<![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @mik: Errr, nice try, but you can still see the green glow from the light reflecting off the Xbox360 green plastic case. So, either it's legit, or it's a photoshop of ANOTHER 360 game. NOT a photoshop of a Pirates Of the Caribbean DVD. :P

amatecha

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Somebodyeeeeeee is an attention whore.... >_>

C0MB1N3 C0MPL3X

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I can't imagine being the guy in Gamestop seeing Jack walk in and ask for a copy of GTA... i might have to check if i was having a nightmare or not... you may be partially responsible for him bringing Take Two to court... again

renco

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Jack knows there is money to be made with GTA IV. He's just doing his homework. There will be hell to pay when Jack is done with this one.

oldskuel

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Oh boy. What is he up to now?

Willy105

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He probably was just doing his job when he was still the guy that tries to ban videogames. So now, he's free to play and do whatever he always wanted in a much more open way

mcool93

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> "Cheeseburger in par-a-dise..."
Jack looks seriously post-bender. Guess he wants achievements and DLC.


whalleywhat

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> ......no way..... If this is true then it surely is near the end of the world

Termisk8er

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I think that picture gave me an aneurism.

Fitz Rhapsody

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Trowble (XBL/PSN):
*5* o'clock shadow? The man hasn't left his den in half a week.

MikeTheSpike

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He looks like he went on a coke binge banged some hookers then picked up GTA IV after burying their corpses. Those Miami lawyers I tell ya!

Nexus6

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Hey- at least he's willing to play the game a little before declaring it the antichrist reborn to DVD.

(at least that's what the pic would imply...)

stranger

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Jack with a copy of GTA IV? This cute pic is, naturally, a calculated move on his part. His human side may have even been feeling a little mischief.

But this will likely turn into a mis-calculation. The picture will come back to bite him in the ass. He'll find himself fielding (admittedly pointless) questions from gotcha-journalists, which will only slow his cause.

Another thing that will slow his cause is getting disbarred. I wonder how that's going?

dujrock

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Looks like losing your license to practice law in a couple of states will make you gain a few lbs.... :)

Lucidity

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Rengenki:
So did I.!!!
He looks like he spent all night playin..

dmfamzo

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Everyone gang up on Jack!

KM91

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I'd rather see him pick up and play through GTA4 before going on Fox News. Anyone remember the Mass Effect controversy?

[kotaku.com]

Jack defended Mass Effect btw:

[kotaku.com]

Maybe he'll change his mind, so far I haven't seen anything atrocious in GTA4.

ozzzy

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> This has gotta be some sorta joke, right? People are going apeshit about this game and the leader of them all - Jack Thompson - has actually BOUGHT the game!

eskimo-bob

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Why is a photoshopped picture from 4chan news again?

Corrin

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I predict this picture will be up on every news about JT published here on kotaku.

Sir_NutS

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Come to the Dark Side, we have cookies!

cybereality

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Most likely it's so he can say he actually played it before inciting a public outcry against its cop-killing mega-violence.

Whether he actually does or not is another story.

Grue

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> This picture is just way to awesome.

sergotron

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He's probably enjoying GTA IV as much as the rest of us are.

I'm sure he's playing it with friends over, going on about his moral outrage while he drives around running over pedestrians and such like.

It's actually pretty fun!

SolInvictus

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> GamePolitics says that they received the above picture in a no-text email but with the subject line filled in simply "Evidence." Probably got his kid to buy a copy and is going to make a stink about a 'minor' being able to purchase the game.

[gamepolitics.com]

SpitfireM1

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He must be enjoying his Internet fame.

Zombie_Crunch

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Cool. I hope he behaves himself.

joncoffee

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Never knew Thompson was the gay party animal, Jimmy Buffet type...

*Note the floral shirt

purplehanz

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He looks like a hungover, stoned version of one of my relatives. And why is he so happy?

It's kind of diturbing.

You_Remind_Me_of_my_Famous_Friends

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Wouldn't it be great if, after JT gets disbarred, he comes out and says "Aw guys, I was just funnin'. I really like games. Do you all still play that Quake game? I think it's real swell." It would be truly wonderful.

