Gabriel013

This story was too good to pass up so I've taken it from the escapistmagazine forums:


Jack Thompson has thrown his weight behind Electronic Arts' attempted buyout of Take-Two Games, hoping his influence will provide the one final push needed to get the deal done.
GamePolitics has reported on Thompson's generous offer of assistance to EA, expressed in a letter to company CEO John Riccitiello. Thompson, a Take-Two shareholder himself since 2005, is reportedly dissatisfied with the company's performance and direction under current chairman Strauss Zelnick.
"I am delighted to work with Electronic Arts to evict the Zelnick Trojan Horse from within Take-Two's corporate walls. In doing so, I can get the new Take-Two into the clear as to the trouble I and others can send its way," Thompson wrote as part of his surprise offer of assistance. "Zelnick is the source of trouble headed Take-Two's way, not I, and EA can make the case, with my help, that such trouble can be avoided."
Neither Zelnick nor Riccitiello have thus far commented on Thompson's unexpected entry into EA's $2 billion acquisition offer for Take-Two.

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Jack Thompson owning TT shares makes me laugh just for starters. I don't know how he thinks publicly backing the EA buyout would improve the opinion of gamers around the world. This just makes me think that EA are going to water down some of the best franchises currently in the gaming world.

GTA with green blood and zombies instead of real people? Instead of shooting people you spray them with water guns?


J Thompson can kiss my....

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Ben D.

I saw this, and I would've run a story on it, but I can't stand this guy. Every time we had a story about him last year, he always e-mailed me and bitched and complained. He's like an angsty teenager...I can't honestly believe that's a grown man who typed those messages. And a lawyer, at that.

I resolved after that to never run another Thompson story again. He's just too insane.

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Mr. SunburnMan

I didn't even read the first post, but I just wanted to say that Thompson is a douche and we shouldn't give him more press.

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Ben D.

I agree, which is exactly why we won't run ANYTHING Thompson-related. The man is a walking cartoon, and doesn't deserve anyone's attention.

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The Benny (Macho)

The thing about Thompson though is that he does have the ear of certain people, and while he definitely could be ignored as an individual he does manage to convince others (those who admittedly need little convincing) of the evils of video games. I agree the gaming press at large should avoid covering his antics because it gives the false impression that he matters to gamers, but outside of gaming circles he's often considered a credible source, popping up on TV every time there's a school shooting or a gamer (ie. most people under thirty) commit a crime.

If anybody really wants to follow Thompson's craziness GamePolitics is in contact with him almost daily, with all Thompson posts here. He definitely has gone off the rails lately, telling the Florida Bar their building will soon look like Hiroshima and filing gay porn (no pics in the link) where it will forever be part of the publicly-accessible record. The best example of his odd behaviour is this filing (.doc file), which he filled with pictures to help the Florida Bar understand him. It's bizarre.

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