<P> Rockstar initially blamed a "determined group of hackers" for hacking the base game and creating the mini-game from scratch . This claim was eventually refuted, as the mini-game's code and assets had been developed by Rockstar and were already present, unfinished and abandoned, on the game disc: the mod simply made the existing content available to players . Rockstar would go on to indicate that they expected the ESRB rating to remain unchanged, as they had no control over the modifications applied to the game post-release . However, ESRB chose to have the rating changed to Adults only, with the modding community taking the blame . The perception of modders by both players and publishers has since harshened . ESRB later called on the video game industry to "proactively protect their games from illegal modifications by third parties, particularly when they serve to undermine the accuracy of the rating". In his interview for CNET, David Kushner explained that some modders were "scared" that Rockstar would prevent modifications to their games after Hot Coffee, but noted that once the controversy had passed the outcome was of refined ESRB guidelines rather that increased regulation, and a renewed public appreciation for mature content in Video Games . Of the controversy and eventual fallout, Gamsutra wrote that "The treatment left many in the GTA mod community with mixed feelings" </P> <P> Certain mods, such as a weapon replacement for GTA V which replaces the game's sticky bomb weapon with an exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone as a parody of the phone's battery explosion issue and subsequent recall, attracted controversy when Samsung Electronics America, Inc. reportedly issued takedown notices to YouTube demanding that videos depicting the phone be taken down as an alleged violation of its copyrights . The Verge called this "bogus", and a "ridiculous overreach and misuse of the DMCA", while it was also believed that these takedowns would only draw further attention to the content . Although Samsung has attempted to take down videos depicting the mod, it has not yet targeted websites hosting the mod itself . </P> <P> On June 14, 2017, Take - Two Interactive sent a cease and desist to the developers of OpenIV, a program that allows users to install modifications for various Rockstar titles such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Max Payne 3 and Grand Theft Auto V, claiming that OpenIV allowed third - parties to modify and defeat the security features of its software . Rockstar later responded by saying that "Take - Two's actions were not specifically targeting single player mods...We are working to figure out how we can continue to support the creative community without negatively impacting our players ." In a statement issued by Rockstar on June 23, saying that Take - Two has agreed not to take legal action against third - party single - player modding projects involving Rockstar's games on PC . Rockstar has also contacted the developers of OpenIV, to attempt to resolve the dispute . Although the details of said meeting remain undisclosed, shortly afterwards OpenIV was made available to download - and received an update to remove the uninstall dialog box - indicating the conversation with Rockstar was successful . </P>

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