In what can only be called a sad and desperate attempt to stay on the controversy radar, universal twit and gaming/free speech naysayer Jack Thompson is blanketing the Internet with ludicrous claims against his latest target: 25 to Life.

Thompson is claiming that Eidos, apparently shaking in their tiny publisher boots over the possibility of a big, bad JT lawsuit, have decided to shitcan the third-person cops versus robber shooter.

After failing to get numerous gaming sites to bite at this tale, he finally found a taker with The Inquirer. Surprise, surprise.

The site is reporting that Thompson claims that he received word in the past few days that Eidos has decided never to release the game.

Sure, why not? Why would you want to launch a controversial game, just because the huge investment in time and money is completely finished and sitting around waiting to earn cash. I mean, look at what happened to Rockstar when they had a controversial game, you don t want to go through all that hassle.

What I love most about The Inquirer article is that this beauty of a paragraph:

This decision, if true, by Eidos is understandable considering the current political atmosphere surrounding video games. Though it is also a sign that the games industry itself may be lacking the backbone necessary to stand up and debate issues with people like Jack Thompson in a constructive manner.

You have got to be fucking kidding me. Do I have to point you to my attempts at talking to this raving asshole? Or maybe point The Inq to all of the other obnoxious replies JT has sent out to game sites and reporters seeking comments.

The only reason JT is sucking up to sites now is because he s suddenly realized that his 15 minutes of fame has gone up in flames and people are sick of listening to his stupidity.

Here s what I think happened to 25 to Life. Eidos got bought out and the new owner is trying to assess things. More importantly, the company decided they wanted to devote more of their marketing energy on Total Overdose and Tomb Raider.

What I hear from insiders is that it's not likely that Eidos is going to dump a completed game after investing as much money as they did in it. And if, for some insane reason, Eidos suddenly decided they didn't like money, I'm sure another publisher would step to the plate.

For what it s worth.

Eidos 25 to Life Pulled [The Inquirer]

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