EA Tells Jack Thompson to Get Bent - Kotaku Comments

EA Tells Jack Thompson to Get Bent

freespeech — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:37:58 MDT

I'll translate for you Mr. thompson , SUCK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

freespeech

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DrunkenNinja12 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:26:11 MST

Ah man! I was hoping to get the "Fuck Off Jack Thompson" Achievment first

DrunkenNinja12

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lonesn1per — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:43:29 MST

funny thing is that mariam is a friend of mine and she said she wanted him to shove it up his butt! but it had to be professional!
lol go mariam!

im glad she just got the job at EA!
i was introduced to her when she was mr. tretton's assistant!

good luck with EA mariam!
your gonna do good!

check the name you know who this is! :)

lonesn1per

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jerrt — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:12:07 MST

@niall077:
my words exactly.

jerrt

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zerojad — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:07:06 MST

ahah That's funny.

zerojad

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MURDERFACE — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:34:15 MST

@jackthompson: I thought Kotaku Baned this idiot already? Oh well this reminds me i have to pre-order my copy of GTA.

MURDERFACE

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lestat730 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:17:12 MST

And still Jack continues to think he'll actually gain ground and make progress in the promotion of his ridiculous delusions...

lestat730

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Raften — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:11:37 MST

First of all, it's "If all of you". Second, it should be "than you GO right ahead".
At this point Jack, it doesn't even seem like your trying, you just phoned in a half-ass argument and didn't even proof read it. Also, periods are your friend Jack. Your paragraphs are just one long sentence. Also, try to make your points quick and precious Jack, people DO NOT want to read 20 paragraphs before they understand what the hell your talking about (since it's a requirement to understand you).
My next point Jack, just what the hell are you talking about? I'm pretty damn sure anyway who is associated with Take-Two wants to be associated with you.
Plus, seeing as how you have a history of lying/not telling all the facts, I would like some sort of proof that you have any clients at all.
Thank You

Raften

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Mr.SithNinja — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:31:20 MST

@jccalhoun: He has no idea about such things. He is nothing more than a hypocritical ambulance chaser.

Mr.SithNinja

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jccalhoun — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:23:44 MST

Since EA distributes Counter-Strike to retail outlets and Jacko hates Counter-Strike it seems pretty odd that he is suddenly so in love with EA...

jccalhoun

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Flyerfye — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:02:50 MST

How has EA consistently been so AMAZING lately? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! Thanks be to EA. May you remain in our favor.

Flyerfye

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sonikdeathmonkey — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:54:31 MST

Damn right! That'll show him.

sonikdeathmonkey

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ManekiNeko — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:56:58 MST

The best part about this response is that Electronic Arts made it clear that the rejection was a direct result of Jack Thompson's own actions. He can only blame himself... although I'm sure he's already thinking of ways to pass that blame to someone else.

ManekiNeko

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Kincyr — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:25:13 MST

@jackthompson: Sorry Jack, you always molest (i.e. harass) us for being anonymous while your client is doing the same.

Kincyr

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Mr.SithNinja — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:46:38 MST

@jackthompson: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! You got P0WNED by EA!!!!!! I doubt that making up stories about clients (because really now, who in their right mind would PAY you to represent them) helps your cause here. They might as well have faxed you a copy of their middle finger.

Oh and since you seem to be a fan of imagining statistics and claiming them to be factual I have one for you. 65% of Americans want to see you die in a fire. The other 35% don't care enough about you to form an opinion either way but at the same time wouldn't be opposed to your death by fire. Interesting......

Mr.SithNinja

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ampersande — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:24:45 MST

@jackthompson: Consider it bent. Thanks.

Don't you have more important things to do (read: disbarment) than come telling us things like "bend this"? Really now. EA told you, we've told you, so hopefully you get it. Get bent.

ampersande

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I was blocked unfairly. — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:21:44 MST

the enemy of my enemy is my...enemy?

I was blocked unfairly.

