Jack Thompson vows to slay Bully

When the launch date for the game, which was made by the same company who made the controversial Grand Theft Auto, was announced, Jack emailed the INQ to tell us that he would stop it hitting the shops.

Now it seems that he wrote to Take Two and told it that it had until Monday to provide him with a copy of the game to see if it still posed a threat of copycat violence in schools.

If the game is not handed over, he warned, he would file a lawsuit against it to stop the October 1 release. Clearly Take Two told Jack to go forth and multiply, or ignored him because according to Technet, a lawsuit has been drawn up. Technet has got its paws on a copy of the suit and posted highlights here.

The suit alleges that the "hyperviolent Grand Theft Auto franchise of video games" was linked to numerous killings around the country. It does not mention that it was linked by Jack and his friends, but that is not an issue.

However, the suit claims that Bully will allow the player to rehearse violence upon his classmates and teachers in retribution for their bullying.

Jack claims the game will also train school-age kids how to become bullies after themselves being bullied.

Jack claims that Take-Two is fraudulently and deceptively marketing this game because it desperately needs the cash. Bully was delayed for over a year because of his efforts, the suit claims. µ