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Jack Thompson Gearing Up For GTA IV Fight

Posted by Zonk on from the let-loose-the-winged-monkeys dept.

Next Generation reports on Jack Thompson's next big fight: Grand Theft Auto IV. A mass email was sent to news organizations entitled 'Bill Gates in the Crosshairs'. He vows to 'rally the troops' against the release of the next chapter in Rockstar's sandbox-style crime series. The game is due out sometime this year, on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. From the article: "Thompson said that he would 'undertake various means to prohibit' the sale of GTA IV to minors, and added, 'Please have your lawyers [Microsoft chairman Bill Gates', that is] contact me in order that such sales will be prevented.' He also said that the ICCR report 'makes it abundantly clear that unless such prohibitions are in place, then millions of units of the new Grand Theft Auto game will be sold directly to minors.' He continued, 'I am quite intent upon making sure that that does not happen. I and others will endeavor to stop Microsoft from participating in any fashion, directly or indirectly, in such sales to minors.'"

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  1. Good Luck to him by linvir · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is the good side of what JT does.

    If only he'd stick to keeping kids from buying adult games, the world would have no beef with him.

  2. Pay attention to me! by Gorkamecha · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm Jack T and no one has heard from me recently! I'm lonely and there are wolves...

  3. My Prayer by Stanistani · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please, O Lord:

    Bring the mighty weight of Microsoft's legal staff to bear upon Jack Thompson, and allow us to watch him disappear in a four-colored puff of smoke.

    Amen.

    --
    You can't talk about Wikipedia's flaws on Wikipedia
  4. Poor guy by tgd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't he realize he'd feel so much better if he just went a beat up a hooker or two?

  5. Re:Mod parent up! by Thraxen · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, it's not a good point at all because Jack is going after the wrong end of the chain. Why is he contacting MS? First off, MS isn't developing or publishing GTA4. He should be after the retail stores since they are the ones responsible for selling 'M' and 'AO' games to children. He should also be be imploring parents to pay attention to game ratings and to make use of the parental control features that are on all the current consoles. MS has NOTHING to do with mature games getting into the hands od kids.