Resistance VS Chruch of England!

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Cathedral row over video war game
Manchester Cathedral
The game sees a shoot-out take place in the cathedral's nave
The Church of England is considering legal action against entertainment firm Sony for featuring Manchester Cathedral in a violent PlayStation video game.

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.

'Not reality'

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 Computer Entertainment Europe

Fantasy meets reality

"Resistance: Fall of Man is a fantasy science fiction game and is not based on reality.

"We believe we have sought and received all permissions necessary for the creation of the game."

The firm said it would be contacting the cathedral authorities on Monday "to understand their concerns in more detail".

But the Church said Sony did not ask for permission to use the cathedral and has demanded an apology and the removal of the game from shop shelves - otherwise it will consider legal action.

Sony game from You Tube/Sony Playstation 3
Sony said the game was not based on reality

The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch, described the decision to feature the city's cathedral as "highly irresponsible" - especially in the light of Manchester's history of gun crime.

"It is well known that Manchester has a gun crime problem," he said.

"For a global manufacturer to re-create one of our great cathedrals with photo-realistic quality and then encourage people to have guns battles in the building is beyond belief and highly irresponsible.

We are shocked to see a place of learning, prayer and heritage being presented to the youth market as a location where guns can be fired
Rogers Govender,
Dean of Manchester Cathedral

"Here in Manchester we do all we can to support communities through our parish clergy. We know the reality of gun crime and the devastating effects it can have on lives. It is not a trivial matter."

The Dean of Manchester Cathedral, the Very Reverend Rogers Govender, added the game was "undermining" the work of the church.

"We are shocked to see a place of learning, prayer and heritage being presented to the youth market as a location where guns can be fired.

"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.

"Every year we invite hundreds of teenagers to come and see the cathedral and it is a shame to have Sony undermining our work."

'Mythical'

Patsy McKie, from Mothers Against Violence, whose son Dorrie was killed in Manchester, said it was time to stand up to the makers of violent games.

"I believe it's something that needs to be taken seriously first by the Church but also by parents.

"There's a war going on - not just in Iraq, but right here on our doorstep."

Sony described the game as being set "in an alternate and mythical version of Europe in the 1950s, in which the enemy are strange-looking alien invaders seeking to destroy humanity".

Earlier, David Wilson, a Sony spokesman, told The Times newspaper: "It is game-created footage, it is not video or photography.

"It is entertainment, like Doctor Who or any other science fiction. It is not based on reality at all. Throughout the whole process we have sought permission where necessary."

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not the best quote, here is original page http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/6736809.stm
also
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/2007060...e-dba1618.html

lmao thats retarded.
Manchester bears no resemblence at all to the real place =/ lol
just goes to show how fucked up england is :p

do you guys agree with the church of england?

I think its great publicity for rfom. I dont agree with the church. Its not like you break into the church and kill a bunch of people praying. You are killing aliens in the 1950's.

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Originally Posted by Stinja1

do you guys agree with the church of england?

no, lol.
i'm sure the pope or w/e has better things to do than sue people :p

i hate religous fags who over do everything boohoo a church cry about it

i think r:fom should just say they used their own ideas and they happen to look like theirs i mean they cant like just say they used their church even though they probobly did

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Originally Posted by Aftermath

i think r:fom should just say they used their own ideas and they happen to look like theirs i mean they cant like just say they used their church even though they probobly did

it's pretty obvious they did coz the section of the game is called Manchester Cathederal or whatever :(
and while manchester looks nothing like the real manchester does, the cathederal looks pretty damn similar><

manchester cathedral looks perfectly like the real thing, i know this because its about 25 miles from my house and ive been there a good few times
i can sort of see what they are saying but they want the game pulled from sale

fat chance of that i think!

i tihnk its dumb, but really? ITS JUST A GAME, its not real!

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