Jack Thompson Supports EA Take 2 Deal.

[SonicSpeed]

That's right, the Jack Thompson (a T2 shareholder) thinks that this would be a good deal.

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Originally Posted by Joystiq

Last week, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello revealed an offer put forward to Take-Two Interactive executive chairman Strauss Zelnick to buyout T2 for nearly $2 billion. Zelnick expediently and publicly shot down the offer, though this battle of the peculiar last names was far from over -- since then we've heard that other companies took interest in T2 after EA was shot down, though certain industry analysts believe EA will eventually win out. Yesterday brought news of a new player on the field that could tip the battle in EA's favor -- Enter: Jack Thompson!

Yes, everyone's favorite Floridian moralist (and T2 shareholder) recently threw his support behind Electronic Arts in an impassioned letter, saying he would help "evict the Zelnick Trojan Horse from within Take-Two's corporate walls". We think that EA and J.T. would be strange bedfellows, given Thompson's denunciation of Sims 2 a few years back -- though his uncustomary defense of Mass Effect might have rebuilt that once-burnt bridge. How about it, EA? Is your raid on Take-Two LFM?

Annnnnnnd now I've seen everything.

Game Politics via Joystiq

[Fish111]

lol floridians, we crazy

[Teck]

wow if I was EA I would back out of that right quick...

If Jack Thompson things its a good ideas its BAD!!!!

[vipertcu]

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Originally Posted by Teck

wow if I was EA I would back out of that right quick...

If Jack Thompson things its a good ideas its BAD!!!!

But its EA. they dont know what they are doing over there

[Kage]

Wait wait wait. So Jack Thompson, The cooky mofo that decides that all video games are murder simulators has Stock in a company that distributes Violent video games, and he decides that his opinion matters so much hes going to give advice that this is a good idea, AND he still thinks people really care what he thinks. This guy is not doing any of this for the good will of anybody, he is trying to gain influence and power in the industry by supporting the merge of two extremly successful companies so he can further bring his plot of destroying what we love so much. this guy makes me want to barf, then feed him my barf.


Whats the news on him being Kicked out of the Florida Bar?

[Dopefish]

He just knows that EA is going to nerf all the violence.