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Xeli — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:15:16 MST

Well, it would have been like a christian church hiring Satan to convert pagans. Err, wait a sec, does that analogy work?

Xeli

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Ashkihyena — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:40:26 MST

@Ashkihyena: Oh, and Jack, about this...

"I've just seen excerpts at Gamasutra. That's fine. Then I'll be involved at the Take-Two shareholders meeting. Oh, and EA's improper collaboration with modders of the Sims was and is absolutely correct."

Yeah, sure EA and those modders collaborated on those mods, sure they did, but, you never let the truth get in the way of a good lie, do you?

Ashkihyena

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Ashkihyena — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:38:46 MST

Like the article title, and EA told you Thompson, get bent.

Ashkihyena

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jackthompson — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:24:32 MST

Bend this:

John B. Thompson, Attorney at Law
1172 S. Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, Florida 33146

March 6, 2008

John Riccitiello, CEO, and
Entire Board of Directors C/o Mariam Sughayer
Electronic Arts
209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065 and via e-mail to StockholderCommunications@EA.com

Re: EA's Proposed Purchase of Take-Two Interactive Software

Dear Mr. Riccitiello and Other Directors on the EA Board:

I have not yet received but have seen news reports of your Senior Manager Mariam Sughayer's communication to me regarding the above. Assuming these reports are accurate, since they don't emanate from the New York Times, please note:

I have in the last few days been contacted by a company with whom Take-Two does business. This company is now my client.

My client informs me that Take-Two has breached a substantial contract with it. It appears based upon what my client tells me that this is how Take-Two does business within the industry. This does not surprise me, as I have seen this same company up-close for a number of years. But it is surely gratifying to get corroboration of my observations, out of the blue, from a corporate entity which has been stiffed by Take-Two and which must take legal action, it seems, to get recompense. How sweet.

If you all at EA want to pursue a purchase of Take-Two without fully knowing what is "out there" in the form of liabilities, posed by my client and others, of your take-over target, you got right ahead. I'm sure EA's shareholders will be impressed with your lack of "due diligence" exhibited first by your "don't help us, Mr. Thompson" and now your anticipated "we don't want to know about contractual liabilities of Take-Two" posture. Maybe the new corporate logo of EA should incorporate an ostrich. Here's some help:

Your corporate approach to due diligence exhibits the type of circle-the-wagons acumen that is leading the video game industry to the federal regulation that ESA's own leaked poll indicates 65% of Americans want.

Congratulations. Your response, which was anticipated, does not disappoint.

Regards, Jack Thompson

jackthompson

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monorailcat — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:44:33 MST

BOOM HEADSHOT!!!

monorailcat

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Tuxy79 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:26:50 MST

BAWP BAWP! Take that Thompson!

Tuxy79

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PsycheDiver — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:04:52 MST

A well-written letter where most would just ignore him entirely.

PsycheDiver

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Sniper_Zegai — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:11:42 MST

Mr. Thompson,

Go fuck yourself.

Sincerely,
Mariam Sughayer
Sr. Manager Corporate Communications
Electronic Arts, Inc.

Sniper_Zegai

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nightshade71986 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:49:13 MST

This is like if NEO-NAZI'S offered the Jews help to take out the Palistiniens.

I think JT has achieved a new level of idiocy.

nightshade71986

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Magma — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:57:35 MST

Pwnage™

Magma

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Xiatter — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:34:28 MST

Woo, I like EA for two things now--
This, and Rockband.

Though the latter is Harmonix handiwork and largely MTV's funding, I wager. But hey, EA publishes it or whatever it is they do.

Eithe way EA doesn't suck as badly as usual.

Xiatter

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LeLoi — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:24:34 MST

The nerve of that motherfucker!

LeLoi

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Purple Dave — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:58:24 MST

Honestly, I would have been very tempted to buy the front page of his home-town paper for a day to run that letter.

