Shacknews is reporting today that publisher Take-Two has settled its class action suit concerning the Hot Coffee scandal in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The company has agreed to pay $20 million dollars in a suit that claimed Take-Two knew the Hot Coffee sex game was in the final retail product. Stauss Zelnick, Take-Two chairman, sees the conclusion of this situtaion as, "another important step forward for the Company."

In related news, Shacknews is also reporting on a Take-Two investor call that aimed to pinpoint the release window for the company's biggest titles next year. According to Take-Two CEO Ben Feder, BioShock 2, Max Payne 3, Mafia II and Red Dead Redemption will all release between the months of February and June next year.




Tyler says: 20 million bucks is nothing to sneeze at, but when you look at the estimated day-one sales figures of Grand Theft Auto IV -- reportedly earning $310 million in sales in 24 hours -- you realize Take-Two can handle it.

As far as Take-Two's releases for next year, it looks like we'll get about one amazing game a month from the publisher. As for which will come out first and which will be last, I'll wager it'll be BioShock 2 and Max Payne 3 respectively (with the chance that Max Payne 3 will be delayed to fall 2010).