Thompson says Halo 3 a Nuisance

Jack Thompson, well known for taking on the video game industry, appears to have filed documents in the Florida courts against Microsoft and Best Buy claiming that Halo 3 (about to be released) is a "public nuisance". Thompson is relying on Florida legislation which defines public nuisances as things which "tend to annoy the community, injure the health of the citizens in general, or corrupt the public morals."

Thompson has tried this before (and failed) with respect to Bully, and had a run-in with Take Two on similar issues relating to ManHunt 2 and GTA IV (see our posts here, here, and here).

If Thompson has indeed started such a claim, it's not yet clear whether he will get a hearing (as he did, perhaps to his regret, in relation to Bully).

Coverage at Game Politics and GameShout.com.