In 2004, US developer Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a game that would rapidly smash records and eventually sell over 27 million copies. The game was mired in controversy as, even though it was initially rated for those aged 17 and over, it was often played by much younger children who were exposed to adult themes. Chief among those controversies was the so-called “Hot Coffee” content, which included a hidden, playable pornographic scene. When it was discovered, the company faced enormous volumes of condemnation, and in an interview last month, Dan Houser, a mastermind behind the Grand…

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