Mr. Fluffykins

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Schoolimangooli: agreed

Pauro - Kun

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> god he looks haggard.

do you think that if he weren't a grand-standing nincompoop (oh yeah, i went there) that he would get any attention whatsoever.

if i ever look like jt in my old age, i may try some of these stunts too. maybe just so someone will pay attention to me...

PGGB

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> So he went with the 360 version. I guess that settles this, then. I wasn't sure which way to go, but now I'll buy the PS3 version.

L_K_M

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Rockstar should send him the official stretegy guide.

Hugoku

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I wonder if jack plays it all straight edge???

ShaggyB

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> How much do you want to bet he has a little notebook next to his TV ready to write down every single curse word, drug/alcohol use, violence and bit of sex he sees.

Oh, Mr. Thompson. It's going to be a long journey for you. I hope your hand doesn't cramp.

Atsumi

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> JT is on our side. We love you buddy.

kwant

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Wait, does snyone actually still find time... or reason to hate Jack Thompson? Nobody listens to him, his cases get laughed out of court, and he's getting disbarred from every state in which he's ever practiced law. I'm tired of disliking that ineffectual self-promoter. I actually got a bit of a giggle from this article.

thelastslice

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> This looks like it belongs on myspace.

"had to w8 on line but it was worth it"

Kanik

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> No guys don't fall for it, he's clearly screwing with you!

Now that he has the game, he can play it and create a laundry list of things to bitch about the next time Faux News calls their 'Video Game Violence Expert'

gils0n

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I guess he is bored while waiting to be disbarred...

ChimDeathmonkey

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Him and is Son are playing it.... I know it.

Ixero

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I think this is excellent.

He obviously has a sense of humour hidden in there somewhere.

Cat-Duck

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Only JT would wear a dark grey Hawaiian shirt

Bob6k

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Is that Tommy Vercetti's shirt??

JT you are my hero!

valcox

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> "I'm coming to get you bastards!!!!"

shaunomacx

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Mr. Thompson has clearly pulled a "Return of the Jedi", having been sliced in half by Luke Skywalker sometimes earlier this week. The fuzzy beard is actually a shimmer of after life. Welcome back to from the Dark side Anakin.

Fisketryne

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Is it just me, or does he look a little tipse?

EmeraldDragon

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Wow, Jack looks wasted... I guess all this time upholding morality really do take it's toll.

Thsi just hosw how screwed up the world really is: Jack Thompson has GTAIV and I don't! WTH!?

Shiryu

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He probably got his son to buy it.... He's done that before

IanC

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I'm starting to like this guy, I think we'll make a gamer out of him yet.

ShadowFFVI

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Honestly, does Jack even know how to use a controller?

Byakko

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Just when he couldn't get any more crazy.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Wow, he's looking really rough - almost as though somone found him sleeping rough on a poolside chair in their back garden and somehow persuaded him (they threaten to call the cops) to pose for a photo GTA IV.

Kinda like

Son: "Dad, there's a guy sleeping by our pool..."

Dad: "What the fu..."

Dad storms out to confront the man, only to find it's Jack Thompson... who he doesn't recognise, but the the son does.

Son: "Holy crap it's Jack Thompson, shit he's totally wasted..."

Dad: "I'm callin the cops..."

Son: "This is freakin sweet, I'm gonna get him to sign my GTAIV copy, the guys at college will never believe this..."

All types of weird.

RogueSquid

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> LOOK!
He has a lazy eye!
Don't trust a guy that has a lazy eye.

He could just be absolutely plastered though, which is most likely the case.

Patient

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Haha he looks so happy with the game in his hand.... why won't the dude admit he just loves those games as much as anyone else? I think he has some kind of complex and feels that he needs to pretend he hates games in a way to justify playing them like crazy.
"D-D-Drugs are bad mkay?"

Krumm

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> LOL he looks like a stoned/drunk Nick Noltie (did i spell it right?)

MURDERFACE

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Samos42: The notion of JT becoming a gamer while in pursuit of his cause has somehow cease to shock me. I suppose it could very well happen. But then he'll read Nietzsche and cry himself to sleep.

rapsodist

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> On Canadian news channel CP24 today they spent 30 minutes with a guest and phone calls discussing gta iv. I have to tape it and send it to Kotaku because never in my life have I seen such fair journalism done for games. So many great things were stressed by both callers and the guest, and no slandering was done. They discussed the rating system, how parents should look out for kids, how people make their own decisions, and there was no arguing or anything. It was great to witness, and I hope Kotaku can post this great news coverage to their site. Yesterday was a huge victory for gamers in Canada, bigger than you can imagine.

kylo4

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Jack I do love your shirt, can you tell me where to find one?

