Jack Thompson Picks on Bully
Florida lawyer looks for a court injunction to stop the sale of Rockstar's latest title to minors
Bully, Rockstar Games' upcoming title, sparked controversy from the get-go. Now Florida lawyer Jack Thompson is going to court to stop its sale to minors.
Rockstar Games' upcoming game Bully is quite possibly the most controversial game that hasn't been released.
As soon as it was announced, it was being attacked by anti-video game violence activists. This was before anyone even knew what it was about.
But on Oct. 11, Take-Two Interactive (Rockstar's parent company) and three video game retailers will be in a Florida courtroom to fight a temporary injunction to stop the sale of the game to minors.
The injunction is being sought by Florida lawyer Jack Thompson, who has been involved in many high-profile battles against the video game industry.
Bully is about life in high school, with the gamer playing as a high school student who has to deal with teachers, classmates, girls and well, bullies. It received a Teen rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
But that rating has only furthered Thompson's resolve to stop the game, as he claims something more sinister is going on in the game.
"That rating makes it clear that this Columbine/school violence simulator will be sold to any kid, regardless of age," he posted as a comment on Joystiq.
While this challenge is against an individual game, many attempts at getting the courts involved with video games have been shot down recently.
Bully will be released Oct. 16.
