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Government officials in Bangladesh are considering launching a lawsuit against Sony for branding the country a "terrorist state", according to a report on bangladesh-web.com.
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A government source told the website that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to contact Sony shortly, requesting that Bangladesh be dropped from the game. A copy of the request will be sent to the Amercian Chamber of Commerce and the US embassy in Dhaka.

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs, a tactical shooter which puts the player in the role of US military operative, is due for release on PS2 this autumn. The game features combat missions set in Poland and Morocco, as well as Bangladesh.

"Sony has no doubt intended to malign Bangladesh," the source said. "We expect that the company will drop the name of Bangladesh before the launch of the game."

However, if the company's response is not satisfactory, he went on, the government will sue.

Such an action would be supported by the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services, according to BASIS president Sarwar Alam. "We should voice a strong protest against the move," he said.

"Any company can develop games for entertainment of any kind, but not by maligning any country."

His views were supported by Akteruzzaman Manju, president of the Internet Service Providers' Association of Bangladesh, who described Sony's actions in placing Bangladesh in the game as "tech-terrorism".

"Sony should [offer an] apology as it will never be able to prove that Bangladesh is, or was, a terrorist country," Manju said, before adding that the government should ban the game.

Sony was not available for comment at the time of writing. It is not yet known whether Poland and Morocco are also narked.

:lol

 

[Borys]

Poland doesn't give two shits about games The only time we've filled in some official protest was when Messiah was being advertised with a poster with John Paul II smoking a cigar
:lol :lol :lol

 

[SolidSnakex]

It'd be awesome if this was part of Sony's hyping for this game.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Sony has been the cause of and solution to every recent international incident.

Bangladesh needs to shove it. You don't hear Russia complaining every time a new Metal Gear Solid game comes out. Now that I think about it, we should attack Bangladesh now...they are clearly hiding something.

 

[sly]

*Remembers MGS3's awesome ending, sheds tears*

 

[bud]

Sony has been the cause of and solution to every recent international incident.

Bangladesh needs to shove it. You don't hear Russia complaining every time a new Metal Gear Solid game comes out. Now that I think about it, we should attack Bangladesh now...they are clearly hiding something.

That's what I was just about to say.
:lol

 

[capslock]

Shit, I didn't even know about this, I am typing this from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh right now.

 

[bitwise]

shock and awe

 

[DarienA]

Shit, I didn't even know about this, I am typing this from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh right now.

At a terrorist training camp eh?

 

[bud]

Sony was not available for comment at the time of writing. It is not yet known whether Poland and Morocco are also narked.

Those nations don't give a sh*t. :lol

 

[Azure Dream]

Shit, I didn't even know about this, I am typing this from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh right now.

No joke? Huh. My dad's there as well, doing consulting work.

 

[Lord Error]

If I were SCEA's executive in charge of this game, I'd just make the briefing boss for that mission be some Japanese guy so that he can tell you that the mission will take place in Bangradesh. There you go, Bangladesh is not mentioned anymore, and the 'Government officials' will be even more pissed. Mission accomplished.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Socom>>>Bangladesh. It's that simple.

 

[MrDaravon]

Wow, are they bored over there or what. Anybody know what Sony's response is?

 

[ecliptic]

:lol A country can't sue a company. :lol Neither Japanese nor America law would permit it. :lol

 

[Nos_G]

This sounds like a PR stunt for some reason.

Anyway, I can't wait for Socom3. w00t

 

[vatstep]

For whatever reason, this game is going to rule even more because of this.

 

[FightyF]

Shouldn't Sony be the one that's suing since every single damn copy on Bangladesh will be pirated?

 

[ManDudeChild]

"Sony should [offer an] apology as it will never be able to prove that Bangladesh is, or was, a terrorist country," Manju said, before adding that the government should ban the game.

That just sounds so ominous. :lol

 

[aoi tsuki]

Shouldn't Sony be the one that's suing since every single damn copy on Bangladesh will be pirated?

Cross countersuit!

 

[bishoptl]

What's the GNP of Bangladesh anyways?

edit: oboy

Gross national product (GNP): $44.2 billion.
GNP annual growth rate:6 4.9%.
GNP per capita: $350 (India $440, Pakistan $470, rich-world average $20,900).p

"STFU."

 

[acklame]

:lol :lol

 

[Doom_Bringer]

lol nice one bish!

 

[Cold-Steel]

If North Korea and China didn't sue Ubisoft (a FRENCH game publisher) for Ghost Recon 2 or Chaos Theory then why the heck should Bangladesh get their panties up in a twist?