Sony in Talks with Church of England

Hoping to smooth things over with the Church of England, Sony Computer Entertainment said Wednesday that it was in talks with the church over its use of the cathedral in its PlayStation 3 title Resistance: Fall of Man. Church officials find the scene offensive where the main character enters the building and then proceeds to shoot at enemies, and has demanded both an apology and monetary compensation.

Sony declined to give specifics of the talks, calling the situation "complex." However, it added that the church was not necessarily meant to be the Church of England although the building in the game is quite similar to the historic structure. Calls for action first arose last week after the Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch called the scene "beyond belief and highly irresponsible."