Sony Responds to Bishop’s Call to Withdraw Resistance

SPOnG informed you on Saturday that Sony’s (rather super) PlayStation 3 game Resistance Fall of Man has been dragged into a argument of morality and copyright with the Church of England over scenes from the game that are set in the nave of Manchester Cathedral.

We’ve contacted both Sony and the Bishop of Manchester’s office this morning for an update on this. Here’s the official response from Sony this morning:

"Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is aware of the concerns expressed by the Bishop of Manchester and the Cathedral authorities about the use of Manchester Cathedral in the game Resistance: Fall of Man, and we naturally take their concerns very seriously. Resistance: Fall of Man is a fantasy science fiction game and is not based on reality. The game is set in an alternate and mythical version of Europe in the 1950s, in which the enemy are strange looking alien invaders seeking to destroy humanity."