Religious outcry sparks LittleBigRecall

2008-10-19 19:49:23

#1

Roc18: `; +655|6050|PROLLLY PROLLLY PROLLLY

New PlayStation game soundtrack unpopular with some Islamic groups

Source: http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/rel … ll/1257227

wrote:
LittleBigPlanet, one of this year's most-anticipated PlayStation 3 releases, won't be arriving in stores next week as expected.

The "social platforming" game is already gathering rave reviews, but it hasn't proven popular with one Muslim group, which issued a complaint to the game's publisher Sony concerning one background music track. Performed by award-winning Malian musician Toumani Diabate, the song quotes two verses from the Qur'an. Many Muslims consider the mixing of music and scripture to be deeply offensive.

Although the game is already pressed, packaged, and reportedly sitting in the back rooms of many worldwide retailers awaiting its original Oct. 21 debut, gamers eager to get hold of it will have to wait at least another week while the offending content is expunged. Updated versions of the game are expected to be shipped to stores during the week of October 27.

"Sorry for the delay, and rest assured, we are doing everything we can to get LittleBigPlanet to you as soon as possible," commented Patrick Seybold, Sony's US director of Corporate Communications, in a statement on the company's PlayStation blog.

lol just lol, I hated LBP anyways.

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2008-10-19 19:50:53

#2

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6797|Long Island, New York

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 6#p2346666

no u

2008-10-19 19:54:00

#3

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6412|what

*Goes to look up the actual lyrics*

2008-10-19 19:57:21

#4

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6412|what

The words used by Mali-born Diabate translate as “Every soul shall have a taste of death” and “All that is on Earth will perish.”

lol, who could take offense to that?

Then again, it's interesting that it was pulled BEFORE release. That means an insider either complained, or the track listing was released earlier and then it was raised by some Islamists.

2008-10-19 22:07:34

#5

krazed: Admiral of the Bathtub; +619|7039|Great Brown North

i'm deeply offended about how much they bitch, can we recall them?

2008-10-19 22:08:13

#6

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6706|Chicago, IL

krazed wrote:
i'm deeply offended about how much they bitch, can we recall them?

we already tried

2008-10-19 22:18:01

#7

TopHat01: Limitless; +117|6164|CA

I lol'd, my friend has been dieing to get his hands on this games, can't wait to tell him he has to wait a few more weeks.

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2008-10-19 22:23:12

#8

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6914

For the most part, all this appeasement shit is the appeasers fault. If they stopped caving in to this bullshit, they'd stop complaining since it wouldn't get them anywhere.

2008-10-19 22:27:06

#9

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6012|Roma

goddamnit, they got bf2s to.
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muslim bastards.

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2008-10-19 22:30:09

#10

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6891|Finland

Both on and off topic, anyone happen to know how Spore was received by fundamentalist Christians?

I need around tree fiddy.

2008-10-19 22:37:23

#11

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6651|Southern California

DonFck wrote:
Both on and off topic, anyone happen to know how Spore was received by fundamentalist Christians?

There has actually been quite a bit of discussion on that, maybe not all by fundamentalists but the idea of spore is allegedly supposed to also show a greater intelligence guiding creation... or something along those lines. Kinda makes sense.

2008-10-19 23:36:25

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rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6120

sony also 18 months ago offended Christians in England by using a manchester church as a level in some shoting game, heres a quote

"Eighteen months ago, 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. "

so sony did it to Christians first, now muslims, who's next???

2008-10-20 03:01:42

#13

Adams_BJ: Russian warship, go fuck yourself; +2,054|6882|Little Bentcock

rammunition wrote:
sony also 18 months ago offended Christians in England by using a manchester church as a level in some shoting game, heres a quote

"Eighteen months ago, 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. "

so sony did it to Christians first, now muslims, who's next???

Jews

2008-10-20 03:04:18

#14

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6797|Long Island, New York

Adams_BJ wrote:
rammunition wrote:
sony also 18 months ago offended Christians in England by using a manchester church as a level in some shoting game, heres a quote

"Eighteen months ago, 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. "

so sony did it to Christians first, now muslims, who's next???
Jews

psh

they can make fun of us all we want, it won't bother us

everyone else does it anyways :S

2008-10-20 07:43:03

#15

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6704|The Land of Scott Walker

DonFck wrote:
Both on and off topic, anyone happen to know how Spore was received by fundamentalist Christians?

And I quote ... "meh"

2008-10-20 08:53:07

#16

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6746|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

Well this whole game offends me. It has subliminal messages to turn us into pedos.

But I am a white/Christian/male, so it will cause no ripples.

2008-10-20 09:04:02

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topal63: . . .; +533|6977

I am sorry but this is lowing material for D&ST. Tis a most serious form of Muslim appeasement. I am surprised they don't ship a burka with every game, for the young fems that might wish to play and experience the raw Allah electric religio-ecstatic gaming experience that can only happen in a burka.

2008-10-20 09:13:41

#18

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7015|Scotland

topal63 wrote:
I am sorry but this is lowing material for D&ST. Tis a most serious form of Muslim appeasement. I am surprised they don't ship a burka with every game, for the young fems that might wish to play and experience the raw Allah electric religio-ecstatic gaming experience that can only happen in a burka.

Oh dear god. I laughed.

2008-10-20 09:17:12

#19

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6808|UK

Couldnt they just patch the game? I mean it is sony right? Am sure they could of dome something to block out the content. Then again, we will have non of that blasphemy on teh blu ray!?

I saw it when I woke up.

I lol'd

2008-10-20 09:19:24

#20

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5961|College Park, MD

topal63 wrote:
I am sorry but this is lowing material for D&ST. Tis a most serious form of Muslim appeasement. I am surprised they don't ship a burka with every game, for the young fems that might wish to play and experience the raw Allah electric religio-ecstatic gaming experience that can only happen in a burka.

it kinda IS appeasement though

Agreed with Bell. Just make a patch. Include the "Mohammed Mode" or something, without the song in question. Hell, Sackboy can be dressed up like Mohammed too... oh wait >_>