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Boy, just when you think you’ve heard the last of Jack Thompson, he resurfaces in his most ridiculous stunt yet. Did he bomb a truckload of of Grand Theft Auto IV game discs and blame violent games? Nope, it’s even better than that. He decided the best way to chastise Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was to……………….TELL HIS MOMMY ON HIM.

That’s right folks. In his quest to somehow make his viewpoint on violent games relevant, Wacky Jacky has finally regressed to the third grade. In a letter that he himself posted in a comment thread on Kotaku, Wacky Jacky implied that Zelnick’s mother might not realize that her son was the CEO of Take Two, quoted scripture at her as a way to impune her efforts at raising young Strauss, and stated openly that Zelnick should be awarded a “Ted Bundy merit badge” (this last is a reference to a statement Mr. Zelnick made recently, where he stated that he was “a Boy Scout”).

Now, it’s not that we shouldn’t expect these type of shenanigans from Wacky Jacky. He’s proven time and time again that he’ll go to great lengths to try and bring the general public down to his level of idiocy. What’s surprising is the myriad number of ways in which he manages to do so. Just when you think he can’t possibly get any worse, he goes and does it just to spite you.

He continues to cling to the notion that Take Two selling GTA IV through their website is somehow “targeting minors” with the sale of the game. However, federal law has long held that a credit card may be used as a standard for age verification, and a quick visit to Rockstar Warehouse shows that a credit card is indeed required to purchase there. So where’s the issue?

It’s the same old, same old. I suppose we should all be used to it by now. As long as there’s a venue for his sermonizing, Wacky Jacky will be a fixture on the fringes of the gaming industry. Gamers don’t take him seriously, and neither should anyone else. Especially Strauss Zelnick’s mother.

If you’d like to read the entire letter, it’s available right after the break.

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Of the three current-gen systems, the PlayStation 3 just barely came in last for US sales in March. It might as well have been a tie, given the number of units sold separating the two (5,000). But the way SCEA prez Jack Tretton looks at it, March was a successful month and was a major improvement over March 2007. And despite the traditionally slow month that March usually is and the ongoing economic mess the country is going through, people still felt compelled to pick up a PS3.

“Our sales momentum continues to defy what is traditionally a sluggish sales month. PS3 continued the strong momentum with a year-over-year sales growth of over 98%. It is proof that, in these economically challenging times, consumers recognize the long-term value of our platforms and the tremendous heritage of our brand in delivering the best entertainment experience,” Tretton said.

Considering the poor sales PS3 was experiencing this time last year, it’s not really saying anything to point out how much better the system is selling now. But as I said in the Microsoft spin story, the sales over the next two months – with the competition to be the definitive Grand Theft Auto IV machine – will be revealing, to say the least.via PS3 Fanboy