The Gaming News Thread

**ElectricEel** · 10-22-2008, 17:41

Originally Posted by Kekvit Irae

... I believe this is just yet another move to "political correctify" games. Make everyone happy, and all that.

You know what the verses included - heard in the game's background music on a jungle level - are? I quote:

1- In the 18th second: "كل نفس ذائقة الموت" ("kollo nafsin tha'iqatol mawt", literally: 'Every soul shall have the taste of death').

2- Almost immediately after, in the 27th second: "كل من عليها فان" ("kollo man alaiha fan", literally: 'All that is on earth will perish').

Hearing that chanted in the background, in what's supposed to be a sappy, family-friendly game? That would have raised more than a few eyebrows, Qur'an verses or not. Add the whole media hubbub around Islam and this could've really blown up in their faces, PR-wise. I can't really fault them for the recall.

Apparently the person who chose that song for the background music didn't know arabic, and mistook the verses for generic jungle chants, resulting in a ridicously inapproriate choice for background music.

**Ramses II CP** · 10-22-2008, 18:40

Ahh, so now it makes a bit more sense. The offensive part is that the clown who picked the lyrics didn't know they were lyrics, he just figured they were amusing noises made by foreigners.

Still, the right way to save face here is to out him and fire him, and maybe a member or two of your editorial oversight staff as well. Sony was in a no win situation, but IMHO they made it worse rather than better.

**Husar** · 10-22-2008, 23:11

Yes, let's fire everyone who makes a small mistake because he doesn't speak every language on earth.

**Mikeus Caesar** · 10-23-2008, 04:22

Originally Posted by Husar

Yes, let's fire everyone who makes a small mistake because he doesn't speak every language on earth.

Or at least have the foresight to find out what it says.

It's like those muppets you see with Chinese tattoos, and they don't understand why Chinese people always laugh at them.

I'd laugh at you if you'd written 'i am an utter muppet' on your body...

**Husar** · 10-23-2008, 10:57

I thought when you have a lack of foresight in your job you get a huge government bailout?

**Mailman653** · 10-23-2008, 18:31

E3 09 Details

**TevashSzat** · 10-24-2008, 03:09

Originally Posted by Mailman653

E3 09 Details

Good thing E3 is becoming a bit bigger in 09, because from what I heard, E3 08 was a real downer and not a spectable as it was previous years, which may be a good or bad thing depending on how you think of it.