Purple Dave

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TiKiMaN1 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:57:55 MST

If you ask me EA has been on a roll lately...plain and simple.

TiKiMaN1

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MURDERFACE — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:48:34 MST

LOL OWNED!!!!!

DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does this mean that JT will talk more crap about EA games and this will give GTA less hate on fox News when GTA is released or will EA be JT's new whipping boy?

MURDERFACE

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Eschguy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:40:43 MST

Heh...good job EA

Eschguy

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RichardChaos — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:27:10 MST

Beautiful.

RichardChaos

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kubevubin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:21:12 MST

Dammit, EA...you've managed to get a bit more respect from me. First Battlefield: Heroes, now this?

kubevubin

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smeee — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:11:04 MST

EA...you corporate giant huggle bear...

smeee

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Billy Bob Joe — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:52:31 MST

Hah

Billy Bob Joe

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MikeLovely — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:47:50 MST

now wheres the go @meandering_drivel:
Exsctly, they might hold up grand theft auto, but low budget spin offs and delegation of work to TERRIBLE CODERS, orange box ps3 I's somethign I don't want to see from Rockstar and we dam well dont need more problems with bethisda (oblivion 360 = glitch heaven, AMAZING GAME THO). I'm sorry but until they bring back my desert strike I have lost all faith.

MikeLovely

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RawSteelUT — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:43:45 MST

Wow. This is what I love about corporations. They have really funny, corporate "fuck off" statements that hit harder in their tact than the simple "fuck off" itself.

RawSteelUT

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mergedwarrior — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:24:26 MST

@Krackatoa: "No"

mergedwarrior

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Nikral — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:52:52 MST

Score another point for EA! First Faux now JT!

Nikral

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outofmind23 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:50:20 MST

Well If any one is fallowing hopefully after today he can not filing anything with the Florida Supreme Court. Then lets all hope he will be disbarred and he can not pratice law and hopefully crawl under a rock and die.

outofmind23

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cb_32 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:41:05 MST

XD, old fart got owned.

cb_32

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j14rk1n — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:23:33 MST

@Myst3r1o: That's exactly what I was thinking.

Looking at this deal now, I wouldn't mind if EA were to buy Take Two. I would just have to be reassured that EA would not mess with any of the Take Two titles under development right now. (Obviously the sports section would get screwed with, but I could care less for some reason.)

j14rk1n

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Goodthymes — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:19:44 MST

Was Electronic Arts visited by 3 ghosts this past Christmas? They seem to have alluvasudden gotten a little less lame.

You still got a long way to go EA...but you're going in the right direction.

Goodthymes

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boots555 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:18:03 MST

EA just got +1 in my book.

boots555

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joelface — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:06:43 MST

wow... this actually makes me hate EA less.

...slightly.

joelface

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Ashkihyena — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:52:22 MST

Despite all their trouble and everything, EA has a bit of sense. Heh, helps that Jack lied his ass off about Sims 2, and I doubt EA forgot about that.

Ashkihyena

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Wookiee1 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:40:57 MST

Wookiee1

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mackincheese — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:36:30 MST

@niall077: Yeah, it's not computing, haha.

mackincheese

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jtraveller — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:30:44 MST

jaysus! as of lately i have seen how my disdain for EA gets smaller and im afraid it will be reduced to irrelevance just in time for spore...

jtraveller

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elislider — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:16:32 MST

the first good thing EA has done in a while. props to them

elislider

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dragonsword — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:58:38 MST

What did he expect, really. I supposed he figured that if they let him help, they would let him neuter T2 as well.

dragonsword

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NoBullet — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:43:07 MST

NoBullet

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SureWhyNot — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:38:03 MST

Jackie needs to realize that the legal system is not a game.

Wait...hmm...

SureWhyNot

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SnakeCL — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:37:22 MST

Wonder when he'll poke his head in here to try and insult everything...

I didn't expect the bloody Videogame Inquisition...

