There have already been quite a few terrorist attacks in the last few years here in Saudi Arabia. The grand majority of victims in those attacks being Muslims. As you may have guessed, this hasn't made them too popular; there's been a domestic 'war on terror' of sorts going on for the last five or so years, skirmishes between the disparate cells and police forces/counter terrorism units happen every few months or so. Craploads of suspects have been jailed and are awaiting trial now.
The church wanted ROYALTIES. They not only wanted the game pulled AFTER its release, but they also wanted a payment for its depiction IIRC. This is being done pre-release.
The guy who emailed Sony about this never asked for a recall but suggested a patch. And it was ONE guy. They just had to over-react like this.
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I'm off to get a patent for Authentication Based on Gut Bacteria Composition.
Actually, the 72 virgins thing is most likely baloney. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misconceptions#Islam
There have already been quite a few terrorist attacks in the last few years here in Saudi Arabia. The grand majority of victims in those attacks being Muslims. As you may have guessed, this hasn't made them too popular; there's been a domestic 'war on terror' of sorts going on for the last five or so years, skirmishes between the disparate cells and police forces/counter terrorism units happen every few months or so. Craploads of suspects have been jailed and are awaiting trial now.
Oh, he's just LARPing. Blame D&D for any accidental disembowelments.
The church wanted ROYALTIES. They not only wanted the game pulled AFTER its release, but they also wanted a payment for its depiction IIRC. This is being done pre-release. The guy who emailed Sony about this never asked for a recall but suggested a patch. And it was ONE guy. They just had to over-react like this.