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Jack Thompson sends letter to Take-Two chairman's mom

Jack Thompson is at it again. Just days before the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, the attorney sent the following letter to the mother of Take-Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick.

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Sorry, but the more Jack Thompson gets put on the net the more he'll keep doing what he does...
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Mom... Sorry don`t you mean Mum or Mother. sorry couldn`t resist.
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Gazman5839d ago

It would be so funny if Jack got sued over the letter for harassment or even deformation of character.

KidMakeshift5839d ago (Edited 5839d ago )

If this is real then Jack(ass) Thompson could, and hopefully will be in some deep sh*t

I don't know the legal term, but this is a form of harassment. It might not be threatening but it's still ill-intended

Why can't he just die off like Johnnie Cochran

shine13965839d ago

Jack sent a letter to his mum?

yeh...moving on..can't really can you....he should maybe take a rule out mafia movies...don't invovle family...things get ugly when family gets involved....
anyone willing to bet jack gets sued?

Leo Atrox5839d ago (Edited 5839d ago )

Granted, it was the Chairman himself who first brought his mother into the GTAIV controversy--a fact which Mr. Thompson is surely relying on to keep him out of trouble--but even still, sending a letter to an elderly woman to disparage her son is absolutely nothing short of harassment. While he is already in legal trouble for his antics, this could actually be the straw that breaks the proverbial camel's back. Though unlikely, this little stunt could actually put Mr. Thompson in jail for a few days to have a "time out". It is absolutely unconscionable and uncalled for. While I appreciate Mr. Thompson’s cause, his antics put him right up there in despicable company with those members of the Westboro Baptist Church who protest at the funerals of slain US servicemen. Good intentions do not justify this type of behavior; the ends will not justify these means.

Palodios5839d ago

My opinions on the whole battle aside, you have to admit, he always gives gamers something to laugh about.

Idmpc5839d ago

Well actually I think Mrs. Zelnick could write back
"Dear Mr Johnson.

I took your advice and I decided to see with my own eyes what my son's game is all about. And I have to tell you that it shocked me, as I never had so much fun in my entire life.

Thank you for your concern,

Mrs. Zelnick"

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Neurotoxin5839d ago

Oh Jacky boy.

Hows about Campaigning against something worthwhile, Like perhaps Prohibiting Guns being sold to people in America.... This would stop a large portion of Gun Crime, but not all.

So people maybe play GTA 4 and kill someone, Perhaps its the person to blame not the game.......

Gish5839d ago

Or it would make it so that law abiding citizens now had no access to firearms while criminals could buy them on the street. Not going to happen. I don't own a gun, but support gun rights. Ever hear the saying "guns don't kill people, people kill people"? What this country needs is better parenting skills. Not just parents saying yes or no to allowing little Johnny to play violent games, but some solid ethics and morals. That all being said, I can't wait to get my hands on the game!

PiTCHBLaCK5838d ago

is that Parents for some part arent even allowed
to parent anymore, Example punishing your kids
are much different now, most states outlaw spanking
and if cought you'll be charged with a crime.

It's no excuse I know but it does hinder the
parents job as a parent.

InMyOpinion5839d ago

The issue is not with video games. They try to put the blame on video games when in fact the problem is much deeper rooted. It's ridicolous really. Kids get to be around guns, but not video games. Just look at all the school shootings. Those kids were each carrying a small arsenal of weapons. Everything from handguns to machine guns, grenades and shotguns. It must be the video games fault that the kids carry those weapons right?

cwir5839d ago

He doesn't do all that sh*t pro publico bono! He's like those fake ecologists who blackmail developers that they will do protest about some construction or whatever unless their organisation gets paid.

No one would even know of his existance if it wasn't for GTA and games alike.

Besides he is an idiot. If this letter is true, then he just fu** himself up. I believe that is some sort of harrasment.

I say Rockstar should ignore him. Gamers should ignore him. Game magazines should ingore him (and not write about him and his stupid letters). If what he's saying is justified then take it to court! Prove it!

Ehh. Nevermind. 6 more days :)

KS19855839d ago

Man, how old is Jack, squealing on Strauss Zelnick's Mommy.

What is it with people taking a desperate cheap shot. I expected somthing more ground breaking from Jack, but this is stupid. Is he trying to band GTA IV or trying to get Zelnick grounded?

frey5839d ago

What an asshole, Jack should be sued for this, it is harassment.

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers135d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 Anniversary: The Beginning of the Age of RAGE

Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.

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franwex352d ago

Wasn’t the Table Tennis game the first to use RAGE?

isarai352d ago

Was about to say the same, but they do say first "in the franchise" so 🤷

cammers1995352d ago

The fact it hasnt been remastered is insane.

Abear21351d ago

Rage engine made driving on the sidewalk in cinematic slow motion camera a blast

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Fifteen Years On, 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Is Still the Series’ Best

There’s never a bad time to relive its magic, and with rumours of a potential Grand Theft Auto IV remaster making the rounds, why wouldn’t you?

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Machina354d ago

The series' most overhyped and overrated (especially by critics) more like.

