pr_capone
07-08-2007, 03:36 AM
WTF??? Public places, be it a church or not, are now off limits for video games? Much less, if used, you have to pay compensation?!?!!?
Courtesy of Fark.com
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070708a5.html
LONDON (Kyodo) The European arm of Sony's computer games unit on Friday apologized "unreservedly" to the people of Manchester for using the city's cathedral as a location in a gory video game.
Using Manchester Cathedral's interior in the PlayStation 3 game caused outrage, with church officials describing it as "virtual desecration."
However, following a meeting with Church of England leaders, David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., sent a letter to the Manchester Evening News and also placed an ad in the newspaper expressing regret.
While welcoming the apology, the cathedral called on the company to withdraw the game — "Resistance: Fall of Man" — and pay compensation. The Church of England institution also wants Sony and other game manufacturers to sign a set of Sacred Digital Guidelines to prevent a repeat of the row.
Courtesy of Fark.com
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070708a5.html
LONDON (Kyodo) The European arm of Sony's computer games unit on Friday apologized "unreservedly" to the people of Manchester for using the city's cathedral as a location in a gory video game.
Using Manchester Cathedral's interior in the PlayStation 3 game caused outrage, with church officials describing it as "virtual desecration."
However, following a meeting with Church of England leaders, David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., sent a letter to the Manchester Evening News and also placed an ad in the newspaper expressing regret.
While welcoming the apology, the cathedral called on the company to withdraw the game — "Resistance: Fall of Man" — and pay compensation. The Church of England institution also wants Sony and other game manufacturers to sign a set of Sacred Digital Guidelines to prevent a repeat of the row.