Just when we thought we were rid of him, disbarred Florida attorney Jack Thompson has reacted to Electronic Arts' removal of the Taliban in Medal of Honor's multiplayer - calling it a personal 'win' and telling gamers to "go to Hell."
Thompson, who is famous for his public tirade against 2K Games for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, had sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates demanding the war game be halted from reaching store shelves. Now he is claiming victory on the multiplayer change.
"I win again, as usual," the disgraced lawman told Ripten. "Any gamers who don’t think so and who don’t appreciate what I do to protect our culture can go to Hell. [If they] don’t know how to get to Hell on an expedited basis, let me know, and I’ll send along the cheat code to get there more quickly."
EA executive producer Greg Goodrich had announced the renaming of the opposing team - to the generic title 'Opposing Force'. It was made from listening to feed back and out of respect for "friends and families of fallen soldiers... [which] is a voice that we care deeply about."
Thompson's mission statement, according to an interview with SPOnG in 2005, has always been to ensure minors were legally unable to purchase or consume violent gaming content. However honourable that sounds, this is coming from a man who constantly misfired blame at the games industry rather than working with it.
He's also said that The Sims 2 was a "paedophile trainer." Go figure.
Thompson, who is famous for his public tirade against 2K Games for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, had sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates demanding the war game be halted from reaching store shelves. Now he is claiming victory on the multiplayer change.
"I win again, as usual," the disgraced lawman told Ripten. "Any gamers who don’t think so and who don’t appreciate what I do to protect our culture can go to Hell. [If they] don’t know how to get to Hell on an expedited basis, let me know, and I’ll send along the cheat code to get there more quickly."
EA executive producer Greg Goodrich had announced the renaming of the opposing team - to the generic title 'Opposing Force'. It was made from listening to feed back and out of respect for "friends and families of fallen soldiers... [which] is a voice that we care deeply about."
Thompson's mission statement, according to an interview with SPOnG in 2005, has always been to ensure minors were legally unable to purchase or consume violent gaming content. However honourable that sounds, this is coming from a man who constantly misfired blame at the games industry rather than working with it.
He's also said that The Sims 2 was a "paedophile trainer." Go figure.
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discordia1337 6 Oct 2010 10:41
1/6
What EA should do is now change all the Opposing Force models to models of Jack Thompson, as really he's the true opposing force every gamer should be fighting XD
AN_D_K 6 Oct 2010 10:51
2/6
Sod it, if he thinks he can get away with getting recognition for something he didn't do then I'm going to try it.
No. I win. I removed the Taliban.
No. I win. I removed the Taliban.
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discordia1337 6 Oct 2010 10:56
3/6
Sounds like a plan!
No. I win. I disbarred Jack Thompson.
No. I win. I disbarred Jack Thompson.
deleted 6 Oct 2010 12:14
4/6
No. I win, I brought Jack Thompson back from the dead to claim he removed the Taliban.
Emily J 6 Oct 2010 15:24
5/6
This guy really irks me, being a gamer and have studied games he really does not know what the hell he's going on about. And by the sounds of it never actually met the people he's continuously slag off. Not like i would ever wanna meet him i all those 'violent' games might make me snap at him ;)
Joji 6 Oct 2010 16:32
6/6
Whatever Thompson. You are still a fruitcake mf.
The best way for EA to deal with this, would be to offer an edit name option. If us gamers had the choice of 'change name or not', we could decide for ourselves and everyone would be happy.
The best way for EA to deal with this, would be to offer an edit name option. If us gamers had the choice of 'change name or not', we could decide for ourselves and everyone would be happy.