Anto103

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I wouldn't be surprised if the crowd burst into applause when he bought the game just for the sheer humor value.

Frank

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> That's, uh, a little ominous.

Like watching a DEA agent step around the corner with a bag of cocaine, raising his eyebrows and informing you that he is 'just going to make sure,' you know, for prosecution purposes.

I kind of wish Thompson would pull that epic-long-series move where 'kooky long time nemesis' becomes ally, there at the end.

Know what I mean?

Well.

I guess not.

sir_carrot

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> His health seems to be degrading

Snake726

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> IRONY at its finest.

HeartlessOmega

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> This guy is a troll and a bufon atentionwhore. Please stop posting about him.

Jack: buy a dog, and do let the people have his life, you are decremental to this life.

Tei

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I wonder if his kid bought it - Jack apparently sends his underage kid to stores to see if game stores will sell an M-rated game to him.

Merus

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> You know he's just going to play it for five minutes and just make up the rest... god he's such a turd...

Phoenix101

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> This picture is so scary its melting my brain like acid. Now that my half of my brains is gone I will talk to you all about MELONS. The Melon army is coming to kill us oh no! I have to go to sleep now before I hurt myself.

Lone-Gun

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Wow, he's really let himself go.
Google 'Nick Nolte mugshot' and prepare to be amazed. The resemblance is uncanny.

Pinhead

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @EmTeeZ:
We prefer the term "Aloha Shirt" thank you very much.
=|



Channing

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I get it now- all of his hard work was just to secure himself financially, so he could just sit around all day in a Hawaiian t-shirt and play him some XBox!

EmTeeZ

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> If he reviewed games he would be the second best reviewer next to Yahtzee Croshaw.

Fireblast

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> All I want to know is who the HELL sold him the game!? Seriously I know you Gamestop jerks aren't too bright, but COME ON. If you're going to card anybody on a game sale it should be this guy.

Horsefly

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Who the heck is Jack Thompson...

room88

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> How many of you realized that this is a poorly photoshopped picture? The brightness of the head doesn't even match the brightness of the rest of the body.

*raises hand*

butterladle

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> God help us all...

ShineyBlueShoes

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Oh shit, he finally snapped!

alkalinezero

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Looks like I'll be meeting Jack Thompson soon in Xbox Live, oh boy what fun gonna be.

JadedBlack

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> So, did he finally go "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em?"

Dexor

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Did anyone see this? [arstechnica.com]

butterladle

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> 360 FTW

G for GRENADE

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Makes enough sense to me. He's notoriously biased about everything, but at least he studies the things he hates. Either that, or he's been jerking our chain for the past decade or so...

Pezdispenser

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I luv jack, and will always luv jack. GO JACK!

MissingNo

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Jack actually plays all the games he bashes which (as I've mentioned a few times before) leads me to believe that Jack secretly became a gamer from all of this.

Samos42

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He looks like a predator that talks to undercover cops pretending to be 13yr old girls.

Earthslide

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> you know -- and this is mostly not related -- GTA IV allows you to play the entire game without ever needing to steal an "innocent" person's car.

that's kind of great, right there.

108

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> HouuwWhhaaaAAATTT??

Jack... somehow... gets cred for this. Just for the picture alone. HIs standing in my eyes has gone up slightly. I can't wait to see what he has to say about GTA4.

You know, I wonder if the guy is a closet hardcore gamer?

Highlander Wolf

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Jack Thompson is adorable!!

CaptLtrl

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Well, the Florida Bar has already started getting on his ass.

I suppose he's looking for a motive for his eventual killing spree that will occur shortly after his stance as a lawyer is completely removed.

