Ever Closer To The Edge

Hack Jon Stomp (I dare not use his true name, it may summon him) is once more... pitching a fit like a dementia riddled 90 year old man with kids on his lawn. Complete with biblical references that are used in manner that is questionable at best.

Curiously he did not CC us this missive, Kitsune Games being the powerhouse of gaming culture that it is. But that is no matter! He hath received the attention he desires from other, smaller sites like the one linked above, which could probably use the hits.

It's curious, the reference to a SLAPP suit; SLAPP being a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation which is usually used to keep individuals from getting things like zoning laws changed so development companies can't make a couple of million dollars turning wetlands into another McMansion development. Oversimplified, I know. Many states even have Anti-SLAPP laws to make sure individuals keep having a voice. I suppose it is true, the suit that Take Two filed against him could easily be construed as a SLAPP, but JT did promise to sue over GTA4 and Manhunt 2 as they are a 'public nuisance' like he did when Bully was released. Nevermind that particular suit got thrown out in court.

His letter of course refers to the coming reorganization of Take Two, with Paul Eibler and probably the rest of their board of directors getting the boot. Not surprising, but with 46% of the shareholders interested in the company actually making money, I suspect they'll have a pretty good team of people to install to maybe make some games. On the flip side of that, maybe JT's got dirt on those shareholders, and the next game they produce will be Jackie T Saves Christmas.

If it happens like that, you saw it here first.

To top it off... He quotes the Bible. That's usually the end of any discussion. Now, we know the Bible will make you aggresive like games will, so I'm thinking he just got really pumped from Leviticus and hashed that letter out because he was upset that a company he owns stock in was suing to get him to settle the fuck down.

All that aside, I would like to donate this "of" to him so that he can finish sentences and not look like he's actually becoming demented.