The Destructoid blog reports on the trial involving the latest Take Two video game, Bully. Turns out the judge wants to see it, perhaps being not clued up enough about the problem of "prior restraint":
"Never in the history of gaming has a judge ever asked to review a game before its release -- and that is going to happen here tomorrow". These are words spoken but a few feet from me as Jack Thompson walked away from a satisfying session against Take-Two and Walmart, which are scheduled to release the game on Tuesday and begin shipping it on Monday night.
It's a silly circus but it could lead to some good tabloid stuff that is likely to promote massive game sales. However, one incident could turn out to have more serous implications:
The other notable highlight of the session did come from Mr Thompson, who produced a gigantic home made industrial strength wooden slingshot that looked capable of exploding somebody's head in half with the right projectile. It was made of wood and rubber, so he was able to sneak it past metal detectors unnoticed which even took the judge by surprise. It was a moment right out of court TV, but an effective one. If there was any chuckles that a slingshot could be a lethal weapon, they were silenced.