Mact

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Well I hope he plays it and takes it for what it is, a game, a form of entertainment; but overall, hope he has fun with it. Anyone should, with the game getting perfect scores and being compared to The Godfather film I hope he looks at it deeper than he used to see the whole series, who knows, maybe he'll appreciate it.

chemical_eng_mx

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> If it's at all possible that JT's turning over a new leaf, isn't the last thing we want to do is to alienate him with rudeness and, well, stupidity? This may be a shoop, or he might have realized that games can be fun. Comments like "great. Now I know which version *NOT* to get." are petty, stupid, and just plain mean. Get over yourselves.

And @mik: the picture you linked to looks like the shoop. In yours, the box is all pixely around the edges.

Trawgdoor!

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> fucking schmuck

diodegrey

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Everyone:

Think of it this way:

Jack may be the only person criticizing the game who's, or will ever, actually played Grand Thief Auto IV.

AntiZERØ

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I must admit one thing I like about Jack is that unlike many game critics he will actually play a game or watch someone else play a game in order to better criticize it. It always bothers me when people criticize a game based on what others have said without understanding the context.

MattB

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> You know if I had his phone number Id call him and say hi.

Granted the phone bill will kill me later.

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> oh jack
you so funneh

NPC

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I think he will be possitivly suprised by GTA IV, since the voilence isent as sensless as in earlyer GTA games. Plus GTA IV tells a little more about the madnass suronding this men, and what drives them to it.
Dosen't mather if the pic is real or not, I believe this man will actually play this game, compeard to most other that go's ageinst games, he might be the most hard hitting of all of them, and the only reason for that is becouse he have played the games, others that try to be live him have not.

Kleppe

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> That old phone number of his that was posted on here still works. I suppose you could just call him and ask what's up.

ElMuerte

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He looks like the weird wannabe vampire in 30 days of night. In the eyes.

SorenKier

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> You know, you guys are being really mean. Maybe he was just confused. A lot. A very much lot.
When a day is done, he's just a man. Maybe the fact that no one has ever been very compassionate with him is the reason why he's driven to pin the blame on video games for messing up society. Maybe he just needs a hug.
If you see him on the street. Run straight at him like a crazy man so he cowers, then when you get right next to him, say something soothing and gentle and give the guy a hug. Tell him video games taught you to love - even someone as sour as JT. Maybe, just maybe, he'll understand.



Channing

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He just wants to see if Rockstar put him in the game.

Xiel

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> GTA IV is too awesome that even Jack Thompson can't deny it

ghost_wolf

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He obviously ripped that off of some poor stranger and dumped his/her body in his trunk >_>

goldwings

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> you know, I'd really love to see a JT review... like not a bullshit "games are bad" but a full on review doing comparisons. Please, get a JT-Kotaku exclusive.
I don't dig the JT... but if he's going to be in media than make him count here.


XsTatiC

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> You know, I really do love the relationship you guys have with Thompson. It reminds me of the ol' WB wolf/sheepdog cartoon. I can perfectly imagine the Kotaku eds and Thompson clocking in cordially each day, bashing the shit out of each other until the coffee break, and then discussing the latest in world politics over a nice bagel.

Or maybe you guys remind me of a romantic comedy, where the question isn't if the two leads are going to screw, but when.

Regardless, it's very endearing. Makes me kind of like Jack, in a "I really do hope the coyote catches the roadrunner one day"-type way.

JustThisGuy

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Can someone hit my reset button? I think I just blue-screened and I can't reach it myself =(

demonknightinuyasha

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @mik: ROFLMAO

Rengenki

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Looks like he's endorsing the 360 version. Fanboy.

jambe

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Just because there is a picture of you holding something doesn't mean you like it. Trust me.

AUAnonymous

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @mik:
Awesome

Bastard11

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> he got all exited when he saw the IGN video, and was like fuck this lawyer shit, ima hit the strip clubs and wack some hookers...and I think his gamertag is RockStar_I_Love_u

luigilogik

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> My mind is blown. If this was first in a series of pics showing him gaming at home on a couch with some dudes, it'd be the best trolling ever. It'd be like "Pfft, whatever. I love games, I can't believe you bought that gaming violence shit, haha. Here, check out this sweet jump I found."

I know that won't come to be, but c'mon - I'd totally tip my hat.

FightingChance

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Jack Thompson is made of pure, PURE awesome.

