news.bbc.co.uk — The Church of England is seeking legal action against entertainment company Sony for featuring Manchester Cathedral in a war battle computer game.Sony Playstations 'Resistance: Fall of Man uses the interior of the cathedral's nave without permission. The game, which has sold more than one million copies, shows a virtual shoot-out in the cathedral
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jordanlundJun 10, 2007
"Someone making a movie would have to gain permission to shoot the interior, so why not the makers of a video game?"Because shooting a movie in the Cathedral requires physically being there, putting it in a game does not. It would be like the church telling a novelist they can't use the Cathedral in their book.
homagenzJun 10, 2007
Aaaaand there's our "rofl churches f**k children" reference. Congratulations.
hbndonutJun 11, 2007
"For a global manufacturer to re-create one of our great cathedrals and then encourage people to have guns battles in the building is beyond belief and highly irresponsible."So... basically they're saying that it's OK to play with guns on the outside of the building.
misfit410Jun 11, 2007
Damn, that sucks for for the developers, they are going to lose like all $10 they made off that game.
odihnadJun 11, 2007
The Brits can't be that stuck up, in certain bus lines they have a sign that says "Ladies no dancing" above the poles ;-)
xoonJun 11, 2007
If this would have been a 16-bit game, no one would have said s**t.
snuff99Jun 11, 2007
It's gay, but how long has Sony been in the game biz? Should've known this sh!t would happen and just asked/bought permission.
whiledoJun 11, 2007
@neiltc13Also, because human stupidity is a constant across cultures?Would you rather the posters on this site (the large majority of which are American) try to use examples from the UK? Wouldn't that be a bit difficult?
speachlessJun 12, 2007
Ok seriously that church must have nothing better to do then complain and bitch if they are going to make such a big deal out of this. I'm sorry for the language but i am so pissed off that anyone would even consider the notion that Sony should apologize at all, or give in to any of the demands that the church has made. First off the church has been lying to CNN which posted quotes from the church saying that this scene depicted "rival factions" having a gun battle in the church in which hundreds died. Ok now i am only going to say this once...anyone who has not played this game and seen this exact scene has no right to pass judgment on the game or Sony. I have played this game and the two "rival factions" are the U.S./British forces and the Chimera who are aliens. Ok, common sense here...since when have aliens and the Armies of either of the two nations been "rival factions"? This is their main argument, that they are trying to crack down on gang and gang related violence with guns in their city. But they cant even get their facts straight, and this controversy just furthers the stigma that almost all religious related groups are out of touch with our current culture and are ridiculously stubborn.