Last week we reported on EA’s attempted takeover of Take-Two Interactive and their immediate rejection of the offer.  The initial offer of $2 billion wasn’t enough to sway the struggling company’ board of directors, but many believe that the deal will eventually go through once EA throws a big enough offer out there.  Well, it seems that EA has a new partner in this attempted takeover in one Jack Thompson.  

Thompson, a Take-Two shareholder, wrote a letter to EA (and anyone who’d listen) vilifying T2 executive chairman, Strauss Zelnick, and closing with the following statement:

“I am delighted to work with Electronic Arts to evict the Zelnick Trojan Horse from within Take-Two’s corporate walls.  In doing so, I can get the new Take-Two into the clear as to the trouble I and others can send its way.

Zelnick is the source of trouble headed Take-Two’s way, not I, and EA can make the case, with my help, that such trouble can be avoided.”

Classy and humble as always, Jacko.  Let’s not forget that this is the same Jack Thompson that railed against the “full frontal nudity” found in EA’s Sims 2 (where was that, exactly?)  We can only hope that EA reacts appropriately to this offering-of-help/cry-for-attention; by ignoring it completely.

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