wraggster
October 29th, 2012, 20:31
The lead producer of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has said it will alter a design feature in one of the game’s levels that has offended some Muslim players.
Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/tekken-tag-tournament-2s-saudi-arabia-stage-changing-to-remove/) reports that eagle-eyed gamers have spotted the Arabic script for the word ‘Allah’ in the floor texture of the Saudi Arabian level – that’s something that could be potentially offensive for Muslims.
Speaking on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/260927922049789953) the game’s lead producer Katsuhiro Harada stated: "We didn't know that. We will change stage design data as soon as possible. We couldn't read that."
Earlier this month Activision was forced to temporarily remove the Favela map (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/modern-warfare-2-s-favela-map-pulled-after-muslims-claim-offense/0104125) from Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer mode after Islamic holy writing was discovered in one of the level’s bathrooms. An altered version of the map was reinstated last week.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/developer-to-remove-offensive-arabic-script-from-tekken-tag-tournament-2/0105389
Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/tekken-tag-tournament-2s-saudi-arabia-stage-changing-to-remove/) reports that eagle-eyed gamers have spotted the Arabic script for the word ‘Allah’ in the floor texture of the Saudi Arabian level – that’s something that could be potentially offensive for Muslims.
Speaking on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/260927922049789953) the game’s lead producer Katsuhiro Harada stated: "We didn't know that. We will change stage design data as soon as possible. We couldn't read that."
Earlier this month Activision was forced to temporarily remove the Favela map (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/modern-warfare-2-s-favela-map-pulled-after-muslims-claim-offense/0104125) from Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer mode after Islamic holy writing was discovered in one of the level’s bathrooms. An altered version of the map was reinstated last week.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/developer-to-remove-offensive-arabic-script-from-tekken-tag-tournament-2/0105389