Rockstar will be fine. Compare them to Bungie(Halo series). Bungie has put out 2 about to be 3 Halo games and they are fine. Rockstar has put out Max Payne, GTA3, Vice city, Andreas, and many more... When they do put out IV they will sell more than Halo 3 due to multi-platform. I really doubt they have to consider selling to EA because of financial problems.

Didn't get jail...5 years probation? Then T2 can start on H&D3 straight away!!! Come on where's H&D3?
Do we have GameSpot unanimous support for H&D3??

When gta iv goes out it will all work out and everyone will be happy... Until the next scandal that is.

An educated guess: Take Two and Rockstar will find it very difficult to survive 2008 financially. An offer will come from a big company like EA (my most hated company) to purchase them...for the GTA line...and they will except. And that will spell the begining of the end for decent videogames!

once again coporate american like hte sankes that they are get away with it.

Take 2 and Rockstar is a complete mess right now. First they let Hot Coffee slip into San Andreas, even though they shouldn't of got all the trouble for it, then they can't argue they're case right on Oblivion getting rated M, then they let the ESRB slap Manhunt 2 with an AO, even though the content is equivalent to an R rated movie, so it should be rated M.

And that's only their game related stuff, they've had a handful of internal scandals with stocks, and revenues, and all sorts of crap. No wonder why GTA IV got bumped to Feb 08.

lmao he has money so he gets outta jail. But he isnt a celebrity so he doesnt get out of Probation

summer breeze make you feel fine

Jeez, will Take-Two's problems ever end? Every time I turn around, there's something else strange going on with them. I feel sorry for the real developers at that place who just want to make games.

Since when do millionaires ever go to jail? White collar crime at the top seems to be not a crime. But just litter outside the courthouse.......!!!

he should of done time

He paid $7.3 million, but probably made $20 million. Sounds good to me.

Doesn't anybody READ the article?, ok, how about the HEADLINE!!!!?
It says AVOIDS JAIL------AVOIDS JAIL------5 years PROBATION!!!!!!
Last time i checked, PROBATION isn't JAIL!!!

5 years is definitely not easy to do. But maybe even that would probably be light for what he did

why does T2 always make the news for the wrong reasons ?

Take Two is always in trouble. xD

luckiest bastard in the world today

should have gotten jail time

Well Good, he's behind bars! He has ample time to work on Hidden & Dangerous 3, which we have all been waiting for!

Same old same old; there is one set of rules for the so-called 'rich" and another for the rest of us. Do you think we would escape the Big House if we were caught with our fingers in the company coffers?

Take 2 has some of the most greatest studios under their wing whats wrong with them & why aren't them looking for appourtunities !????

Wow, why, just why..?

Ya he has money so he can get off

man if i would be 1million dollars that i dont have on everytime a CEO or executive that gets out either scat free or almost, i would have like what ... 20 mill? ... and to think we have a great system Well i hope hes broke now.

Meh, Politics...Or something like that.

Even Paris Hilton had to spend a month in jail (almost) - so are we to assume that felony SEC fraud is a less severe crime than driving without a license? Right.

He's looking for that "special" someone...

I thought the characters in their games were just criminals!

This is sick. I want to be rich as well so I can do whatever I can and get away with it!

mmm...oreos.....

lol?

So this is what the future of videogames hold? Civil lawsuits and and prison terms??? What ever happened to playing games to get the highest scores or completing games in one sitting during a heatwave in your basement? UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!!!!

To tell you the truth, Mechakucha, I'm surprised that you are surprised in the first place. These kinds of things have been going on for a very long time. Those that have money get all the breaks. In fact, Dave Chapelle made a sketch on it once about what it would be like if someone dealing drugs and someone performing this same kind of illegal stock trading had the legal system switched so they could deal with what the other would normally go through. It was really funny, but it made a really strong point at the dichotomy of the legal system.

Cause people in our country are afraid to stand up for what is right. If you knew anything about what the government is really doing behind your back you might want to join some online protest groups. Here's a link to start you off.
http://www.truemajorityaction.org/oreos/

That's funny. I saw on the news the other night someone who stole $40 worth of food for his family got sentenced to 16 months in prison (with probation on release of course) and this guy walks.

What the **** is wrong with our country? Why do we allow this?

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They should make this into a game

Grand Theft Stock Options

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Don't you just love corporate scandles?

I agree with you completely caesarbites. All you need is enough money and you can get away with anything.

meh, I don't really care, just as long as they're publishing kickass games.

I see, it's the "Tommy Vercetti is an innocent man." defense and then they let you go.

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Corruption.

@axia_777: That's where you are wrong, T2 is the parent company of R*

Lets us all remember that these are Take-Two's problems, not RockStars.

Wow...really lame

The only thing in this whole world that can save criminals from going to jail is if said criminal has money. Sure, Paris Hilton did jail time, but only after she broke about 2000 laws. So, remember kids: If you don't want to do jail time for your illegal and ridiculous business practices, then just make sure you can buy your way out of it.

lol