*looks around*

SnakeCL

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icepick314 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:28:45 MST

@Bam345:
I would have said,

"Mr. Thompson,

HELLLLLLLLLLLL No.

Do you think we're THAT desperate and crazy for soliciting help from a douchebag like YOU??!?!?

Please go fuck yourself to whatever vegetables you have lying around your looneyfarm.

Sincerely,
Mariam Sughayer
Sr. Manager Corporate Communications
Electronic Arts, Inc."

icepick314

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Woylez — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:24:39 MST

Thats it EA. You tell JT where to stick it.

Woylez

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Dragon_Warrior — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:20:06 MST

Now go get your fuckin shine box, Jack.

Dragon_Warrior

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Acute Gamer — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:19:58 MST

Dear Mr Thompson,
In regards to your request we suggest the following: have a super sized feces sandwich, self fornicate, then play chicken with a speeding locomotive.

Have a nice day :)

Acute Gamer

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Durandel — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:16:26 MST

"We feel that your past statements - including false claims about content in our games - make any collaboration with you impossible."

*back-handed!*

Durandel

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Ignatius — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:14:29 MST

Wow.

This is the second time my respect for EA has been ya know, gone in an upward direction.

Ignatius

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Ungruntled — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:12:55 MST

Crikey. Respect for EA just shot up. Mind you, they had to do something. The man is a poisonous little shit; anyone who even seems to be on his "side" is asking for trouble.

Ungruntled

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2NinjasTapedTogether — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:10:58 MST

"Strongly prefer" =/= "Get bent" sadly...

Though I guess it kinda is a POLITE "get bent" isn't it? I guess I'll give it to you, Crecente. This once.

2NinjasTapedTogether

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Gambare — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:57:31 MST

Wow! Nice for EA! now you need to make better games.

Gambare

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TheIrishNinja — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:57:20 MST

@niall077: RUH ROH!

TheIrishNinja

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Byakko — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:57:13 MST

EA: Corporate octopus; but still about gaming.

I just like how they didn't skimp on the truth that "Jack's an idiot". They said it nicely, but there's no political correctness in there!

Byakko

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CockroachMan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:51:32 MST

EA already has a bad image without Jack Thompson by their side.. accepting he's help would be.. like the Angry Video Game Nerd would say.. puking on a pile of shit!

CockroachMan

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Wookiee1 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:48:24 MST

@BrentW:
Are you serious?
[en.wikiquote.org]

Just browse this and you'll see why half of all gamers hate his guts and the other half think he's a harmless (batsh*t insane) crank.

Wookiee1

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Shadowmist — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:44:21 MST

They were much more polite than I would've been... I think...

Shadowmist

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Klappstuhl — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:39:29 MST

@Old-school Sonic fanboy: Yeah, a cookie. But not Take2.

Klappstuhl

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Biguhtree — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:39:05 MST

EA's the evil galactic empire of the gaming industry, but it's strange: I feel... proud of them?

Biguhtree

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CyberSkull — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:38:20 MST

It's just amazing to see EA be the mature party.

CyberSkull

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GOLD5 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:38:07 MST

Achievement Unlocked: Rebuff Annoying Suitor

GOLD5

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MeateaW — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:35:52 MST

EA are just looking out for their bottom line. No news there. (army of two a good thing? without any kind of lan play? I already hate the gold requirement but now you need it even if you are on a lan? yaay) - ps. play most of my 360 games on a lan, so it actually matters.

MeateaW

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Roto13 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:33:39 MST

Oh snaps.

Roto13

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The Vampire Raziel — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:32:57 MST

"EA is a strong supporter of creative freedom for game developers. "

Can i lol out loud?

