Taking Stock: The Gibson-Goldstein Index
Spore
The game sells a million copies. Meanwhile, a five million dollar class action lawsuit over DRM is dropped on EA's desk.
Jack Thompson
Permanently disbarred by the Florida Bar, then rambles on about wanting to own one. Poor man.
Gaming News
With the recurring villain making his exit, will viewers come back for another season? Might a new character emerge to take his place? Stay tuned.
Canceled Halo MMO
The beginnings of a seemingly uninspired, WoW-style Halo title are revealed following the announcement of developer Ensemble's end.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
1.5 million copies sold in five days. 4 million copies unleashed on retailers. The fastest-selling game in LucasArts history. Er--that last one is sort of depressing.
Bungie Announcement
It's not a big new game, but more Halo 3 content is sure to please.
Fallout Promotions
The first game is free on GameTap, and that excellent Vault Dweller's Guide is now easily attainable.
"I think that if somebody is paying for the game then they deserve own it, not with a certain list of conditions."
CD Projekt CEO Michal Kicinski attacking the concept of DRM.
"Thompson always wanted to own a Bar. Now, armed with multiple US Supreme Court rulings that no state bar can do what it has done to Thompson, he is set to own that Bar."
Former legal attorney Jack Thompson, reacting to his permanent disbarrment.
"I personally don't tend to read a lot of internet comments, rumor and gossip, or even reviews of the games I've worked on, whether positive or negative. They kind of influence your thinking, and steer your down certain roads that if you hadn't read it, you probably wouldn't have gone down."
Rare creative director Gregg Mayles, explaining why he found Peter Moore's criticism of his company "amusing."
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RomSteady
replyMy biggest fear with JT is that he'll find a way to parlay this into becoming a martyr for the causes of the Christian right.
While he may not have abided by all of the rules and regulations of the Florida bar, he at least partly made an effort to conform to a select few of them.
Now the shackles are off.-
Christian Right here, reporting in.
We haven't listened to Jack Thompson for quite awhile. He merely made himself readily available to a few news outlets. He spoke so loudly that people couldn't help but listen. Note that no one continued to listen for very long.
But he was persistent, you have to give him that.
Nowadays us righters don't mind video games so much. Also, we're looking forward to Praise Hero, and Praise Band. Praise Praise revolution was great!
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