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The Church of England is considering legal action against entertainment firm Sony for featuring Manchester Cathedral in a violent PlayStation video game.
Church v Sony?
The Church says Sony did not obtain permission to use the interior in the war game Resistance: Fall of Man.
The game, which has sold more than one million copies, shows a virtual shoot-out in the cathedral's nave in which hundreds of enemies are killed.
Sony said it believed it had sought all necessary permission for the game.
BBC wrote:
The company said in a statement: "Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is aware of the concerns expressed by the Bishop of Manchester and the cathedral authorities... and we naturally take the concerns very seriously.
We believe we have sought and received all permissions necessary for the creation of the game
Sony apologises over violent game...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6758381.stm
Entertainment giant Sony has apologised to the Church of England for using Manchester cathedral as a backdrop to one of its violent computer games.
Senior Anglicans demanded "Resistance: Fall of Man" was withdrawn from sale as a battle is shown inside the building.
In a statement, Sony said the company "sincerely apologised" for causing any offence, but added it believed it "had sought all necessary permissions".
The letter from Sony said:
Quote:
"We do not accept that there is any connection between contemporary issues of 21st Century Manchester and a work of science fiction in which a fictitious 1950s Britain is under attack by aliens.
"It is not our intention to cause offence by using a representation of Manchester Cathedral in chapter eight of the work. If we have done so we sincerely apologise."
Sony has not yet commented on the church's plea for the game to be removed from shop shelves.... I doubt they will pull it
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