The Vampire Raziel

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7th_Ronin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:28:40 MST

this is official letter reply of the week

7th_Ronin

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ErskinPig — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:26:35 MST

"EA is a strong supporter of creative freedom for game developers"

lol

ErskinPig

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stickfodder — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:23:13 MST

If I was EA I would call him in for a face to face meeting just so i could laugh at him to his face

stickfodder

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Old-school Sonic fanboy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:23:00 MST

@Krackatoa: Slap Biatch.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

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TruPhan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:22:55 MST

@WildKnightblazer: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Well, to be more exact, I don't have to like or dislike EA as a whole. I can like them for one aspect and dislike them for another. This is one of those things I like them for.

TruPhan

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NKato — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:22:25 MST

@youngmike99: You mean that giant bag of donkey crap Jack Thompson's got in the closet?

NKato

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NKato — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:21:24 MST

@Ryosukekun21: GTAIV isn't an exclusive anymore. What rock have you been under?

NKato

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Ping5000 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:20:51 MST

EA, I've always loved you. Love me more, please.

Ping5000

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NKato — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:20:38 MST

@0bsessions: Huge steps forwards, one or two small steps backward is what I'd say...

NKato

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Krackatoa — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:20:17 MST

What did the five fingers say to the face...?

Krackatoa

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SpishackCola — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:18:34 MST

REJECTED!

/NBA Jam voice

SpishackCola

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meandering_drivel — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:18:22 MST

ah EA, creative freedom, and competition freedom, which is why you just recently secured exclusive rights to the NFL again, and why are you are attempting to buy out a rival sports publisher...

because you believe in freedom, freedom from the evils of competition, the freedom to have a monopoly.

meandering_drivel

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yashichi8bit — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:17:48 MST

pwned©

yashichi8bit

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TWEEDLEDEEDEEZ — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:14:14 MST

How did EA do that? Doing something I agree and appreciate...

TWEEDLEDEEDEEZ

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Ryosukekun21 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:10:16 MST

I hope EA does aquire Take-two because EA doesn't make exclusives for anybody.

Ryosukekun21

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Jacktherip — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:07:33 MST

Well there's being evil and there's being stupid, EA is not stupid.

Jacktherip

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Americo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:06:25 MST

For once, I'm on EA's side.

Americo

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dowingba — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:05:35 MST

Another example of why, if a company is going to own all games, it might as well be EA. At least they'll defend the games and tell the idiot Thompson to fuck off when he for some reason tries to cash in.

dowingba

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KanoBlade — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:02:54 MST

Brian Crecente is my hero.

KanoBlade

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RRRansom — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:02:47 MST

I'm sure this has nothing to do with Jack blaming them for that "Naked Sims" mod.

Not at all.

RRRansom

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Swarm19 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:01:52 MST

thats awesome lol. Im against this buy out but good for EA.

Swarm19

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The Dark Defender — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:59:43 MST

@BrentW:

I have no idea what you're talking about...

The Dark Defender

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Yamster — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:57:49 MST

EA actually have people working for them? Could've sworn EA was just a great big mass-marketing machine that occasionally spewed out game discs..

Yamster

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NessD12 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:57:44 MST

@KaneRobot: Microsoft had shine? Sorry. you walked into that one.

NessD12

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D3Anon — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:57:43 MST

When they arent assimilating and pushing out shitty ass games, EA at times tends to show a side of them that makes me like them for 3.14 seconds.

D3Anon

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youngmike99 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:56:39 MST

Well...I smell a lawsuit or legal action threat response being posted here in a few days

youngmike99

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Amazon_Chris — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:56:02 MST

Between this, Army of Two, and The Godfather game, I have slowly regained some respect for EA.

Amazon_Chris

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Bam345 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:53:42 MST

'Mr. Thompson,

No.

Sincerely,
Mariam Sughayer
Sr. Manager Corporate Communications
Electronic Arts, Inc.'

It would have been so much cooler if that was the reply.

Bam345

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mind in rewind — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:53:20 MST

That's a pretty classy "fuck you".

mind in rewind

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Myst3r1o — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:52:40 MST

@kw4k: Honestly, it's gonna have to take a hell of a lot more of this for me to respect EA like I use to in the past. A hell of a lot more.

