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With just six weeks until the game comes out, the guys over at GamePro are getting a little worried that there haven’t been any “real” screenshots.. The newly released screens by way of the game’s official website seemingly depict cut sequences only, as have other images released so far. … It is common practice in the video game industry to promote the
Jack Thompson has come to the *cough* crazy conclusion that Tom “Guns don’t kill people, videogames do” Goldberg, is somehow based on him. And he’s now threatening to block GTA IV’s release unless the references are removed. Goldberg is a shady lawyer who features in one of the two missions previewed by gaming magazines in July. The mission demands that Niko kills
Jack Thompson, Florida lawyer and anti-violent games activist, is wasting no time in vocalising his opinions about the future GTA. While Thompson is trying to keep violent games out of the hands of children, his large-scale media approach to the cause is creating a lot of news, but also alienating a lot of people and setting him up in the crosshairs
In the interest of journalistic integrity or some such, ’tis only fair that we present Mr. Thompson’s side of the story, which he submitted in response to the previous post: This idiot illspirit apparently can’t read. The lawsuit will be on behalf of the “surviving” family members. That means the victims are dead. Duh. Yet he says the victims are
Following a school shooting today in Roseburg, Oregon, Jack Thompson sent out another one of his classic press releases: Immediate News Release — February 23, 2006 Another Homicide Linked, by a Prosector/District Attorney (!) to Violent Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Video Game. Wrongful Death Action Against Game Companies Expected to Be Filed Soon. Miami attorney Jack Thompson, who appeared
This just in, everybody’s favorite anti-game crusader, Jack Thompson has been thrown off the case by the judge in the Strickland vs. Sony civil suit in Alabama. For those not following the news, Thompson voluntarily removed himself from the prosecution team following a motion to remove him on behalf of Take2’s lawyers. This appeared to most observers as damage control on Thompson’s
For the most part, it seems the Hot Coffee controversy has been put on the back burner pending the outcome of the FTC investigation. So what have the critics done to channel their self-righteous rage and stay in the spotlight? Well, in Thompson’s case, as you’ve surely heard already, he’s simply widened his fear-mongering campaign against The Sims, Bully, and Killer 7, among others. He
GamePolitics.com, the gaming news supersite that deals with the delicate relationship between the videogame community and the political world, has been in a flurry of GTA mania lately. It’s not surprising, of course – the Hot Coffee controversy has brought both sides out swinging. If (for some reason) you don’t have these guys bookmarked, here’s a rundown of today’s top
NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: It seems that good ol’ Jack is on a power trip. After sniffing the crotch of victory in his crusade against Grand Theft Auto, he’s now set his sights on a new target: the Sims. Ho. This is gold. Jeff Brown, vice president of corporate communications at EA, in response to the accusations, told GameSpot, “This is
If it smells like cheap hairspray and hails from Florida, chances are it’s Jack Thompson. And guess what? IT IS! Straight from the beaches of Miami comes everyone’s favourite anti-gaming attorney – you know the one. You’ve probably seen him on television, prattling on about how videogames are responsible for kids grabbing their daddy’s rifle and heading out to play cap-the-cop.
