Jack Thompson Weighs in on Oblivion

Robotron23 writes "Jack Thompson has commenced his attack on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion by seeking appearances on several talk shows. A press release announcing his availability speaks of Take Two not having 'learned its lesson' over the Hot Coffee scandal, before continuing to detail the issues surrounding Oblivion's re-rating, in particular regarding nudity - concluding that the game content will spawn 'an even worse disaster' than occurred during Hot Coffee."

Comments

Somone poke Jack in the eye for me if you see him.

[GundamFan]

Subject line says it all.

Video games don't make me fell violent, morons do.

I think...

[Cheapy]

I think that there should be a new rating introduced. How about "TM", or maybe "T-M". It would stand for "Teen-Moddable", and underneath it it would say: "This game can be modified by the players. This means that there can be boobies and heavy sexual innuendo."

Re:I think...

[Caste11an]

Congratulations on buying the executive version of Oblivion. You have chosen wisely and we value your discerning taste in deciding to pay the few extra pence for a product of real quality. Everything on this record has been designed to meet the exacting standards which you have naturally come to expect. The game disc itself is made from the very finest Colombian extruded polyvinyl. The centerhole has been created to fit exactly into your drive with all the precision of finest Swiss craftmanship. The audio content has been quality graded to give you the finest in listening pleasure. There is little or no offending material apart from four cunts, one clitoris, and a foreskin. And as they only occur in this End User License Agreement, you're past them now. You can relax and enjoy this quality product, secure in the knowledge that it has been specially created for the lover of fine things and man of good taste.

Re:I think...

[Rakshasa Taisab]

"This game contains Sexually Explicit Teens."

PS. Don't get your hopes up; they are all fat, pimply boys sitting in their mother's basement.

PPS. That includes the hot druid you were cybering with last night.

Why I like the tags function

[raitchison]

Lets me tag stores like this with "asshole attentionwhore bullshit esrb fud"

Even if it doesn't accomplish anything it makes me feel better /offtopic

Oh god, not another one...

[filterchild]

Jack Thompson: the Dvorak of the gaming world.

Antidotes?

[thesaint05]

FTA:

During your interview, Thompson also gives antidotes from his new book, "Out of Harm's Way" (Tyndale House Publishers).

I wish someone would give me an antidote to Jack Thompson...

Re:What does Take 2 have to do with that?

[CelticWhisper]

How did that man manage to become a lawyer?

of course he's only talking out of his rear end without bothering to do any research

Um, dude, I think you answered your own question without realizing it.

Re:SHOCKING: People are nude under their clothes

[Vengeance]

This reminds me of "The Muppet Show". Sam the Eagle was all in a huff, and gave a speech about the evils of nudity. A reasonable paraphrase goes like this:

People, under their clothes? Nudity!

Birds, under their feathers? Nudity! *looks down, slinks off*

boobies in Oblivion?

[matt328]

Woot. I'm buying it. Thanks for the tip, Jackie boy.

Re:What does Take 2 have to do with that?

[TheBogie]

Actually all lawyers are required to sign up for Ethics 101 class in their first semester. Anyone who shows up is immediately expelled from law school.

Re:What?

[compro01]

Why isn`t Barbie (tm) Rated M for Mature?

you seem to be trying to apply logic to jack's claims. your attempt is destined to fail.

Re:And what lesson should they learn for Hot Coffe

[stummies]

Tonight, on "Eye on Springfield": just miles from your doorstep, hundreds of teenage boys are playing videogames where they are given weapons and trained to kill. The town calls it an "arcade", but a more alarmist name would be "The Killbot Factory."