Ruglia

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Shindokie: Makes you vomit? That's just proof that it's *not* photoshopped.

cardiot

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @dabu: No, you're not. I wish people would stop feeding the troll.

Especially Game Politics, which basically acts as his PR firm nowadays.

Everyoneshouldbekilled

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> You know, I wish Jack would come out just once and talk about the games he LIKES. That would blow some people away.

antialias02

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Beyene: Jack Thompson, Number One on the Rockstar Social Club

ggodo

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Has the world ended, its ended right? Will someone tattoo that image on themselves (or on Jack for that matter)!

Nauas

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I dunno what to think about this. Hmm...

hoopesk2

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> if I'd photoshop a similar picture it would be more realistic than the original one o_o

Kaedex

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Good for him. He mentally molested his son into going into another store (probably pulled the kid out of school to go to about 150 stores) and guying a game without being carded. Of course, all he'll "testify" to is the one store that sold it, not the other 149 that didn't. Nor will he openly admit that he denied his son a day of proper education just to come up with this "evidence".

Heck, it wouldn't surprise me based one his past lies and deceit if HE actually bought the game but falsely claims his son did.

:: Yawn. ::

If I was as ignorant, bigoted, and as big a liar and deceiver as John Bruce was, I'd throw a few stories of kids from Miami who were killed or driven to suicide by other kids or adults who attend and are mentally molested by his church and by him, since such crimes are cause by exposure to peripheral causla links (such as video games, TV, or terrorist training camps like his religion and church).

While the idea of the FBI, SBI, local cops, and Homeland Security kicking down his door and throwing him to the floor charging him with being the cause of those kids' deaths while confiscating his gun (which he admitted to having in a podcast some time back and admitted to having a callous regard for Human life by admitting he'd proudly kill someone (not "defend" or "use appropriate measures" but "kill" someone)), I am more intelligent than he is. Rest assured, I will not abuse other people's Rights to push my personal, religious, and/or political agendas, unlike John Bruce would and HAS.

Nightwng2000
NW2K Software


Nightwng2000

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> wait, that isn't the saints row 2 pic... Gary Busey's switching sides now?

galewind

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @KEELr: LOL, it's one of those before and after autopsies.

sisedi

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @mik: First I was, like "What? He's a pirates of the carribean fan" then I was thinking "HD-DVD??? Pirates was bluray exclusive..." I suppose the fact it was nothing but females on the cover was the last fact to occur to me... Hmm... Don't know what to think about that.

bobtheduck

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He's a sensationalist media whore, but all would be forgiven in my eyes if he would just come out and say "yeah, i kinda liked it..."

smuckers is good

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Cool! His free publicity ploy worked! And gave me a good chuckle in the process...

Fujoshi

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> wow, that image just made most of my day...

decodergrizzly

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Coming soon: Jacktaku.com

Double J

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> And as soon as he picked it up it was straight to the trash, where as soon as he left someone jumped in and picked it up.

gamecrazychris

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Ya know, there is one positive thing to look at. With all the really extensive content, and a singleplayer campaign that stretches into around 30+ hours, it'll be a while before we hear his mouth about the full game =]

Covert_Knight

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Gotta hand one thing to the man. He at least realizes that you need to play a game before you can truely criticize it.

Hand_O_Death

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Either a) He's getting the game to rip it apart or b) He's finally turned the corner and is willing to accept "alternative media". Frankly, I'm not as incensed at him as some people are, and I think it would be really cool if he became a gamer. At the very least, it would be proof that even the most anti-gaming individuals can grow to appreciate games as being more than "murder simulators".

NraButtons

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Phoenicks: If he did, indeed, say something to that effect, then I missed amongst the dual walls of unadultered crazy it was undoubtedly wedged between. I've never seen Thompson say something that wasn't doused in vitriol or rampant paranoia.

Señor Vorpal Kickass'o

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> His head somehow looks both really big and really small at the same time.

Roto13

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Spoony Bard:
lol what if he 100% the game...since my head already exploded, my body probably would be next.

Beyene

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Well, hasn't he always said that he likes the quality of the games, just that he has a problem with the audience that they go to?

I wouldn't be surprised if he marks out to The Guy Game on weekends between Rock Band jam sessions.

Phoenicks

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> HEY JACK, what's your fc, we need to brawl man!

