Church Of England may sue over Manchester Cathedral

bob_s · #1 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 09:34 PM

See link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/6736809.stm

I love the bit

"Every year we invite hundreds of teenagers to come and see the cathedral and it is a shame to have Sony undermining our work."

Is that because now over a million can visit the cathedral...

I have to say I wondered how close to reality the buildings and settings are, but this sort of endorsement is priceless.

wh1ttle · #2 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 11:20 PM

lol the church wont win

the gaming industry has outgrown religion!

mozza54 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007, 03:43 PM

This is just daft, if they sued they'd never win.

wh1ttle · #4 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007, 05:02 PM

When I was in the cathedral I didn't think *oh no, i'm killing in the house of God*

[HoW]pozzi · #5 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007, 05:43 PM

No publicity is bad publicity!

toolfan1912 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007, 06:44 PM

**** off is what i say to that...Why dont they complain bout Rap music that a worse influence on gun crime :evil:

bob_s · #7 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007, 06:57 PM

Well I am sure this will pail into insignificance once GTA4 is released.

After all its hardly close to the real world is it. Where as GTA4 ......

CantTouchThis1 · #8 (**permalink**) 14-06-2007, 10:10 AM

bloody hell i was trying to get to the cathedral for f uckin ages b4 i realised that they blocked it off lol.....idiot

Assassin24 · #9 (**permalink**) 15-06-2007, 11:22 AM

stupid perverted priests why dnt they just go home who cares about the church! :evil: :evil:

CantTouchThis1 · #10 (**permalink**) 15-06-2007, 12:23 PM

uh actually i care about the church and dont want it to be seen in this violent game.........................nah im only jokin there all a bunch of diks

Assassin24 · #11 (**permalink**) 15-06-2007, 05:08 PM

there is no way they are goin to take their top selling game off the market just for those fukin priests,its just not goin to happen and it better not happen!

bob_s · #12 (**permalink**) 16-06-2007, 09:38 PM

I have to say, after all this news and controversy over Manchester, the last time I was there (in r:fom) I did take a little longer to admire the magnificent building and architecture, nice stained glass windows.

[HoW]pozzi · #13 (**permalink**) 17-06-2007, 06:20 PM

And you can shoot em!

nightscot · #14 (**permalink**) 21-06-2007, 06:49 PM

this is an interesting one - the big issue is that we have a FPS in a real real place (as opposed to a casino for example) the big difference is that this is in a religious place.

The power of modern day graphics can easily depicit this - and that is the real problem - graphics can now replicate real places in the world.

What the general public need to realise is that the gaming community (in general) can differentiate between real world and gaming world places - although they may look the same.

Big fans floating you up to the rooftops isn't real, but is fun.

Graphics can depicit "real" places, but the people who play them treat them as "game" places for fun.

A good thought to have a think about is that since Xbox live took off millions of people have been "killed" in these gaming worlds, but we all can go to work and school the next day - its a hobby, its interactive, its fun and the fast majority leave the combat situations when we turn off the console and put down the controller

Got to take the dog out now........

AlterBridge06 · #15 (**permalink**) 21-06-2007, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nightscot

Got to take the dog out now........

His name is Barnie and he is a Jack Russel Terrier: