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Take-Two to Thompson's promoters: Don't use our stuff |
Listed in: PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 Tags: Jack Thompson, playstation 3 updates, Take-Two Interactive
The above banner isn't a pretty picture, but it's an apt one. In its original, full-color form, that was previously the banner for Jack Thompson's debate tour on videogame violence.
First covered by Game Politics, Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Jack Thompson's nemesis, sent a pretty impressive warning to Wolfman Productions, Thompson's promoters for his upcoming debate tour. Simply put, they wanted Wolfman Productions to stop showing the Grand Theft Auto logo you see above. They've already replaced it with a picture of an explosion, though that hasn't really stopped Thompson from fighting back.
He had to email Take-Two back. Here's a small bit of that letter:
Are yÂ’all threatening CBS and ABC and "Rolling Stone" and every gaming site and magazine in the universe, or just my college debate booking agent because you and your bullying company think they can get away with it?
Â… I am going to have am absolute ball pointing out to the world that Take-Two, the self-righteous, great defenders of "freedom of expression," simply CANNOT abide Jack ThompsonÂ’s agent using allegedly protected trademarks of Take-Two. Freedom of expression my butt.
We can understand that a lawyer has to be aggressive if he intends to win, but his email doesn't make much sense. They're not "allegedly protected trademarks", just actual protected ones. The idea of fair use allows copyrighted images to be used under instances of criticism, commenting, or news reporting, among others, but the use placed upon the now-removed GTA logo was to advertise an upcoming debate tour that had nothing to do with Take-Two and is a commercial venture.
Sigh... Jack Thompson, we just don't know how to quit you. In any case, if you want to know more, the link's got a PDF of the actual letter, and that's where we picked the pic above. Happy reading.
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Ok. I finally have played MotorStorm demo for the first time today at the local Sony Store. I had to finish 3 laps for one match and it took about 10 minutes; I was 15th best among 16 racers. MotorStorm absolutely looks like a game which is only possible and designed on the PS3 or Xbox 450 (what kind of morons name a console Xbox 360? MS must abandon X360, and release X450 soon in order to compete against the PS3).
During the 10 minutes, it was a total chaos. The HUD (Head-Up Display) only contains minimum amount of info, so when you play MotorStorm it looks like you’re actually watching a Hollywood action movie like Mission Impossible. MotorStorm is almost not a racing game; it’s almost like playing a fighting game like Virtua Fighter 5 at relatively much faster speed. That’s why the HUD doesn’t even contain speedometer like any other racing games; it’s all about action; you don’t have to care or worry about how beautiful and smooth your cornerings are. One of the most amazing moments was the following. First off, the map is what looks like the Grand Canyon; there’re dangerous cliffs all over the map. I was about to jump over from one cliff to another via a springboard. There was another car which was controlled by the AI right in front of me. So I used maximum amount of boost and pushed that car’s rear out of my way – at least that was my original intention anyway; however, the car which was about to jump over the cliff just like me got additional boost from me. The next scene can be easily pictured. I could land on the ground safely, but that car in front of me flew away like a bird... then crashed into the nearby stonewall... then shattered like a chicken egg. Ok, it may not seem so exciting and immersive, but if this was the online mode then another human player on that pitiable car is totally pwned (owned) by me!
I have owned many gaming machines: the PS2, Xbox, PC and X360. I own 8 different X360 games and have played like 50 games by rental. Project Gotham Racing 3 which is the best racing game on the X360 is one of my most played and favorite game. I got home then played PGR3 on my Crapbox for like 10 minutes. I stopped playing it then turned off the console and now I’m writing this comment... I couldn’t continue to play that piece of sh_t anymore... I felt PGR 3 is like a game which is designed for the PS2. I also felt PGR 3 was extremely boring and flat. I really wanted to kick and punch my Crapbox 360 and all of its games I own; just wanted to throw all these on the wall and see them shattered away like that car... I calmed down myself and so far no damage has been inflicted... I felt like a total idiot for buying an X360 console many months ago in the first place. Now I think all of my 8 games are games made for the PS2. The only reason I have bought X360 is that it had one year head start; if MS didn't release rushed, unfinished and malfunctioning X360s early to gain unfair advantage, I had no reason to waste even one dollar for such TrashCan 360.
Go to hell MS and all of its employees for working for such immoral company. Bring all the X360 consoles which haven’t been sold yet with you; so other people won’t waste their money in the future.
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1. Sims 2 also has a hot coffee mod in similation(i dont know if thats a word) to GTA.
Take2 hikes Jack Thompson, you belong in lollypop land on lollypop lane.
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He can sell his own T-shirts against himself and make a profit. Hopefully a judge somewhere will revoke his license to practice law like the Judge in Florida wanted to do.
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But Billy, I just bought you an XBOX 360 last year.
But that game is old I want a new one wahhh I don't like it anymore and I kicked it against the wall and it broke wahhh! What a piece of junk I hate Microsoft
But I thought you loved your 360? You play it all the time.
Now it's broken and I want a new playstation now! And I want this game I just found. And I want a second one so I don't have to share with my sister. Wahhhhhh!!
Ok billy please don't make a scene, maybe for christmas.
No I want it now! I can't even play the xbox I broke anymore.
Please billy remember what the doctor said?
I don't like him. He's mean and says you shouldn't buy everthing I want.
O.K. fine but please calm down.
Never!
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seriously tho, that game motor whatever is not ground breaking in anyway at all. i played it too and and there is no real difference between the graphics for that game and any 360 game.
and i guarantee that this jackwad has pasted this comment all across the QJ forums. if we had a N64 one this comment would be there.
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Of all the ***** in the world.Jack-thompson is just as bad as Sonic-Fandom and whiney anime-fans who ***** about dubs
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