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 Send to email | Sony Recalls PS3 Game That Offends (Some) Muslims in EBAYSNE |  By Silicon
el 21-Oct-2008 |  Sony (SNE) is playing it conservative with the PS3: Not only did the console-maker say it will make sure the platform doesn't become a sex den, but it recalled every copy of its widely-anticipated game "LittleBigPlanet" in a panic when it discovered the game's music included two phrases found in the Qu'ran, the Muslim holy book. (Never mind that the composer, Grammy-winning musician Toumani Diabate, is a devout Muslim who told the BBC he hoped the tune would "attract and inspire people towards Islam.")
The new release date, with the offending passages scrubbed out, is November 4.
You can't blame Sony for erring on the side of caution here, but it seems a lot of retailers never got the recall memo. At least some Wal-mart outlets, for one, are still selling the original game. Which of course means "recalled edition oop" (that means "out of print") copies are now avaiable on eBay (EBAY). Prices are hovering around $130 -- a hefty markup from the game's $60 retail price.
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Sony: We Will Not Have The PS3 Turned Into A Sex Den
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| This Is How Game Misinformation Spreads [Let There Be Sackboy] | | Wandering through the news this morning, I came across a blog post on The Republican American titled "PlayStation 3 game offends Muslims, creationists". Creationists? Did I miss the part in the bible in which god created sack puppets? Oh no, it's just blogger Tracy S [..] Read complete article | | Published 24-Oct-2008 by Mike Fahey in Let There Be Sackboy Google littlebigplanet misinformation News Religion Stupidity
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
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| Sony profits sink, game division floats by |  Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Business
With the celebratory horn tooting out of the way, let's turn to Sony's overall quartely results -- a tune, you'll find, that's distinctly grim. A 72 pe [..] Read complete article | | Published 30-Oct-2008 by James Ransom-Wiley in financialfiscal-fun-factsscesony
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| Sony Expected To Move Forward With In-Game Ad Deal [Business] | | Thanks to an expected deal with in-game ad company IGA Worldwide, Sony's PS3 is apparently jet set to start getting dynamic in-game ads. Dynamic ads differ from static in-game ads in that it is possible for the ad companies to change the advertisements and get feedback like how long players loo [..] Read complete article | | Published 04-Jun-2008 by Brian Ashcraft in NewsPlaystation 3PS3Sony
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| Rumor: Sony 'mandating' some unique Trophies in 2009 |  Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, E3, Business
While not every game may include Trophies for now, at least one major developer tells Joystiq that Sony's answer to Achievements will be "mandated" by Sony for every new PS3 release in 2 [..] Read complete article | | Published 18-Jul-2008 by Jason Dobson in achievementse3-2008e32008rumorsonytrophies
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| Rumor: Sony 'mandating' some unique Trophies in 2009 | | Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, E3, Business
While not every game may include Trophies for now, at least one major developer tells Joystiq that Sony's answer to Achievements will be "mandated" by Sony for every new PS3 release in 2 [..] Read complete article | | Published 18-Jul-2008 by Jason Dobson in achievementse3-2008e32008rumorsonytrophies
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| 2008 Japanese game retail tallied, tumbled |  Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Has it really come to this? Not even a DS hardware revision could salvage another woeful year for Japanese game retaile [..] Read complete article | | Published 06-Jan-2009 by James Ransom-Wiley in japanretail
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Here, in all its compressed glory, is the first actual screenshot of Sony and Zipper Interactive's 256-player MAG: Massive Action Game. We say "actual" because it was clear [..] 