ZinkO: Balls of the Patriots

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> What the fuck, Barbeque.

artofwar420

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I'm agreeing with some of the other posters who say he looks high.

But I'm only basing that on his just-back-from-the-Jimmy-Buffet-concert shirt.

Eltigro

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Limited3rd: You bet your ass he's going to play it.

Inch by inch.

And document EVERY incidence of objectionable material.

Even if he has to get that lapdance 100 times.

Spoony Bard

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I gotta say, as much as I don't really like Jack Thompson (see: everything he has done), this is kind of cool on his part. Not the playing videogames part of this -- but unlike how he attacked Bully by making claims of things that didn't even happen in the game, it seems like he's going to play the game and attack it after doing some "research."

Hurrah!

Limited3rd

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> The cake is a lie...
The cake is a lie...
The cake is a lie...

Something's fishy about this.

Lainface

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Looks like JAck needs a good nights sleep... Im extremely concerned about how scruffy and like an actual GTA character he looks.

Koolsen

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> great. Now I know which version *NOT* to get.

r3m1x

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Clearly a poorly doctored version of this photo:

[img.photobucket.com]

mik

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Orionsaint: Yea, but if it were true, he would end every press appearance by stroking his handlebar mustache and screaming "You'll never catch me gamers!"

Well, that's what I'd do.

ggodo

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @masternater27:

And who says Mr. Thompson doesn't do his research? This man knew where the DLC would be going!

rapsodist

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @masternater27:
shit. same idea. almost same time.

now you will have the glory

carbonelli

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> There's a certain sadness in his eyes. He knows that he will enjoy it. He knows that his last salvation is within the very gaming culture which he has fought so hard against. A man broken will turn those he thought his enemy.

Quilt

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> xbox fanboy he is!!!!

carbonelli

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> fuel for the fanboy fire, JT chooses 360 over ps3!

masternater27

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> When I see that picture and the fact that Thompson emailed it to Kotaku. I get the sense that Jack Thompson is a fake. He's not really against violent games for children. He's in it for the fame. Look at that grin. He enjoys this. He likes being the villian.

Orionsaint

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He looks drunk

polarenvy

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Oh oh.. *bells ringing*
I think I know what Mr. Thompson is up to here..

Later this week Mr Thompson will go on a shooting spree, killing innocent people at random, gaining atleast a 4 star wanted level before the good ol' boys in blue will protect and serve the public by taking Jackie out for good.

At his home they will find a note where It says he only bought this game so he could atleast save one child from being scared for life, but the second he got home he started hearing redrum voices telling him to play the game, he couldnt control it.
The magic powers of GTA IV got to him.

The cops will find the copy of the game, this picture and a slaughtered prostitute in his home.

This is Jackie's well thought out and final assault on the GTA franchise!

Oh, and autopsy will confirm she's performed fellatio in the last 12 hours, and that she's missing $50 from her purse

KEELr

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He's probably going to go surf the GTA4's internet and try to see if he's in there.

Salen

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> At the least this shows that he's planning to play the game and not just make up stuff off the top of his head about its content. Though I suppose at this point in his life he might just be crazy enough to play the game and still make up stuff.

rapsodist

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Haha this is hilarious. Wondering why he would grab it though.

ausmara

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He's starting to look like Nick Nolte.

MCFarley

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Fuck. Even JACK has the game before I do!

@catapult37:
I agree. He's like the crotchety old guy that insults everybody he meets.

Annoying? Sure. But he's no real threat to anything, and he's always unintentionally hilarious.

ShaggE

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> The beatdown by the Florida Bar is most evident. He'll be resembling the full on Nick Notle mugshot by the time GTA V comes out.

TheDirectorX

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Didn't you guys get a copy of the "after" picture?

The one where he proceeds to open his gaping jaws and SWALLOW THE BOX WHOLE?

People need to know the whole story!

Spoony Bard

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @ferrari28:
They all have the embossed front sir.

DigitalHero

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> This...confuses but entertains me greatly.

Figcoinc

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Lucky bastard. I'm still waiting for my copy!

I am ERROR

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> That picture seems unreal.

DigitalHero

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> lol he even bought the special edition (look at the shinny IV and embossed font)

ferrari28

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> My guess is hes trying to examine the game to then compare to violent murders.

