2,676 plaintiffs — out of millions who bought Grand Theft Auto

NYT: Rockstar Games has reached a settlement in a class-action suit against their 2004 game “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” A class-action suit could entice only 2,676 plaintiffs from the millions who bought the game. Lawyers’ fees will dwarf the settlement reached with Rockstar Games and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive.

The “Hot Coffee” minigame lets the main character improve a relationship with any of his girlfriends through their offers for him to come to their places for “coffee.” The Entertainment Software Rating Board, in charge of assigning ratings to video games, reclassified GTA: SA in 2005 with an “adults only” rating.

Editorial: Shouldn’t parents who buy their kids games rated “adults only” expect more than mere stomping of pedestrians and fragging of prostitutes and cops?