Jack. Jackie. Wacko Jack-o. Jackie Boy. I haven't decided what I'll call him when I hang out with him in Dallas this summer. J-dogg?
Oh, what? You didn't know we were tight? Okay, we're not really hanging out. But he and I will be in the same building! Ooh! There are definite perks to this job!
Our favorite game hater will be appearing live at the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention on July 4th where he will participate in a live debate with Mark Menthentis, Joystiq's legal columnist. They'll have it out on the topic of videogame restrictions. There will also be a pre-screened Q&A panel for Thompson, so if you're going, have your questions ready.
ScrewAttack's Craig Skistimas.:
We’re extremely excited to welcome such a controversial figure in the gaming world and provide a venue for a debate that is sure to create fireworks for many people this Fourth of July.
Fireworks indeed. So, we're going, Jackie-poo is going, Nolan Bushnell is going -- hell,
everyone is going. Are you?
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
Japanator. Likes Corgis, Sega Saturn, PSP, iPhone, Photographic tools.
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9:40 AM on 04.03.2009
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Nice pearly-whites, JT.
This would be better if they had someone CREDIBLE show up for the debate. : /
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syx9k24_k94 @ 6:14 in
AND TOMATOES TO THROW
Mr. Mosquito taught me how to be a vampire O_o