Started It All
- “Hillary Clinton to Take on Rockstar over Hot Coffee“, Gamespot
- “Confirmed: Sex Minigame in PS2 San Andreas“, Gamespot
- “San Andreas rated AO, Take-Two Suspends Production“, Gamespot
- “Thompson calls for ESA President’s Resignation“, Kotaku
- “House Backs Federal Investigation of Rockstar Games“, Gamespot
- “Grandma Sues Rockstar Over San Andreas“, Team XBox
- “Jack Thompson Says Sims 2 Content ‘worse than Hot Coffee’“, Gamespot
- “Rockstar Getting Bullied by Thompson“, GameDailyBiz
- “China Bans Minors Under 18 From Playing Online Games with Player Killing“, Interfax China (for perspective)
Good Analyses
- “Chasing the Dream“, The Economist
- “Hillary vs the XBox: Game Over“, LA Times
- “There’s Sex In My Violence!“, SFGate
- “GTA Porn Row: Who’s responsibility is it?“, UK Register
- “Game Over For Modders?“, Wired
- Wikipedia Summary
- Jerald Smart, CEO of WallFly
The Critics
Industry Links
- The Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
- The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
- The International Game Developer’s Association (IGDA)
General Crime Statistics
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