Sony Apologizes For Using Church In Game
It looks as though Sony has apologized for using the Manchester Cathedral in the game Resistance: Fall of Man. The church will meet with Sony to discuss the issue further.
The church had demanded withdrawal of the game "Resistance: Fall of Man," which includes a gunbattle between an American soldier and aliens inside a building that resembles Manchester Cathedral in northwest England. “It was not our intention to cause offense by using a representation of Manchester Cathedral in chapter eight of the work," the letter said. "If we have done so, we sincerely apologize.”
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On the one hand, its a bit over the top to get up in arms because your church is represented in a work of fiction involving violence.
On the other hand, its bloody stupid of the game devs to make a recognisable landmark with such an obvious anti-violent backing without asking anyone. If it was a film, they would have had to ask to get permission to film there, and I bet if it was just a Generic British Cathederal, rather than any specific one, no one would have given a shit.
Dog Pants wrote: Although I noticed that as usual the press were over-hyping it by suggesting that the whole game was based around killing people in a church.
I noticed this too, it's probably about 10 minutes of the game or something. Good to see ITV News (THE scaremongering news service) were right on the button with the following quote:
ITV News wrote:This game, set entirely in a church, solely involves gun battles between black youths. There are paedophiles in it to, probably. The Paedophiles are made out of guns and they groom black children at gunpoint. You play the role of Ahmed Al Qaeda, a terrorist trying to bring down Christianity in the West. Here's our sister service, The Daily Mail, with more...
Joose wrote:... with such an obvious anti-violent backing ...
I'm confused, this is the church we're talking about, right?
Sony are pussies, Rockstar would have issued an update adding a sex scene on the altar easteregg if you manage to kill all the clergy aswell as the (other) bad dudes without taking any hits. Probably.
Classic overreaction from someone who should have been allowed to let off steam in his own little box massively overhyped by a bunch of journos with nothing better to cover now the G8 is over and noone gives a shit about The Reverand Blair anymore.
bomberesque wrote:I'm confused, this is the church we're talking about, right?
the MODERN church. Yes, the church used to back such jovial activities as the crusades and the spanish inquisition. Nowadays they are all about inadvisedly singing bad songs badly in the street, turning the other cheek and handing out pamphlets.
Except for the occasional nutty american extremist, obviously. But they are not the ones complaining about sonys games.
eion wrote:So what would you do if hostile extraterrestrials were holed up inside a church? Just let them have their fun?
Get the nearest guitar wielding church goer to play "uplifting" music to them, and quote them psalms. Although that may be a little cruel and unusual...
Joose wrote:
Get the nearest guitar wielding church goer to play "uplifting" music to them, and quote them psalms. Although that may be a little cruel and unusual...
Well, I suppose that's what you'd have to do if you were unarmed, isn't it?
I just find it amusing that Joose utterly hates guns, but will quite happily condone torture of a race he doesn't understand, even in a place of worship.
Dr. kitteny berk wrote:I just find it amusing that Joose utterly hates guns
bzzt! wrong! never said that.
but will quite happily condone torture of a race he doesn't understand, even in a place of worship.
1)its a joke
2)the race im not understanding here is a bunch of fictional aliens from another planet who are attempting to invade Earth. I think, in these situations, a little mild pyschological torture is probably forgivable.
Sony Apologizes For Using Church In Game
Although I noticed that as usual the press were over-hyping it by suggesting that the whole game was based around killing people in a church.