Number1TailzFan354d ago

Not sure tbh.. I'd say 3 was the most overrated. It's pretty rough to go back to, it was quite rough even trying it just after Vice City. Lack of humour and vehicles that had the weight of polystyrene with top speeds to match.

VC & the stories games (even LCS) were all fun. I remember there being a lot of praise for GTA 3 on TV and in game mags, saying it was a Dreamcast killer of a game or words to that effect, and honestly after playing it on PC I didn't think it was that special and kind of dull, had the odd moment of fun but hardly anything. I heard they cut online multiplayer at the last moment for PC, shame because it could've made all the difference.

Would've loved to have seen what kind of cartoony GTA style game they could've done on Dreamcast as a competitor, I bet something along the lines of Simpsons Hit & Run would've worked well.

BlackTar187354d ago

@numberz How can the game that defined a generation and was copied by everyone be overrated? Was a asinine comment

seanpitt23354d ago

For me 4 was better than 5 was more realistic and the physics was on another level! 5 was a major let down in that department!

Number1TailzFan354d ago

@blacktar you have your opinion i have mine. I found the game dull, and it is for the most part. It set the foundation for the much superior SA and VC however.

KwietStorm_BLM353d ago

You say GTA III is overrated because it's rough to go back to and rough to play after Vice City. Your entire opinion is in hindsight. Of course it's rough going back to it today. It came out over 20 years ago. That doesn't take away from the fact that it pioneered a lot and was a paradigm shift for a lot of trends in game development today. Vice City in a lot of ways is just a more refined version of III. It was San Andreas that took the big leap forward from a design perspective. If III doesn't release, who knows if the open world genre would be what it is now. How can that be overrated?

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1nsomniac354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

Not at all. My most played game of all time. Truly stunning accomplishment in gaming and with PC graphics mods it just took it to levels beyond anything that came before and possibly even after.

People who moan about it generally tend to be people who played it on under powered consoles and couldn’t handle the more realistic car physics. It was the slightly more realistic approach that made it stand out more. Absolutely love it. In fact I always said Vice city was my favourite of all time. But after going back to the remaster I realised 4 was actually the best.

Profchaos354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

I'm no critic and I consider it the best games in the franchise after recently replaying every entry it's story when paired in conjunction with it's DLC was and still is amazing.

shinoff2183353d ago

Lol. Fun fact. That dlc cost a certain green colored console 50 million for exclusiveness. Un heard of back then. Just to point out the hypocrisy of the 3rd party exclusive agenda going on.

Anyway how the dlc better then the base game by a mile. Lol imo

DigitallyAfflicted353d ago

I've enjoyed gta4 the most from all the others too.

DarXyde353d ago

San Andreas holds a special place in my heart. Honestly, I couldn't get into IV at all. Didn't even finish it. I had some pride in playing it at first because I'm originally a New Yorker, but it just didn't do it for me.

To each their own.

shinoff2183353d ago (Edited 353d ago )

Gta sa for sure. To this day my favorite. My least fav is gta 4 easily. Gta 4 made me feel like the dude in next friday trying to take the cd back talking about i cant get jiggy wit this.

Maybe looking back it would be 3 but 3 did so damn much for gaming in general. . My first gta was of course the top downs so the series has came a long way.

notachance353d ago

Yeah I remembered falling asleep playing the last mission in GTA4.. the most boring protagonist (out of all the voiced protag), and the town is too small.

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-Foxtrot354d ago

Not really

Overrated

Boring

Liberty City despite being a reimagined version for the HD era lacked any variety

Lacked the GTA fun charm overall

Niko was bland compared to past protagonists like Tommy, CJ or Victor

blackblades354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

GTA 2 was the best, lol my only owned GTA game. Vice city was alright when I rented it back then. I cant really say which is the best cause those the only 2 games i played but GTA 2 was fun on PC back in the day. Closes game to it that I enjoyed was SR3 and I dont care what people say. That none serious tone was fun enjoyable.

banger88354d ago

Like hell it is. San Andreas was far better, much more fun and a better game overall.

isarai354d ago

Nah, it's a masterpiece in attention to detail and the amount of immersive systems at play. But it really isn't very fun, ESPECIALLY when compared to the previous games in the series. Like tons of things are just wonky and actively kneecap lots of experimentation, or is just lame. Like why do I take huge damage when falling into water, why can I only stand in very specific large trucks when they are moving but not smaller trucks and vehicles, why is the melee combat such a massive down grade from GTA SA and GTA IV, why is the euphoria nowhere near as reactive, why is being drunk using a rasterized animation of staggering rather than the far more entertaining euphoria GTAIV and RDR used when you were drunk, why do npc vehicles barely react to you popping there tires even at high speed, etc etc.

I've always loved playing around in GTA games world. Like the campaigns are great but the majority of my time was always spent just playing in the open world. Yet GTAV is the only game in the series I never really returned to after beating it, it just lacks that fun factor the others have, I spent more time in GTA SA remastered than GTAV

chicken_in_the_corn354d ago

It's one of my least favourite GTA games. It's clunky, the ai is exploitable, it's far too long and the writing is absolutely awful.

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