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Grand Theft Auto shocked and thrilled the world. For rapper Bugzy Malone – it goes deep.

It’s the game that shocked and thrilled the world: Grand Theft Auto. Its rise to domination is an incredible story. Rapper Bugzy Malone played it through his hardest times.

It’s the game that shocked and thrilled the world: Grand Theft Auto. Its rise to domination is an incredible story. Rapper Bugzy Malone played it through his hardest times. And he’s going deep.

Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game: 5. Suited And Booted

5. Suited And Booted

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The fallout from gaming’s sexiest controversy.

The fallout from the ‘Hot Coffee’ hidden sex scene causes a major headache for GTA. Yet Rockstar return with another masterpiece in GTA IV.

The sex scene locked away in San Andreas’ code has been discovered and the politicians in America urgently want to know how it got there.

The agency that oversees age ratings on America’s games says its system has been undermined. And that carries huge consequences for Rockstar Games.

The code is fixed, at huge expense, as its makers support the ratings agency’s decision. But a bigger problem is to come.

America’s Federal Trade Commission is investigating and they also want to know how the scene made it to the disc.

In the end, the FTC decide that there was no deliberate deception. But it was a bruising episode for the games maker.

Undeterred, Rockstar set about with a comeback that would reaffirm their role as gaming’s sharpest cultural commentators – GTA IV – a gritty, and dark tour de force of storytelling and action.

WARNING: This podcast contains descriptions of violence and sexual themes.

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CREDITS:

Written by Ciaran Tracey and Chris Warburton
Presenter: Bugzy Malone
Presenter: Chris Warburton
Mixing and Mastering: James Bradshaw
Assistant Producer: Gabrielle Gatti
Additional journalism by Jo Newsholme, Helen Ledwick and Laura Conder

Executive Commissioners for BBC: Richard Maddock and Dylan Haskins
Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace

The Executive Producer is Ciaran Tracey for Big City Nights

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