Judge Mathis is making a third-person action title

Well, that was just the most ridiculous headline we've ever typed. Brace your brains for a craziness infusion, folks -- television personality Judge Greg Mathis, of Judge Mathis fame, is planning his gaming development debut. According to a recent Yahoo! Games article, the good judge will be teaming up with 187 Ride or Die contributor Matty Rich to create a third-person action game for the 360, PS3 and PC titled -- wait for it -- keep waiting (seriously, it's worth it) -- Mathis "Detroit" Street Judge.

In the game, you play La-Ron Washington, a recently released inmate who's trying to help out his community to turn his life around. However, with Detroit's toughest gangs chasing him down for a murder he didn't commit, he'll have to play it smart to avoid the game's penal consequences, which Judge Mathis took care to delicately explain.

"When you go to prison you can also be raped," Mathis said. "We may see young people who make the wrong choice and go to prison and are assaulted repeatedly." So, yeah. There that is.

[Via Big Download]

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La-Ron......hahahahhha - Tell me that's made up, if not then there's some serious stereotyping afoot.

I wonder if this will get an AO rating, given there'll be sex-mini-game mayhem, including the likes as Butt Darts, Smile Like a Donut and everyone's favorite -
Just Rub It...pure speculation on my part, but why miss out on the mini game madness?

'penal consequences'

i see what you did there :D

lets just hope no one throws the book at the judge's "penal system"

Pre-order gifts will be the unlockable character of "Bubba", so you can BE the rapist instead! Multiplayer prison-rape anyone?

Gives a whole new meaning to waggling your wii

It's not gay when you're doing the raping.

There isn't a facepalm on Earth big enough for this.

Would a Jesus facepalm suffice instead?

http://www.streetwars.net/blog/jesus%20facepalm.png

It's a start.

http://theanteheroes.com/Humor/MassFacepalm.jpg

Now we're getting somewhere.

http://blackicepro.com/pics/facepalm.jpg

We have a winner.

to quote notorious:

2 dicks and no bitch you will find yourself in some serious shit..

@Mister Bogus Not if you don't spell it right.

judge mathis is unironically the only good tv judge and this will be goty

cruel, cruel joke fellas, come on really judge fucking Mathis?

This sounds like something off Brass Eye.

Yes, yes it does. Remember the paedophile special, with the houses that could rise up and chase your children?

*sniffs the keyboard*
"wow.. I definitely feel more suggestible now"

THat has to be funniest thing I read all day

you dont read fmylife.com a lot do you?

Omg I did not read it be4 but Know I do! Best one I seen funny and messed up "Today, I found out my blood type is B. My parents are type A and type O. It's not genetically possible to be blood type B if your parents are A and O. This means I am either an adoptee, a mutant, or an illegitimate child. FML"

[So when the gangs catch you, what? They call the police or something? They press charges, saying you loiter, or plant fake evidence? Is the "3 strike law" applied in this game or are they saving that for the "Hardcore mode" DLC?

If it's bad am I allowed to say, "I sentence this game to kiss my ass"?]

Fixed. ;~]

Day one buy. This is going to be GOTY, folks.

Yeah, for all we know, this could be a surprise cult hit like Blood on the Sand.

a little to late for April fools dont you think?...oh wait this is real!?..I can see it already future game of the year? lol

Is it funny because it's true that rape happens?...

Mmm I suppose it's no better than the "Life as a Prisoner" game.

Complete with:

- Abuse from fellow convicts.
- Abuse from prison officials.
- Abuse from the prison warden.
- Daily shackling and 14 hours of jail time.
- Walk around the "yard".
- Random events including being "shived" and "murdered".
- Bathroom washing minigame.
- After 20 years of play, depending on your actions you'll either be electrocuted, or given the lethal injection (much sooner if you are a convict in the texas locale), or let free, only to realize you have no money, friends, family, or home, thus landing you back in prison, for another 20 years.

Special gamers who pre-order will gain access to the "Court Level" where your character will be judged guilty in court, no matter what you say.

Mmm...

Special events include:

Prison break.
Execution of your friend.

Haha, I don't really care how you write. =) I only did that for teh shitz and gigglez.

Really, you're better than 99% of the people on the internet, and everything you write is understandable (not to mention the fact that I'm not much better myself, and I freakin' study English Lit at Uni) so only a douche was get uppity about your grammar.

How come fox news doesn't cover this, when the person endorsing the game even encourages rape as a game mechanic, but covers a story about non-existent in game graphic sex?

guys bad news, they are holding out with the rape mini-game for dlc. lool, seriously tho this game looks hilarious.

Woooo!!! SPRING BREAK!!! WOOOOO!!! DETROIT! Finally some Detroit exploration.

@ Corrin Avatan
FOX News doesn't want to embarrass anyone of "it's kind". Meaning as long as Mathis is on FOX, they won't scrutinize this. Anyways, as soon as this is available for pre-order, $60 is gone

"Qualifications?"
"Rape, murder, arson, and rape."
"You said rape twice..."
"I like rape."

It might be awesome just because of what Judge Mathis will do to make sure when people play this they think "HOLY SHIT, I'm playing a Judge Mathis video game."
I can't wait for the in game commentary.

Well, all you fine folks who wanted more sex in games, congratulations: That game where you get anally raped by skin heads is coming to a store soon. Enjoy it.

Well, obviously, when gangs catch up to you, they'll try to kill you. I guess, you could try outrunning them, and the most you could get is a jaywalking fine. This reminds me of a game Bart played in the Simpsons...

the only reason i'd give this game a chance is because of the judge

Ironically prison rape probably increases recidivism rates..

@ ALL ABOVE, you guys rock! LMAO! You guys should get an award! This is why i come back to joystiq! For the Laugh! Keep the good times rolling!

my name is Judge.

GOB for the win.

Is this serious?

I've never heard of him.

this is going to be the sleeper hit of the year...hands down XD

So does this mean there's going to be a Prison Rape Mini-Game?

There is no game I want more.

And why is only Detroit in quotes?

Penile consequences.

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