But still, this is a good start. I don't care who you are(to a point) but if you stand up to Jack Thompson and tell him to go f himself, you're alright in my book. I really do not like Jack Thompson, even more so than I dislike EA, so when EA did what they did, that was awesome.

Myst3r1o

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gigantor21 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:52:28 MST

@KagaSakai: I'll bet he's working on the case right now. ;)

gigantor21

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VergessenHeld — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:52:06 MST

EA does another (kinda) good deed. Well said, EA. Very tactful with the same meaning.

How long do you think it took Mariam Sughayer to write that with as much restraint as she did?

VergessenHeld

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Iron_Dragon_2.0 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:51:50 MST

Hmm well done EA. I would have gone for the more classic: "Who the **** are you and why should we care?".

Jack loves the attention. I think it would really piss him off.

Iron_Dragon_2.0

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kagebutsu — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:51:26 MST

Wow never thought I would be saying this..

GJ EA

kagebutsu

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jack-tha-reaper — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:50:02 MST

i now have new found respect for ea now if only they would for football games,hum.

jack-tha-reaper

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KaneRobot — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:48:56 MST

@Adrock4: I've noticed that too. Also, Sony is starting to have a little shine to them compared to Microsoft and even Nintendo a bit.

Welcome to Bizarro World.

KaneRobot

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Mustakrakish — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:48:29 MST

Hah, that was slaughtership.

Mustakrakish

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Zaos — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:48:17 MST

Fuck off Jack thompson in the most awesomest way possible.

Man this makes me wanna go out and buy a re-hashed EA game =p

Zaos

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Redface, The Dark Messiah of Justice — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:48:05 MST

@0bsessions:

Agreed. I think they've produced tons of quality games over the years and this is just a testament to how much they care about gaming.

Redface, The Dark Messiah of Justice

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Dauragon C. Mikado — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:47:47 MST

haha damn, I love a good "fuck off" letter :D

Dauragon C. Mikado

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KaneRobot — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:47:39 MST

Feh, this is like your average Kotaku reader being shot down after propositioning Scarlett Johansson. Not unexpected at all, and probably not even worth a shot.

Now - if JT goes and offers to help Acclaim, and THEY tell him to piss off...well, then he has hit rock bottom and should probably just kill himself.

...uh, is Acclaim still around? The second one?

KaneRobot

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7ucky — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:46:33 MST

M-m-m-m-m-m-m-moster Kill kill kill...!

7ucky

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Struct09 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:46:33 MST

GO EA!

Struct09

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smitty1123 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:46:29 MST

Say what you will about Thompson, but I still bet he would give an amazing blowjob.

smitty1123

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Sandbox_Emperor — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:46:06 MST

@Adrock4: don't worry, you're not the only one

and Kudos to EA for the politely worded E-slap to the face

Sandbox_Emperor

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BrentW — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:45:33 MST

Ok so I googled him, what an idiot. Micheal Jackson is more likely to get a reply for his baby sitting job posting, maybe a little extreme but you get the idea.

BrentW

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kw4k — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:45:10 MST

as much as i'd hate to say it, just one other reason to love EA. that response was pure gold

kw4k

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CreativeCat89 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:43:29 MST

Nicely said EA. However I'm pretty sure Thompson will sue you for harassment within the next 48 hours.

Lets hope the Supreme Court does something before then.

CreativeCat89

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spidermanskivvies — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:43:17 MST

owned.

spidermanskivvies

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Samos42 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:42:58 MST

"we would strongly prefer that you not get involved in this matter." That was just awesome right there.

Samos42

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gils0n — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:41:18 MST

Hahahaha I lol'd HARD.

gils0n

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Adrock4 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:41:18 MST

I love how EA is slowly becoming the good guys while Activision is starting to piss (at least me) people off.

Adrock4

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FOXHOUNDER — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:40:50 MST

Makes me want to buy some EA games

FOXHOUNDER

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Myst3r1o — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:40:13 MST

Oh yeah and... DUGG!

