Neowin News Feed for: Thompson

Jack Thompson Disbarred

Garrett Dodd — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:30:19 +0000

Is it finally game over for Florida lawyer and violent video game opponent Jack Thompson? Judgment has been entered in the case that started last year and came to a head when Judge Dava Tunis... Read more...

Jack Thompson Walks Out On Disbarment Hearing

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:08:00 +0000

Apparently Jack had heard enough. The Florida Bar asked for an "enhanced disbarment" in the disciplinary hearing of Jack Thompson, held earlier this afternoon. The recommendation means Thompson would be disbarred and prohibited from applying... Read more...

Jack Thompson and Take-Two Reach Settlement

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:54:07 +0000

Jack Thompson, Florida attorney and anti-video game critic, has a storied history against Take Two Interactive's games, including an effort to ban and block the sales of the company's games. In October 2006, Take Two... Read more...

Jack Thompson gets schooled by MSNBC

Todd Tanner — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:15:54 +0000

Jack Thompson, the over acting lawyer who likes to make gamers Hulk smash angry (but not violence angry) took to the air waves literally minutes after the horrendous Virginia Tech massacre and started his usual... Read more...

Take-Two Sues Jack Thompson

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:57:55 +0000

With Miami attorney Jack Thompson threatening to file suit to block the release of Grand Theft Auto 4 and Manhunt 2, Take Two has petitioned the United States District Court for the Southern District of... Read more...

Thompson links GTA with US school murder plot

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:56:02 +0000

Florida-based lawyer Jack Thompson has launched his latest attack on the interactive entertainment industry, telling the media that Grand Theft Auto was used by a Massachusetts teenager to prepare for a planned massacre at his... Read more...

Machine Gun Thompson rides again

Marcel Klum — Thu, 11 Sep 2003 19:04:01 +0000

Miami attorney Jack Thompson is at it again, this time suing the maker of Grand Theft Auto because the video game supposedly drove some dopey kids in Tennessee to go out and shoot up passing... Read more...