Thread: Satanic Verses

Sony has postponed the global release of a much-anticipated video game due to concerns that it may offend Muslims.

Copies of LittleBigPlanet are being recalled from shops worldwide after it emerged that a background music track contained two phrases from the Koran.

Sony issued an apology for any offence that its use of the backing track might have caused.

The changed version of LittleBigPlanet will now go on sale on 3 November in the UK and 29 October in the US.



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A statement on the LittleBigPlanet website said: "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 Koran.

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

Speaking to the BBC LittleBigPlanet creators Media Molecule said it was alerted to the problem by a Muslim gamer who had been playing a beta, or trial, version of the game.

The music in question comes from a Grammy award-winning Somali artist and is known to have been available through online music stores for months.

In an e-mail the gamer who spotted the Koranic phrases warned that mixing music and words from Islam's most holy text could be considered deeply offensive by Muslims. He suggested producing a software patch to remove the music.

Media Molecule said it did produce a patch but, following consultation with Sony, decided to go further.

"We decided to do a global recall to ensure that there was no possible way anyone may be offended by the music in the game," said a Sony spokesman.

"A new version of the game without the music has been produced and will be released shortly so that anyone anywhere in the world can enjoy LittleBigPlanet," he added.

In June 2007, Sony apologised to the Church of England after setting scenes in a violent video game inside Manchester Cathedral. On that occasion the game was not withdrawn.

LittleBigPlanet has been described as a game about making games. It lets gamers build their own playground levels and then swap them with other players over the PlayStation Network.

Everything that can be seen in LittleBigPlanet can also be created by gamers - from textures, characters, to objects and levels.

Manzoor Moghal, of the Muslim Forum think-tank, explained that words from the Koran should not be set to music because the words are seen to have come directly from God.

He added: "We must compliment Sony for taking decisive action by withdrawing these games immediately, and releasing a version that is not offensive to Muslims."

BBC NEWS | Technology | Game delayed over Koran phrases


Some time back the Anglican church was offended that Manchester Cathedral was used as the backdrop for another puter game, Resistance...outcome: overruled!

Originally Posted by keda

"We decided to do a global recall to ensure that there was no possible way anyone may be offended by the music in the game," said a Sony spokesman. "A new version of the game without the music has been produced and will be released shortly so that anyone anywhere in the world can enjoy LittleBigPlanet," he added.

Originally Posted by keda

In June 2007, Sony apologised to the Church of England after setting scenes in a violent video game inside Manchester Cathedral. On that occasion the game was not withdrawn.

Says it all really.

In an e-mail the gamer who spotted the Koranic phrases warned that mixing music and words from Islam's most holy text could be considered deeply offensive by Muslims. He suggested producing a software patch to remove the music.

Manzoor Moghal, of the Muslim Forum think-tank, explained that words from the Koran should not be set to music because the words are seen to have come directly from God.

He added: "We must compliment Sony for taking decisive action by withdrawing these games immediately, and releasing a version that is not offensive to Muslims."

Sony, a giant corporation , should really be thanked and complimented for their customer care.

I don't know what the two nutters above me are on about.

Yes, roll on Sony...

Your are as useless as an asshole on the elbow.

Sony is a giant corporation, run by sensible and qualified people quite unlike yourself. They don't give a toss about Islam. They care about the 1.8 billion potential customers i.e. Muslims.

So you and Marmite the Bitch can go on and on like a horse's ass ......

Originally Posted by Keda

Admit it, sensible people are those that fear the irrational violence of Allah and his/her/its uneducated cronies.

yeah, yeah......sure.

yeah, yeah......sure.

Originally Posted by machangezi

yeah, yeah......sure.

Islam is a religion of peace, love, and magnanimous munificences. Praise Allah!

...and anyone who disagrees will be destroyed.

and their daughters will be taken as slaves ....

...or worse

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Originally Posted by machangezi

yeah, yeah......sure.

Islam is a religion of peace, love, and magnanimous munificences. Praise Allah!

Welcome to the faith of Islam........you might wanna stop being a stone cold whore master.......it is a sin in your new faith.

You're just saying that, right? Real smart move it is, telling newbies to behave when your entire life as a good muslim is devoted to preparation for that eternal fcuk.

telling newbies to behave when your entire life as a good muslim is devoted to preparation for that eternal fcuk.

No Keda, you have to stop thinking that every one thinks the same as you.

then maybe i read islam wrong, please explain...jingjing

Piss off and do your own research. You neither have the decency nor the intellectual capacity to discuss any thing.

.....

^ got nothing else to say, eh?

BTW, nice argument skills you have.........

please explain

Why should I? Do you care?

No, you just like to run your mouth. I don't give a rat's ass what you think or feel.

Do you care?

Not really, just giving you something to bitch about when sensible and qualified people aren't trampling over each others' bones to show how unreasonably tolerant they are to islamic sensibilities.

I bet it never occurred to you that decent people are shit scared of your lot!

Dunno, Macha. As Marmers notes, these quotes say it all really. Sorry.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by keda

"We decided to do a global recall to ensure that there was no possible way anyone may be offended by the music in the game," said a Sony spokesman. "A new version of the game without the music has been produced and will be released shortly so that anyone anywhere in the world can enjoy LittleBigPlanet," he added.

Originally Posted by keda

In June 2007, Sony apologised to the Church of England after setting scenes in a violent video game inside Manchester Cathedral. On that occasion the game was not withdrawn.

Says it all really.

one policy for the goose and another for the goosers.

Originally Posted by keda

I bet it never occurred to you that decent people are shit scared of your lot!

Decent people don't tar 'n feather with gross generalisations.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Dunno, Macha. As Marmers notes, these quotes say it all really. Sorry.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by keda

"We decided to do a global recall to ensure that there was no possible way anyone may be offended by the music in the game," said a Sony spokesman. "A new version of the game without the music has been produced and will be released shortly so that anyone anywhere in the world can enjoy LittleBigPlanet," he added.

Originally Posted by keda

In June 2007, Sony apologised to the Church of England after setting scenes in a violent video game inside Manchester Cathedral. On that occasion the game was not withdrawn.

Says it all really.

Says what??