View Full Version : Jack Thompson is employed by Rockstar and Take Two to do advertising jobs


Lord Butters I
04-26-2008, 10:24 PM
I saw Doc's article on the front page and I just couldn't believe that there are people who take the man seriously anymore. Read between the lines people: Rockstar and Take Two are underhanded enough to use reverse media to advertise their games, and they're doing it as I type! Look, they did it with Manhunt 2: They put rediculously graphic stuff in the game to get an AO and freak out the media, plastering Manhunt 2 across every news site known to man and scoring an absolutely astounding amount of advertising.

That's what the lawyer everyone loves to hate is: An advertiser. He's employed by Take Two under the table to constantly bash, hate on, and pronounce the evil of Rockstar's games, and in the process getting said games infinitely more advertising then if they had spent that money on sidebars on 1up or something.

JT openly declared his love for the EA takeover of T2 to take advantage of his powerful anti-motivation. People hate Jack Thompson, so by extention they hate what he loves. T2 realized that if their media puppet could cast some negitive publicity on the attempt at hostile takeover then fewer people would accept the deal. Don't tell me that at least one person didn't sell their stock because of spite.

Thompson blames things like Virginia Tech and other tragedies on video games to reinforce the hatred most people feel towards him. If he makes an ass out of himself the way he did several times, people will hate him more and therefore his negitive push will carry more weight.

Hell, the SG team themselves said it: "Everytime you sue Rockstar and act so rightous and bizare, they sell a million copies of the game." And Jack's to blame. He's the most powerful advertising tool Rockstar has at their disposal.

DeathByWaffle
04-26-2008, 10:28 PM
I will agree that he is a very powerful advertising tool, but even with how insane his ideas are, he genuinely seems convinced in them.

Lord Butters I
04-26-2008, 10:31 PM
The man's a good actor. His conviction is a ruse, and frankly zeal is one of the easiest emotions to replicate.

DeathByWaffle
04-26-2008, 10:47 PM
Well I guess anythings possible. Oh, and also think your avatar is creepy :D

Lord Butters I
04-26-2008, 10:56 PM
Aparently a lot of people don't know that. Also, my avatar was hand picked to be the single creepiest .gif or .jpg I could find on the internet.

bmauro11
04-27-2008, 10:12 AM
lol i luv dat webstie frum your avatar.
Thumbs-Up!

strika234
04-27-2008, 10:16 AM
your avatar is definitely really creepy....*shudder*

SWSilentkiller
04-27-2008, 10:50 AM
hmmm, maybe Thompson is under T2 employment, maybe he isn't, all we know is that he generates more publicity than any website you can put an advertisement on. However if he is under T2 employment, it really wouldn't surprise me.

Eulogy 33
04-27-2008, 11:50 AM
As conspiracy theories go, this is pretty good.

The question is, is it possible to be really as crazy as JT seems to be?

I knew he was anti games, but it wasn't until I read his quote page on Wiki, that I realized he's actually a proper nut job :lol:

If you haven't read them, check them out here http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney)

SWSilentkiller
04-27-2008, 01:40 PM
As conspiracy theories go, this is pretty good.

The question is, is it possible to be really as crazy as JT seems to be?

I knew he was anti games, but it wasn't until I read his quote page on Wiki, that I realized he's actually a proper nut job :lol:

If you haven't read them, check them out here http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney)
Are all those really things JT said? Really?

Eulogy 33
04-27-2008, 01:57 PM
Are all those really things JT said? Really?It would appear so, although it is Wikipedia. All the quotes do have references though.

irish boy90
04-27-2008, 02:51 PM
i kinda taught this too but then again there are always crazies.

AcesHigh4895
04-27-2008, 05:30 PM
He could very well be under T2 employment. He insulted people who complained about the Mass Effect sex scene, he never batted an eyelash at Atlus games like Rule of Rose or Persona 3... In fact, I don't think he has bitched about a single game not made by Rockstar.

irish boy90
04-27-2008, 05:54 PM
He could very well be under T2 employment. He insulted people who complained about the Mass Effect sex scene, he never batted an eyelash at Atlus games like Rule of Rose or Persona 3... In fact, I don't think he has bitched about a single game not made by Rockstar.

well its mass effect you don't pick up hookers or go on killing sprees

Lord Butters I
04-27-2008, 09:11 PM
He did make a stink about Sims 2, but other then that, yeah he limits himself to Rockstar.