From: David Akin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Sony caves to angry Quebeckers Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:44:03 -0400
Hey Declan --
This is the first time I've ever heard of a game publisher pull content because some group found it objectionable. Go figger.
>From today's Globe and Mail:
Sony deletes terrorist attack
Electronics giant Sony Corp. yesterday bowed to intense pressure from Quebec politicians and decided to delete video-game scenes featuring separatist terrorists engaging in bloody gunfights in a Toronto shopping mall and subway. Syphon Filter 4: The Omega Strain included terrorists from the fictitious Quebec Liberation Front attacking Toronto with biological weapons, machine guns and grenades. The video-game player is told to "mow down" the terrorists."
[Full story at http://tinyurl.com/s7mm]
I've provided some additional information on this story at my blog: http://davidakin.blogware.com
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