If it turns out that the mod was always there in the code, the ESRB could change the rating to Adult-Only and force the developers to recall and repackage the title. What is the motivation for the modders to lie about how the patch works? It sounds more like Rockstar is working on a new title-CYA: Hot Coffee. Since the 'hot coffee' scenes cannot be created without intentional and significant technical modifications and reverse engineering of the game's source code, we are currently investigating ways that we can increase the security protection of the source code and prevent the game from being altered by the 'hot coffee' modification."ĭisassembling, combining, recompiling, and altering the game's source code? That one doesn't pass the smell test up here at the Orbiting HQ. "In violation of the software user agreement, hackers created the 'hot coffee' modification by disassembling and then combining, recompiling and altering the game's source code. But today, Rockstar released an official statement in which they blame a "determined group of hackers" for the now-infamous "Hot Coffee" mod. Up until now, the developers have been strangely quiet. The modder responsible for Hot Coffee says that he simply unlocked preexisting code, which could have implications for the game's ESRB rating. To recap, Hot Coffee either adds or unlocks (depending on whom you ask) a feature in the game that allows the lead character to get his swerve on. Over the weekend, we reported on the increasing amount of uproar (the parents finally found out about it) around the so-called "Hot Coffee" mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.