This could have serious repercussions for all games, although to be honest I have to wonder about the person or people who made the decision to select a real life church as the location in a game to depict a firefight.

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

"The Church of England is considering legal action against entertainment firm Sony for featuring Manchester Cathedral in a violent PlayStation video game.

The Church says Sony did not obtain permission to use the interior in the war game Resistance: Fall of Man.

The game, which has sold more than one million copies, shows a virtual shoot-out in the cathedral's nave in which hundreds of enemies are killed.

Sony said it believed it had sought all necessary permission for the game."

In US law that lawsuit wouldn't hold up but I'm not familiar with British laws.

this is incredibly stupid. they have no case I'm sure...

Vary rarely have I heard of a *reputable* christian organization actually suing anybody, let alone for something minor such as this.

I would suppose that the Anglicans are trying to sue on the grounds of slander, but just setting their cathedral as a location in a violent game, gives little ground for that imo.

I used to have a christian background (not anymore) and I know how to deal with religious people.  I think that religious people want some kind of assurance that the world isn't going to change too rapidly for them in a lot of ways.  So, I would sit down with some representatives and explain the corporate social contributions ( if any) that sony has been making and how sony appreciates the anglicans many contributions as well.  It would help if they set this meeting up with an actual christian, too.

Well churches love your money in tithing, I mean love god, and they are doing it for the sake of the almighty dollar, I mean lord!!!

Wow, leave sony alone, better yet, 98% of religions can............(edit)

A lawsuit like this is more about making a statement then it is about winning ...

Regardless of the outcome it will produce (somewhat) negative press for Sony and cost Sony a pretty decent chunk of money in legal fees

PS how did they know of the game, if their followers didnt play it???
Hipocrits, Just like mormonism dont drink and dont smoke, and before the 60's mormons were not allowing African Americans in BYU, then when African Americans were playing Basketball and winning they allowed African Americans in...............
I do not hate mormons/This was intended for a point only.

Maybe the church isn't in it for the money but that they don't want to be associated with a violent game?  Some people still do things based on morals.

 In addition, I don't know why everybody here doesn't think they have a case.  I used to love the Nascar games that Sierra put on (Nascar Racing 1, 2, 3 , 99, etc.) and they didn't have Indianapolis speedway in most games because they couldn't get the rights to the track.  I really don't see how this is any different.

I believe in freedom of expression

From the article it appears they are suing to have production of the game with the Church in it stopped.  As such, I don't know what else they could do.  I suppose they could have asked Sony nicely to stop production of the game.  Which Sony would probably respond, we will in 2012 after we stop making PS3 products.  They simply don't want to be associated with a Violent game.  Just because society is numb to violence doesn't mean it's not a big deal to anybody to be associated with guns, killing.

 Do you have any generalizations on Blacks, Jews, Hispanics or Italians why we are making statements about protected classes?  A real Christian wants the world to change too much.  Which is why they don't fit.  And I don't think the church wants a money amount from Sony.  They want to be seperated from association of violent videogames.