LittleBigPlanet delayed worldwide due to Qu'ran reference (Update)

Well, Fable 2 it is, then.

Weirdest videogame news evar?

@dip - that post is from yesterday before anyone let this information be known.

Well then... =/

Upsetting news to hear.

*Listens to the chorus of a thousand screaming fanboys*

Hmm. Any form of media can be blasphemous towards Christianity without a hitch, but Islam gets the world to bend over for it? Islamofascism much?

Wait what's wrong with Qur'an references?

Not to be religiously intolerant, but fuck them Muslims. I'd say release the damn game already, and if they all get pissy with it, the ensuing controversy could only help to sell the game.

I already posted this in Jims news article, but if we are repeating news items (instead of updating them) we may aswell repeat comments, yeah?

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I am from the UK and I have the game (Since Tuesday) and have been playing it.

Does not affect me :p

TBH, I have already completed story mode and am just going back collecting all the single player items I have missed.


Then I shall be back to some heavy creating to upload when the servers go live.


P.S. F*ck the Qur'an. Actualy, to keep things none biased..... Also F*ck the bible too and all other religous brainwashing, fear mongering, Blackmailing, murdering, out dated, fantasy for the mentaly disturbed religions (THAT MEANS all RELIGION). Without religion there would be less war and violence, it is a man made tool of destruction. Anyone religous is simply a stupid c*nt.



Just so you do not think I'm a mad man.......


Sony just issued a statement on the matter:

During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qur’an. We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offence that this may have caused.

We’ll confirm the new launch date shortly.

Terrorists win indeed...

The following comment is NSFW.

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!

That is all.

Hey xe-cute, your ignorance is showing.

Oh BTW, I'm off to read the Quran whilst sitting on the toilet listening to ABBA on my Ipod (is it only a sin if people know I do this?).


Yeah, Now I am being ignorant... what ya gonna do about it?

@Pedrovay2003

Of course, my friend. I was referring to Jesus H Christ's comment.

Since when were religious texts offensive?

Just because something is different doesn't mean it's bad. Come on people this is kindergarten grade stuff here!

what? seriously? are they afraid we'll become Muslims/learn something/get angry/kill something? lame.

But I'm seeing LBP in a new light now. Censorship light. It's like those cracked out fluorescent bulbs that devoid rooms of all form and shadow. Not cool.

@fetusmilk
Yes. Remember that case about Super paper Mario where it was recalled because it contained the word "spastic" or something like that. The game was recalled.

Really, are we so sensitive that we can't handle that stuff? Religion is not even real stuff anyway. Don't worry believers, I will burn in <insert your version of hell> if I'm wrong.

From now on, I will complain about any music/text/media that mentions the holy Optimus Prime.

suckers.

*sigh*... Yet again, we have to suffer because of "religious tolerance".

Anyway, it means that I can enjoy Fable 2 more properly. And the week after that, there's Fallout 3. And the week after that, its Gears of War 2. And the week after that, its finally LittleBigPlanet!

Há! BigKev,you have deeply offended me, and I DEMAND that you change your avatar!

hahahahaha

Haha... wut? Little Bigot Planet, amirite?

Translation of the lyrics from the song in question:

1- In the 18th second: "كل نفس ذائقة الموت" ("kollo nafsin tha'iqatol mawt", literally: 'Every soul shall have the taste of death').

2- Almost immediately after, in the 27th second: "كل من عليها فان" ("kollo man alaiha fan", literally: 'All that is on earth will perish').

So yeah, pretty offensive stuff if you know the language. BUT WHY THE FUCK DON'T THEY JUST PATCH THE MOTHERFUCKING GAME ON RELEASE DAY!? EVERYONE GETTING THE GAME HAS INTERNET, SO PATCH THAT SHIT OUT! AND WHO THE FUCK LET THIS SLIP BY ANYWAY!? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

@Usedtabe:

You make a good point with the Resistance/Catholic church thing. I completely forgot about that. You're right.

I think the problem is the different nature of the two games, with Resistance all about shooting and killing and shit, a "mature" theme, which I guess also includes offending religion haha, while Little Big Planet isn't like that with its attempted appeal for the masses. I think it goes along with the ratings, too. An E game can't have offensive themes or imagery, while I guess an M game can get away with more.

Bioshock, and Star Ocean: Firs Departure it is!