Worst Person in Videogames: "Satire" edition
This is also a follow-up to a previous post about Jack Thompson. Yes, his game got made (story: http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000743063662/ ).
Apearently, modders decided to step up to the plate to see if Thompson was sincere. The mod is based on the GTA: San Adreas game, and is appropriatly titled: Defamation of Character: A Jack Thompson Murder Simulator.
After the game was launched, not only did Thompson said the game wasn't enough for the donation, but that the entire statement was satire.
Satire my ***. I'm not alone in saying that this was just a dodge. I know Thompson wasn't even expecting a game to be made (see my previous post on this), but it's still something one has to own-up on. The way Thompson put it was legitimate. It wasn't him paying Paul Eibeler, it was to go toward charity. If that was a joke, it certainly was a cruel one.
So now, the guys behind the webcomic Penny Arcade are owning-up for Thompson. They stated on today's post that they will be putting up the $10,000 in Thompson's name.
As such, until Thompson actually does send $10,000 to the charity of Eibeler's choice, he earns the title of Worst Person In the World.
Apearently, modders decided to step up to the plate to see if Thompson was sincere. The mod is based on the GTA: San Adreas game, and is appropriatly titled: Defamation of Character: A Jack Thompson Murder Simulator.
After the game was launched, not only did Thompson said the game wasn't enough for the donation, but that the entire statement was satire.
Satire my ***. I'm not alone in saying that this was just a dodge. I know Thompson wasn't even expecting a game to be made (see my previous post on this), but it's still something one has to own-up on. The way Thompson put it was legitimate. It wasn't him paying Paul Eibeler, it was to go toward charity. If that was a joke, it certainly was a cruel one.
So now, the guys behind the webcomic Penny Arcade are owning-up for Thompson. They stated on today's post that they will be putting up the $10,000 in Thompson's name.
As such, until Thompson actually does send $10,000 to the charity of Eibeler's choice, he earns the title of Worst Person In the World.
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FYI, the guys from Penny Arcade ponied up the $10,000 in Jack Thompson's name.
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