I read this and feel there's a lot of sense in what its saying. The church are gonna look pretty dumb.

There's also the fact that usually, when games have single and multiplayer levels that are under the same name and design, the multiplayer levels usually have stuff ommited (or have done in the past) in comparison to the single player original, to keep speed up etc. Only recently have such games been able to include more detail, such as Gear of War. I'm not sure if Resistance does this though.

Strike one, Sony/Imsomniac.

Could Sony counter sue for the bad PR of this supposedly groundless case?
Or would sueing a church be even worse PR, and, conversely, how are Resistance sales doing in light of all this? Are the church's complaints having any impact on sales positively, or negatively? This is the first time the PS3 has stayed in the mainstream press and public eye for so long, since launch!

It's probably cheaper to get a gun, than a PS3 though....-_-....

I still think Sony should sort this out. Im not from Manchester and it didnt really bother me, thought the church was just going on an anti gaming crusade. However, Ive sinced talked to a mate who lives in Manchester. I was unaware of just how bad gun crime is there. People are shot and killed ALL the time, with most services for them being held in the cathedral. It is actually really disrespectful to what is a major and very serious community issue going on in Manchester. I do think perhaps, with all the cathedrals, let alone the ability to digitally make one up, Sony should have thought more about their choice.

It as never about sense. It was the church looking for cash, and finding a scapegoat. Then they used their considerable media prowess to stretch to the idea that Sony is promoting gun crime inside churches, knowing that journalists can't check up facts on a tiny portion of the game. Sony should have gone straight to the press and shown them this portion of the game, with a quick explanation of the plot.

To alex, I think saying it's inappropriate to do that is significantly misguided. Gun trade occurs in all major cities in the U.K. and thus gangs do have them and use them to shoot each other, and innocents, but it's not really related to the church (more likely Rusholme/Moss Side). It would be like saying Project Gotham is insensitive to people who have died in car accidents in London. I wish news was researched properly though.

Please explain.

Thanks

Tim