Monday, October 20, 2008

You got your religion all over my video game!

Sony has just recalled/delayed what was supposed to be an "instant classic" for Playstation 3, It's a sandbox community game called LittleBigPlanet, because, well, listen to CNN:

The release of one of the most hotly awaited computer games in the past year has been delayed over concerns some of the background music may offend Muslims.

"LittleBigPlanet," described by review Web site IGN.com as an "instant classic," has been pulled from warehouses after it was noticed that one of its music tracks contained words from the Islamic holy text, the Quran.

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"We're sure that most of you have heard by now that one of the background music tracks that was licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Quran," a statement on the game's Web site said.

"We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologize for any offense this may have caused."


So once again - not okay to offend Muslims just like it's not okay to offend Christians; anything goes for the Atheists though.