Spector Smacks Rockstar; Thompson Jumps Into Fray

Folks at the Montreal International Game Summit probably got more than they bargained for when Warren Spector took Rockstar to task over GTA. Among his other comments on Rockstar, he quipped - "It''s like I want to tell my mother ''This is what games can be.'' But I can''t because they don''t get past the beating people up with a baseball bat, stealing cars and crashing them, and the foul language and stuff. At this point, GTA is the ultimate urban thuggery simulation, and you can''t take a step back from that. But I sure wish they would apply the same level of design genius to something we really could show enriches the culture instead of debases it."

Needless to say, Jack Thompson followers in the office may wish to take note of the comment from him in a thread posted to GamePolitics (which was verified to be him) - "Warren Spector just got himself a free plane ticket to testify in the Fayette, Alabama video game murder lawsuit, for plaintiffs. Trust me."

Can''t anyone just make a comment without being pushed in the middle of a lawsuit?