Like "this guy ran over this guy clearly like in this game" or "this guy being of Eastern European descent went out on a murderous rampage, just like the character in this game"

Im betting hes brewing something up.

Altima NEO

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He, uh...jeez jack, let yourself go, didn't you?

mackincheese

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Hey, be nice to him.

Yuki

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I have a question...who took the photo?!?

Islandkiwi

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> That's some druggy guy from Florida.

Sailorcancer

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @Everyoneshouldbekilled: That wasn't what I thought first when I saw the pictures, but yeah, he really does. The first thing I thought, however, was how much he looks like a pedophile trying to lure small children into his apartment with his video game bait of GTAIV.

VerasGunn

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Jack, you fail.

Go give up on life - now!

BWolf06

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> i just found a new avatar

gtrunner2

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I guess I'm the only one that would rather ignore the man than feed his insatiable need for attention?

dabu

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Wow.

I'm scared.

No, genuinely afraid...

What does JT have planned for us now?

(Besides, you know, being pure evil in relation to our hopes and dreams...)

TuxBobble

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I'm so glad we have Jack Thompson. He's the greatest cartoony love-to-hate-him villian, and I think I really mean that.

catapult37

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Well, in our defense, we can always bring this photo up, should we ever have to question this mans ability to practice law.

littletad

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> That's amazing. Jack Thompson buying a game he is supposed to hate. Amazing.

Stick34

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> That is all sorts of awesome. At least he has enough humor to poke fun at himself.

GiantEnemyCrab

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> NOW I can say that I've seen it all...

I mean DAAAAMN I didn't expect this in my lifetime.

I pray for his son.

blacksamurai87

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Hahaha! I find Jack to be really funny. It looks like he has a good sense of humor.

dethFLUX

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> To me it looks like a man about 2 ft away from hitting rock bottom. ALready been barred from practicing in his own state basically.
Not too much longer before he is put in jail for trying to beat up a judge after showing up drunk in court.


Chuco

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I think the universe may have just imploded.

kathartik

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Hey, at least he's doing his research before he begins to make his outrageous claims.

peAr nectAr

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> "i'm a "lawyer" and i just did a pound of blow. then i went to tommy bahama. i also bought this game to criticize it and yell really loud about it. pay attention to me. i am relevant!"

jaydot

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Waaait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Sorry, I needed a chance to clean out my ears. WHAT???? GTFO.

RJdog

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> A paradox. The universe is going to implode.

Hylian

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> @eggwhich: Surely he must ALSO be good friends with John Freeman.

OVER HERE.

Ichidou

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Hahaha, I saw this on /v/ just this morning.

<3 Jack Thompson. He's a walking pile of "fuck you" and watching the screaming-teens react to him is hilarious.

elevenoverzero

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> ...........I don't get it...........

RickyTV

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I'm really impressed with GTA4, not just the game itself, but the way it presents itself.

I think that was part of the problem with past GTA games, they were a sensory overload of drugs, sex, violence, what have you. All of those things are of course still present in GTA4, but it's presented in a much more mature and believable way.

The world of GTA4 is more Scorcese than Tarantino.

QualityJeverage

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He's like one of those republicans who decries homosexuality in public but secretly likes to mingle with men. I bet he spends a lot of time enjoying GTA.

reddevil3

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> He must be buying it for his son.
Thats just the kind of loving father he is.


TheCleaningGuy

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> I think he's taunting us. Like a sort of, "Just you wait until I tear this game apart and shove it down the throats of the unexpecting non-gaming public."

NnamkcebNairb

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Rockstar has been very careful with this game, I've been playing it most this day so I won't spoil it for anyone... but people who've been playing should see that this game has been going a bit out of its way to not promote a lot of vices... also, the way they've been handling the 'warm coffee' is quite hilarious.

Either way, the media frenzy is going to happen, but industry journalists should at least have some significant ammunition to respond with this time.

moclippa

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> Haha, that's awesome. I love it.

Do I sense another photoshop contest?

MetaKz

]]> <![CDATA[Rockstar Makes A Grand Theft Auto IV Fan Of Jack Thompson]]> for some reason i can just see him play and yell out "take that bitch!"