Jack Thompson Says GTA IV Mission Targets Him:

He's insane:

http://gamepolitics.com/2007/09/18/jack-thompson-says-gta-4-mission-target-is-him-threatens-to-block-release/

In a document filed yesterday with a federal court in Florida, Thompson includes a letter written to Take Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick which reads in part:

I have this morning read with interest an article on page 80 and 81 of the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine which was generated when, according to its author, Rockstar Games "stopped by the Game Informer offices for an impromptu hour-long gameplay session with the Xbox 360 version of the game."

The showcasing play of the game to Game Informer revealed that the first killing mission of the "hero" of the game, Niko, is to kill a certain lawyer. When Niko comes into this lawyer's office, having used subterfuge to do so, Niko pulls a gun on the lawyer who says, "that the firm supports the second amendment and that 'Guns don't kill people. Video games do.'"

...The fact that the lawyer, killed on Niko's first mission, would bring up video games, makes it clearly a reference to me... This is not the first time Rockstar Games and Take Two have targeted me in this fashion.

Brilliant.

How much you wanna bet the character's name is "Tom Jackson" or something?SemiMaster

haha,yea, i can certainly see that now.

hooray for satyr being legal.

as insane as JT might be, you have to agree that this is not farfetched. the parallel is pretty clear, and even if its unintetional, id be hard pressed that anyone who knows JT and his relationship to Take two and GTA, wouldnt deny that they thought of the parallel. i actually think that rockstar couldnt put something like this in and not realise that that parallel could be drawn.Krudus

Dude, trust me, it's intentional, even if Rockstar says it isn't.

Makes me want to play GTA 4 that much more.xTHExJUICEx

If true, BEST GTA MISSION EVER.

Hopefully you get a variety of options to finish the hit.

A GeOW style chainsaw kill would be particularly satisfying, methinks.

Let's hope there is a mission to take out Uwe Boll also.

If true, BEST GTA MISSION EVER.

Hopefully you get a variety of options to finish the hit.

A GeOW style chainsaw kill would be particularly satisfying, methinks.

Let's hope there is a mission to take out Uwe Boll also.

buuzer0

In the game it will be 'Huey Bowle' : P

I... I must have this game... right now! In the bedroom, on the pool table, my office desk, the kitchen counter, I must have it in every concievablefashion.I YEARN FOR IT! I have not met my quota for hot coffee and murder simulation this year! Give it to me!

FTL

FTL

FTL

FTW!

I want GTAIV even more now. I am sure Rockstar secretly thanks you for promoting their game for them, ole' Mr. Jackoff Thompson.;)

He deserves it. It probably was intended like this, but Jacky Thomp Thomp can't prove a thing. Yayness.ShmenonPie

He doesn't need to prove a thing, Satire is perfectly legal.

[QUOTE="ShmenonPie"]He deserves it. It probably was intended like this, but Jacky Thomp Thomp can't prove a thing. Yayness.TyrantDragon55

He doesn't need to prove a thing, Satyr is perfectly legal.

Indeed! And if it weren't... South Park and Family Guy wouldn't be on the air!

[QUOTE="TyrantDragon55"]

[QUOTE="ShmenonPie"]He deserves it. It probably was intended like this, but Jacky Thomp Thomp can't prove a thing. Yayness.buuzer0

He doesn't need to prove a thing, Satyr is perfectly legal.

Indeed! And if it weren't... South Park and Family Guy wouldn't be on the air!

thank god, i would take thompson down myself if it meant keeping sp and fg on the air.

:lol:!

I love you, Rockstar.

Wow, first he sends his son to buy Bioshock even though he's underage; now he thinks that Rockstar is targeting him through a videogame.

Rockstar Games- Causing the metal breakdown of respected politicians since 2001:lol:.

Hell if you made me and my company lose millions of dollars and halt sales of my top product, I'd do the same. Oh and in this case Jack Ass Thompson is right and I believe that mission is in response to the lawsuit. Rockstar ftw!

*I wonder what I would do to his body after I murked his greasy a$$?? hmm...

I was already excited about this game, now I am going to go preorder it. Thank you take-two!