Resistance: Fall of Man under fire from the Church of England

10 June 2007

Posted by:Ferry

Yesterday the Church of England accused Sony of using the Manchester Cathedral in the UK as the backdrop to a violent computer game, and said it should be withdrawn from shop shelves. The church said Sony did not ask for permission to use their cathedral in-game and will be sending a letter to Sony on Monday to demand an apology. A spokesman for the Church of England said if the church’s request for an apology and withdrawal of the game was not met it would consider legal action.

The popular (million-selling) new PlayStation 3 game, Resistance: Fall of Man, shows a virtual shootout between rival gunmen inside the cathedral. Church officials described Sony’s alleged use of the building as “sick” and “sacrilegious”. There’s just one problem with their statement, the game takes place in an ALTERNATE HISTORY and the discussed scene lasts a few minutes where you are shooting ALIENS!

Take a look at the BBC News report:

Sony spokesman, David Wilson, gave a simple reply to the Herald Tribune about the situation: “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.”

Resistance: Fall of Man aliens screenshot
A warning to people visiting the Sunday morning worship in the Manchester Cathedral, there might be aliens lurking.

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pixelsword

TRANSLATION:

“church” of England: We want little boys to play with OUR joysticks, not Sony’s! j/k

Can someone tell me if THIS IS responsible?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2818289.stm

http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/77986

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6594439.stm

I believe that if found guilty, Sony should pay those leaches Â£2,000 and call it a day, since the church of England thinks they can pay the same per child their “priests” harm through molestation (i.e. Peter Halliday).

That “church” was founded by Henry the VIII because he wanted a royal booty call but Catholics wouldn’t allow him to marry again, so he started his own “church” and shortly executed people who questioned that. Afterwards, she had stillbirths (like his 1st wife), so he accused her of being a witch and decided to kill her, four others, and her brother by decapitation.

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Everyone better hope that Sony wins big time,’cause if they lose, GTA IV, MoH, CoD could lose.

Oh, yeah; there’s no such thing as a “pope”; there’s no mention of “popes”, nuns, or vicars in the bible as church positions, the only vicar mentioned in the bible is the Antichrist. (look up what vicar means and you’ll see)
supadupagama

You make a harsh but true point. I don’t know what’s more despicable, that the church is preying on all the media attention or that the media like CNN and in part the BBC is giving it to them with sensation stories a highschool paper wouldn’t even publish.

Is there really an excuse for this gigantic level of ignorance? I don’t think so.
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tyka1

I think its good that a game is made in churches,cathedrals and other british landmarks as so little games are set in england enymore.