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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Secondary Navigation Search Search: Videogame delayed over possible offence to Muslims AFP - Tuesday, October 21 LONDON (AFP) - - Release of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation has been delayed because of concerns that some of the background music may offend Muslims, the game's developers said Monday. LittleBigPlanet, in which gamers can customise the rag-doll protagonist Sackboy and allow it to roam through an interactive world filled with different challenges, had been hailed by video games website IGN as "nothing short of astounding" and given a review rating of 9.5 out of 10. But its release date has been put back after one of its background music tracks, a song by Mali-born artist Toumani Diabate, was found to have included expressions from the Koran, which could be interpreted as an offence to Muslims. "We're sure that most of you have heard by now that one of the background music tracks that was licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Koran," a statement on the game's website read. "We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offence this may have caused. "We will begin shipping LittleBigPlanet to retail in North America the week of October 27," as opposed to its original release date of October 21. According to a separate statement on the website of Media Molecule, the British-based developers of LittleBigPlanet, they were "shell-shocked and gutted" by the delay to the game's release. "We learnt... that there is a lyric in one of the licensed tracks which some people may find offensive, and which slipped through the usual screening processes," the statement read. "Obviously MM and Sony together took this very seriously. LBP should be enjoyable by all." A post on a Sony public Internet forum alerted developers to the issue, noting that Diabate's "Tapha Niang" included two expressions from the Koran that could cause offence to Muslims. The forum user, who identified himself only as "yasser", said that "Muslims consider the mixing of music and words from our Holy Quran deeply offending (sic)," in a post on Thursday. The delayed release was welcomed by some Muslim commentators, with Manzoor Moghal of the Muslim Forum think-tank telling the BBC that the game's developers should be praised for "taking decisive action by withdrawing these games immediately, and releasing a version that is not offensive to Muslims." Sony was forced to apologise in June 2007 when it emerged that one of its video games, "Resistance: Fall of Man", featured a violent shootout inside a building that resembled an Anglican cathedral in Manchester, northern England. The news was condemned by Anglican leaders, who demanded that the game be removed from store shelves, a request Sony refused. In 2005, the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, deemed blasphemous in the Islamic world, in a Danish newspaper sparked outrage and violent protests in several countries. The caricatures were then reprinted earlier this year by several other Danish newspapers. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (14 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Personal Technology Videogame delayed over possible offence to MuslimsAFP - Tuesday, October 21 Samsung plans foray into crowded US laptop computer marketAFP - Thursday, October 16 Fans anxiously await revamped, cheaper Apple laptop computersAFP - Wednesday, October 15 Related Articles: Technology Yahoo lets outside developers play with its softwareAFP - Wednesday, October 29 Microsoft gives a peek at next-generation softwareAFP - Wednesday, October 29 Christian Science Monitor to drop print for WebAFP - Wednesday, October 29 EU computer network links Pakistan researchers to the worldAFP - Wednesday, October 29 Thailand plans to block websites insulting royals: ministerAFP - Wednesday, October 29 Enlarge Photo Children peruse video games. Release of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation has been delayed because of concerns that some of the background music may offend Muslims, the game's developers said Monday. Related Full Coverage Personal Technology Mobile phones & personal gadgets All Full Coverage Most Popular – Technology Viewed When men see red, they see hot: study World's fattest man weds friend's widow Desperate pleas end in despair as starlet's nephew found dead Markets rebound ahead of key US meeting Australian central bank intervenes as dollar falls again View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology

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