The Jack Thompson thing has been quite enjoyable of late.

http://penny-arcade.com/

Anyone there play too much GT4 and go drifting afterwards? Play too much GTA and go running people over afterwards?

Edit: The long and short of it is that the main proponent of banning violent video games made a pledge to donate $10k to charity if someone came out with a really heinous game (he provided specifications). Some GTA modders did just that, and he reneged, claiming that his statement wasn't meant to be taken literally.
Penny Arcade, a comic strip, has been at odds with him lately. They actually made the donation, in his name.

This post has been edited by mr_dude: Oct 18, 2005 - 7:26 PM

funny thing happend to me today. i went to buy quake4 today (mature 17+) at bestbuy. go the the register and the teller asks for my id. im thinking, oh ok, some type of credit card security thing... so i give her my ID. then i realize that i didnt even give her my card yet and that im paying with a debit card that needs my pin anyway. so i asked her, "did u card me for the game?" and she said yes. lol i started laughing cause its been a loooong time since i was 17 ..haha guess they are trying to crack down on this rating system.

Heh, yeah, all the big chains are scared of these lawsuits (none of which have worked out).

Leaves me to wonder if Thompson is in it for the money/fame or if he's one of those republicans that ironically believes in less personal freedom.* I'm gonna say money.

How is Q4?



* Before anyone has a cow, no bias here. The main theme of the GOP platform is individual rights, but oftentimes the religious element betrays that.

quake 4:

looks and feels like doom 3, only change is that the bad guys are from stroggos now insead of hell, lol. the weapons are a lot better then doom3, i like the monsters more, and the gameplay is slightly better. im having my fun with it, but this game has yet to blow me away . if you liked doom3, youll like this. if not, youll hate it. they could have called it doom4 and it wouldnt make a difference.

Video games aren't the only things that will make you perform crazy stuff.
Take inital D for example. After seeeing the anime, I went out high revving the celica at corners, to see any difference and what I found was that I actually WORKS! Higher RPMS = Faster cornering and better handling.

I hate Jack Thompson.