Brian from Kotaku and Jack Thompson seem to exchange e-mails fairly frequently, and what came from this exchange may very well shake the ground that we walk on. Jack “I’ll Sue Anything That Walks” Thompson has stepped up to defend Mass Effect, also known as “Luke Skywalker meets Debbie Does Dallas”. Well, defend is a relative term. Jack actually said, “This contrived controversy is absolutely ridiculous. Report that, why don’t you?”

Here’s the e-mail exchange as Brian himself posted it:

To: Brian
From: Jack
Immediate News Release – January 24, 2008
Grand Theft Auto IV to Be Released April 29; Culture War Begins Now

To: Jack
From: Brian
I like your new glasses.

To: Brian
From: Jack
Wow, as usual you’re grasping the real news here.

To: Jack
From: Brian
I’m surprised you haven’t been looking into Mass Effect.

To: Brian
From: Jack
Why would you be surprised. I don’t see any problem with it. The guy who shot his mouth off about it had no idea what the Hell he was talking about. [Editors note: he may be talking about Debbie Does Dallas dude, see video below]

To: Jack
From: Brian
You mean you’re OK with mass effect?

To: Brian
From: Jack
Of course. This contrived controversy is absolutely ridiculous. Report that, why don’t you?

Brian, I don’t know how you managed to spike his drink from across the internet but you are a kind man, a scholar, a legend and a god.

And for those of you that missed out on Geoff Keighley and EA standing up to FOX News’ erroneous and downright offensive report of the sex scene that takes place in Mass Effect, please read our coverage of the situation and the eventual retraction by Cooper Lawrence.

If the helmet doesn’t fit, you must acquit.

Source: Kotaku

Tags: Jack-Thompson, Mass-Effect

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3 Comments » Wade Larson on January 29, 2008 12:56 pm I don’t think he likes Mass Effect. I think he’s against someone else upstaging him on his game-bashing. The internet isn’t big enough for two soap-box-standing, ignorance-spouting hate-mongering game-bashers. (Achievement Unlocked: Hyphen Spree!) Chad Lakkis on January 29, 2008 2:22 pm Oh come on now Wade…he loved Mass Effect. Why else would he wiggle himself into that suite and slide the eye piece over his lovely glasses? =) DavidGX on January 30, 2008 1:33 am So the gaming media reports when jack thompson hates something, and now when he doesn’t? Why don’t we just decide something. Either we make him king of all gaming and bow to his every decision, or just stop covering what he does and ignore his stupid ass already. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.