UK Church To Sue Sony

June 9th, 2007 Posted in Action, Business, FPS, Multiplayer, PlayStation 3 by James

The Church Of England is threatening to sue Sony for using the Manchester Cathedral in Resistance Fall of Man without their permission. They demand an apology and the removal of the game from store shelves as well. BBC writes:

The game, which has sold more than one million copies, shows a virtual shoot-out in the cathedral’s nave in which hundreds of soldiers are killed.

dSony has responded by saying they “sought permission when necessary”, but the Church says Sony didn’t ask them. Removal of the game is highly unlikely, so this will result in a lawsuit. The Church doesn’t want to be related to violent video games, especially since Manchester has had a series of gun related crimes lately. A Church spokesperson said:

“This is an important issue. For many young people these games offer a different sort of reality and seeing guns in Manchester Cathedral is not the sort of connection we want to make.

Sony have also stated that this is a recreation of the Church, it’s not a photo or video footage. Whether that will be sufficient in a court of law is to be determined.

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