Though the videogame industry has escaped becoming culture-war fodder during this electoral season, it's certainly seen more than its fair share of vicious attacks in recent years—most of which have originated from the industry’s arch-nemeses Jack Thompson.

Well, not no more. Late last week, the Florida-based evangelical attorney who has spent much of his career being the scourge of gamers has been disbarred. Upon hearing the news, hardcore gamers held disbarment parties because, really, what’s better than cake with schadenfreund?

Originally, Thompson used his legal know-how to attack rap music, pushing elected officials to ban 2 Live Crew’s Nasty As They Wanna Be and NWA’s Straight Outta Compton as well as accusing Time-Warner of "advocating overthrow of government" because of “Cop Killer” Ice T's Body Count and accusing former US Attorney General Janet Reno of being a closeted lesbian because, well, who the frak knows?

Once the furor over rap lyrics died down, the tireless self-promoter focused his attention on violent videogames. Always quick with a hyperbolic quote, he dubbed videogames “murder simulators” and described Sony’s Playstation as "Pearl Harbor 2." Thompson has been suing game-makers since 1997, when he launched his first failed lawsuit to blame gaming for a school-shooting.

But the dude really got off on Grand Theft Auto, filing several ultimately unsuccessful "wrongful death" lawsuits against GTA3 and describing GTA4 as “the gravest assault upon children in this country since polio.” He also attacked Bully, because of the game’s potential for boy-on-boy kissing, tried to have Halo 3 declared a "public nuisance" and even went after the born-again Left Behind game, which allows you to convert-or-kill non-Christians. Oh, and he tried to sue South Park after a child killed himself (on the assumption that the kid was emulating Kenny).

When not filing scurrilous lawsuits, Thompson was a regular guest on cable news showswhere he would basically accuse videogames of bringing about the apocalypse (or, more specifically, cause crazed lunatics to shoot people). Also, he liked demanding the impeachment of public officials who considered his censorship demands unconstitutional.

Since 2007, the Florida Bar Association has been undergoing disbarment proceedings, accusing the anti-gaming activist of professional misconduct. Now, at long last, all his chickens are back roosting. The lesson? It’s probably a bad idea to call the judge presiding over your case, a "raving wild woman” and demand she get a psychiatric evaluation.

Now, this is not to say that Mature-rated games shouldn't be kept out of the hands of impressionable kids, but Thompson's batshit crazy approach diluted any reasonable points he may have had. Of course, being disbarred probably won't shut the man up, but the gaming industry can at least rest assured that this longstanding boss battle has been won.

Game over.