Surprise… or not. The New York Daily News has picked up on a protest over the release of Saints Row 2. Quoting NYPD union boss Patrick Lynch:
“These horrible and violent videogames desensitize young people to violence while encouraging depravity, immorality while glorifying criminal behavior.”
Granted, he never really states Saints Row 2 and generalizes violent video [...]

Even with Jack Thompson out of the picture (at least legally), it’s still probably not a great idea to release a AO rated title onto the market, especially since the system makers won’t allow it. That’s what Sega is trying to avoid, and if MTV Multiplayer is correct, they’re sending builds of MadWorld to the [...]

The trial is over. The decision has been made. Jack Thompson, game hatin’ attorney extraordinaire, is no longer such. Judge Dava Tunis has handed down her ruling in Thompson’s case with the Florida Bar, and the result is:
Gamers 1, Thompson pwnd.
If Thompson was to get anything done, like stopping the upcoming DS version of Grand [...]

Who says disbarrment can stop you from continually preaching false facts around the internet? Jack Thompson, infamous game hating attorney, has decided to form a website through Godaddy.com (even though they run controversial and sexually oriented commericals) called copycatviolence.com.
The site is not live, but a placeholder page from Godaddy ensures that it’s been registered. Thompson’s [...]

All bow before the honorable Judge Dava Tunis for doing what we’ve been asking for for years. After the Florida bar stated Jack Thompson should be barred from practicing law for a period of 10 years, the judge who presided over his misconduct case now has stated she wishes he be barred for life. As [...]

The Florida Bar has given Jack Thompson his day in court… which he walked out on. The infamous anti-game attorney became frustrated during the proceedings and reportedly walked out after Judge Dava Tunis refused to hear his objections. Thompson claimed she had no legal right to hold the hearing due to unsigned paperwork. The court, [...]

After extensive delays, a verdict in the Jack Thompson Bar Trial has been reached. Judge Dava Tunis has found the infamous anti-video game attorney guilty on numerous charges which include (amongst others):
-Making statements that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity [...]