Myst3r1o

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Selcouth14: Add 28 for the answer — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:39:37 MST

That is a beautifully worded burn.

Selcouth14: Add 28 for the answer

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KagaSakai — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:39:06 MST

"We feel that your past statements - including false claims about content in our games - make any collaboration with you impossible."

$20 says Jack tries to sue EA for writing that.

KagaSakai

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Jomo7 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:38:43 MST

Wow, EA pisses me off to no end about some things, but dare I say I've approved of some of the things they've been doing recently? I think I do...

And lastly only one word can describe this:

PWNT

Jomo7

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WildKnightblazer — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:38:33 MST

I love how everyone blasts EA for attempting to take over Take-Two, and then praises them in the same breath when they tell JT they don't need his help with the matter.

Just sayin'.

...That is an impressively worded "fuck off," though.

WildKnightblazer

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Gladman — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:37:24 MST

@niall077: I'm shocked too!

Gladman

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EvoAnubis — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:37:01 MST

Translation (reading between the lines):

Mr. Thompson,

Go fuck yourself.

Sincerely,
Mariam Sughayer
Sr. Manager Corporate Communications
Electronic Arts, Inc.

EvoAnubis

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Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:36:08 MST

See. I told you people. EA is no longer evil.

How about you go after the real devil-Activision. I mean, cmon' you have to be a complete idiot not to notice how evil they are.

Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB

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DranzerKire — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:36:07 MST

huzzah! Good move EA, good move.

DranzerKire

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Sloopydrew — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:35:45 MST

@BrentW:

You're better off not knowing.

Sloopydrew

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demonspawn2578 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:35:37 MST

pwned!! Oh wait...that's copyrighted now, isn't it?

demonspawn2578

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Sam Smith — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:35:26 MST

I would have actually preferred a "GO FUCK YOURSELF" but dammit, this comes close.

Sam Smith

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mphz — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:35:10 MST

@huginn - No I will not give you a hug!: My thoughts exactly.

mphz

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Myst3r1o — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:34:15 MST

Wow... I really do dislike EA(because they buy out everything they see), but I applaud them for telling good 'ol Jack Thompson to F OFF!

Good for them!

Myst3r1o

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0bsessions — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:34:12 MST

Honestly, EA gets too much flack these days, in my opinion. Yeah, three years ago it was all justified, but the last couple of years, EA's actually taken huge steps forward, I'd say.

0bsessions

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T3kNi9e — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:33:56 MST

Well damn, im forced to give EA cool points

T3kNi9e

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BrentW — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:33:41 MST

I claim ignorance to the existence of this jack Thompson fellow, who is he?

BrentW

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huginn — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:32:11 MST

pwnted. EA I suppose your not so evil after all!

huginn

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Old-school Sonic fanboy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:31:17 MST

Score. EA gets cookie.

Old-school Sonic fanboy

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Sub — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:31:15 MST

Lawl. I don't think Jack honestly expected them to say "Yes! Please help us!"

Sub

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Flurp — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:31:10 MST

I give EA credit!! Best rejection EVAR!!

Flurp

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Dragonzigg — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:31:08 MST

That's a very nicely gilded 'fuck off', but a 'fuck off' it is nevertheless. Kudos to EA for using the rejection letter to lay some smackdown on JT.

Dragonzigg

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MantisDragon — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:30:42 MST

@TruPhan: /agreed

Now if news outlets would just stop giving him coverage...

MantisDragon

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indiemike — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:30:38 MST

Bravo on how well that was worded. I would have sent an ascii asshole to him and tell him to not bother and re-insert his head.

indiemike

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KagaSakai — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:30:34 MST

LOL. Owned.

KagaSakai

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niall077 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:30:07 MST

EA.... do.... good?

niall077

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TruPhan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:29:27 MST

They certainly handled that a lot nicer than I would've.

TruPhan