Jack Thompson's unprecedented legal challenge to Rockstar's upcoming release of Bully made news around the world this week.

Thompson himself cited coverage by the BBC, which was given access to an unfinished version of the game. While noting Thompson's objections to Bully, the BBC included extensive comments on the game from an unnamed Rockstar spokesperson. The news service also pointed out that public nuisance suits of the type filed by Thompson typically address issues like environmental pollution.

Thompson cited the BBC's access to the game in an appeal to Florida's Third District Court, which was immediately denied. The attorney claimed that Rockstar's making Bully available to the BBC for preview negated arguments of prior restraint of free speech raised by attorneys for Take Two.

The Bully saga also showed up in news coverage as far away as India and the North Korea Times.

We wonder if Kim Jong-Il pre-ordered?