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Jack Thompson may be well known by gamers everywhere. Still he is not famous, but infamous. The former lawyer is once again making headlines in the legal section. This time he is suing Facebook, a social network that greatly grew in popularity in the past few years. The accusation is pretty straightforward, but the c... |
2 October 2009
09:29 GMT |
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Almost all of the domains of entertainment have a few figures that stand out, some for the best of reasons, but others for some very bad rationales, or thanks to their weird behavior. Such is the case with Jack Thompson, the now disbarred lawyer who went on a rampage against the Grand Theft Auto franchise, because he... |
6 January 2009
09:01 GMT |
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Jack Thompson was the lawyer who had sued Rockstar Games for their Grand Theft Auto franchise, citing that it incited violence and bad behavior in children. He made a name for himself by blaming violence on games, saying that almost all the crimes in the world have, at cause, video games, and demanded that they be ou... |
26 September 2008
19:01 GMT |
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Less than a week before Grand Theft Auto IV officially hits the retail stands and every gamer will buy it, Jack Thompson needs some more attention from the public, but it seems that he's out of good ideas or has completely lost support of television networks, other attorneys and so on. The anti-game militant has... |
23 April 2008
04:32 GMT |
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The well known game hater, Miami attorney and "campus shooting expert", Jack Thompson is one step closer to saying "Goodbye" to the gaming industry, since the Florida Supreme Court had him sanctioned and decided not to accept any lawsuit filings from him, from now on. While everybody agrees with this decision and I d... |
24 March 2008
05:07 GMT |
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There have been a lot of bills recently in the United States aimed at limiting the access that kids have to videogames. Most of them apparently co-authored by infamous lawyer Jack Thompson, best known for his activities against the GTA franchise.A law enacted in Minnesota requires children under 17 years of age who b... |
18 March 2008
10:45 GMT |
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Last week, Take Two shareholder (as he calls himself nowadays) Jack Thompson offered to help Electronic Arts in their fight to take over the GTA IV game owner and everybody was really curious to see EA's response. There was a little reason for doubt regarding a possible agreement between the two, since John Bruc... |
6 March 2008
03:09 GMT |
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If somebody decided to write a book about everything Jack Thompson did during his career as an attorney, he or she would definitely win some prizes. However, it would be sad to see a book now, with so many things happening and showing no signs of stopping. Jack Thompson is, more than anything, an attention seeker - I... |
4 March 2008
03:51 GMT |
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It's always funny to see Jack Thompson throwing dirt towards Grand Theft Auto IV as soon as news hit the stands and people start to get really excited. Actually, I am sure that Jack was one of the saddest persons in the world when the GTA delay was announced. And why wouldn't he be? This game is his ultimat... |
28 January 2008
06:39 GMT |
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For those not only searching for the latest demo, update, expansion pack and free game additions on the Internet, this piece of news should raise some interest as Generation: Gamerz, sponsor of the It Came from Lake Michigan Film Festival have announced that Spencer Halpin's new documentary, dubbed 'Moral K... |
10 October 2007
04:41 GMT |
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Oh� Jack. He never lets a week go by without getting some attention onto him. However, sometimes he has no choice and this sounds like one of those times. According to a piece up on gamepolitics.com, the game hating attorney has sent in another document, filed with a federal court in Florida, where he has included a ... |
19 September 2007
03:39 GMT |
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It's been a while since Jack Thompson was in the top ten news (a while meaning more than a month). According to a well known gaming site, the attorney who hates video games so much that he wouldn't mind an asteroid hitting the Earth if he knew Manhunt 2 wasn't going to be played by teens, has sent his ... |
15 September 2007
07:58 GMT |
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Sure, Rockstar has had quite a rough time with the Manhunt franchise and especially with the title's latest installment, Manhunt 2, but who's to say enough is enough? According to GamerSquad.com, "an early PlayStation 2 build of Manhunt 2 has appeared online, courtesy of Team Slonik" and although the leaked... |
10 September 2007
03:29 GMT |
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Thompson's at it again! This time, the anti-video game crusader has sent in an email, containing his conversation with Take-Two's Gena Feist over the age verification issue concerning the publisher's games. Words such as "You'll live to regret it..." of course don't miss from Mr. Thompson... |
5 September 2007
07:25 GMT |
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Remember the Virginia Tech Massacre? Yes, it would have been better if it hadn't actually happened so we wouldn't have had to remember it, but as it turns out, more details on Cho's habits have emerged, giving a better clue as to what exactly influenced the young man in acting the way he did on that dr... |
1 September 2007
08:10 GMT |
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Yesterday, the Internet blew up in flames with reports of BBFC refusing to rate Rockstar's controversial and violent video game, Manhunt 2. Apparently, the ESRB has had some trouble with the title, but they've finally settled on an "18 years and older" rating. However, Rockstar may lose big time because of ... |
20 June 2007
04:52 GMT |
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The American Medical Association is apparently investigating whether or not to include video game addiction in the mental disorder category. Prof. Dmitri Williams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign spoke to NextGeneration and tapped the issue quite thoroughly. Here are some excerpts of the interview to... |
15 June 2007
11:16 GMT |
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Last week, a top-secret panel being planned for this August's Penny Arcade Expo 2007 was revealed by Jack Thompson (one of the panel's participants), who was severely offended by a Penny Arcade request saying that it would be better if he kept a low profile. These facts were presented under the form of a pr... |
7 June 2007
04:23 GMT |
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Last week finished off with news on Jack Thompson's new booboos and adventures with the FBI. This week starts with Thompson's new adventures and how his plans of bringing the video game industry to its knees fail once again. The man didn't stop at just making his usual comments on violent video games, ... |
30 April 2007
03:57 GMT |
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Every time a tragedy such as the Virginia Tech massacre occurs, professors, psychologists, lawyers and other authorized persons try to throw it on video games. Some try harder, some not so hard and some succeed, while others don't, but the question always remains unanswered: are video games the main influential ... |
25 April 2007
04:42 GMT |
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It wasn't long before someone came out and said that yesterday's shooting at Virgina Tech was because of video games. Famous game-hating attorney Jack Thompson found this as a perfect opportunity to blame games even more for the mishaps occurring with youngsters today, while Dr. Phil McGraw (shrink) appeare... |
18 April 2007
05:16 GMT |
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You've heard about Take-Two right? You know the GTA series, Jack Thompson lawsuit and all that. Well, let's just say that angry lawyer Jack Thompson is the least of the company's problems. Gamasutra posted yesterday a breaking piece of news reading: "Take-Two Considering Sale Of Company." Now, those aw... |
20 March 2007
06:56 GMT |
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If you haven't yet heard of Jack Thompson, lawyer (though I doubt it if you're a GTA fan), he's the guy suing Take Two Interactive for wanting to release GTA IV and Manhunt 2. And keep in mind that GTA IV hasn't even a trailer that we can see (the timer still shows 10 days and about 7 hours to go ... |
19 March 2007
11:35 GMT |
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Who do you think is suing Take-Two Interactive to prevent the sale of Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV? That's right, Jack Thompson, attorney. I swear the guy must be dreaming of a world where milk and honey flow on the streets, burgers grow on trees and birds gather around water fountains, each making one note... |
12 March 2007
07:19 GMT |
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