Sony LittleBigPlanet game release delayed over Koran phrases
Entertainment company Sony has postponed the global release of a much-anticipated video game because of concerns that it may offend Muslims. Copies of LittleBigPlanet, expected to be a hit for the PlayStation 3 games console, are being recalled from shops worldwide after it emerged that a background music track contained two phrases from the Koran. Manzoor Moghal, of the Muslim Forum think-tank, explained that words from the Koran should not be set to music because the words are seen to have come directly from God.
Sony says it apologizes for any offense caused, and that a modified version is due to be released next month.
In June 2007, Sony apologized to the Church of England after setting scenes in a violent video game inside Manchester Cathedral. On that occasion the game was not withdrawn.
LittleBigPlanet, created by Guildford-based developer Media Molecule, has been described as a game about making games. It lets gamers build their own playground levels and then swap them with other players over the PlayStation Network.
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