Things have been pretty light-hearted for the past few months around ESH. With last year’s console wars kicking off, there’s someone we forgot about. We totally dismissed good ole’ Jack Thompson from our minds, but he’s back. Thanks to Take Two, we’re FINALLY going to get a little downtime from Jacky-Boy.
We all read and/or heard about Jack Thompson’s crusade on video games, specifically Bully and Grand Theft Auto IV from Rockstar and Manhunt 2 from Take Two. If you haven’t then Google it and you’ll be up to speed. Basically, Jack tried to halt some games from these companies. Take Two sued Jack. Jack countersued Take Two and was held in contempt of court for, well, being Jack Thompson. Realizing that he was facing some jail time if the contempt of court charge panned out, J.T. waved the white flag and agreed that he:
· will not sue or threaten to sue to block sale or distribution of any game published by Take Two or its subsidiaries (i.e., Rockstar)
· will not communicate to Take Two or anyone doing business with T2 (like, say Wal-Mart) any accusation that the company committed any wrongdoing by selling its games. Thompson is not restricted from criticizing the content of T2 games, nor is he prevented from acting as counsel in lawsuits brought against Take Two by other parties
· will make any future contacts with T2 through its attorneys
In return, Take Two dismissed their counterclaim and dropped their contempt of court charge on Thompson.
Jack Thomson claims that he is extremely concerned about the effects that video games have on those who play them. He claims to believe whole-heartedly in his crusade and there is nothing more important than the safety of kids from these violent video games…nothing except his own safety and keeping himself out of jail. When asked to comment on the settlement, Jack Thompson said,
“I’m still concerned about the effect of these games on the youths of today…but I ain’t going to jail for them. Those little smacktards are on their own.“
OK. I’m kidding. He didn’t really say that. He just showed us that by his actions. I don’t know about you, but I can sleep much better knowing that he’s got my back.
The papers of Jack Thompson’s official defeat are here.
We all read and/or heard about Jack Thompson’s crusade on video games, specifically Bully and Grand Theft Auto IV from Rockstar and Manhunt 2 from Take Two. If you haven’t then Google it and you’ll be up to speed. Basically, Jack tried to halt some games from these companies. Take Two sued Jack. Jack countersued Take Two and was held in contempt of court for, well, being Jack Thompson. Realizing that he was facing some jail time if the contempt of court charge panned out, J.T. waved the white flag and agreed that he:
· will not sue or threaten to sue to block sale or distribution of any game published by Take Two or its subsidiaries (i.e., Rockstar)
· will not communicate to Take Two or anyone doing business with T2 (like, say Wal-Mart) any accusation that the company committed any wrongdoing by selling its games. Thompson is not restricted from criticizing the content of T2 games, nor is he prevented from acting as counsel in lawsuits brought against Take Two by other parties
· will make any future contacts with T2 through its attorneys
In return, Take Two dismissed their counterclaim and dropped their contempt of court charge on Thompson.
Jack Thomson claims that he is extremely concerned about the effects that video games have on those who play them. He claims to believe whole-heartedly in his crusade and there is nothing more important than the safety of kids from these violent video games…nothing except his own safety and keeping himself out of jail. When asked to comment on the settlement, Jack Thompson said,
“I’m still concerned about the effect of these games on the youths of today…but I ain’t going to jail for them. Those little smacktards are on their own.“
OK. I’m kidding. He didn’t really say that. He just showed us that by his actions. I don’t know about you, but I can sleep much better knowing that he’s got my back.
The papers of Jack Thompson’s official defeat are here.
Labels: Jack-Thompson, Rockstar, Take-Two
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