Sony Says ‘Really, Really Sorry” To Church. Again. July 8, 2007

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The people of Manchester – most of whom didn’t know or give a crap about this little potboiler anyway – have received an unreserved apology from Sony for using the Manchester Cathedral in its PS3 shooter, Resistance: Fall of Man.

The Church of England kicked up a storm recently about the cathedral being used as a backdrop in the sci-fi game, spuriously claiming it would somehow contribute to Manchester’s already spiralling gun-related crime. The outrage would have been more pious and genuine if the CoE hadn’t gone and demanded some cash too.

It called for Sony to fork out some dosh to help its youth charities in the area – cynics stifle your guffaws. Anyway, Sony has dished up the apology but there’s no mention of charitable cash, although lawyers for the church are still in talks with the contrite Sony. David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, said:

“It is clear to us that the connection between the congregation and the cathedral is a deeply personal and spiritual one. As a result, it is also clear that we have offended some of the congregation by using the cathedral in our science fiction game. It was never our intention to offend anyone in the making of this game, and we would like to apologise unreservedly to them for causing that offence, and to all parts of the community who we might also have offended.”

Great, now the handful of offended do-gooders can get back to spit-polishing their halos while Sony can, no doubt in the eyes of some, get back to corrupting the weak-minded youth of today with its sick, evil and twisted games. Amen.-Martin Lynch

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