The Church of England wants the British Academy of Film and Television arts to revoke Resistance: Fall of Man's nomination for BAFTA's PC World Gamers Award, which is voted on by the public. The BAFTA awards will be given away in London on October 23rd.
Church officials found fault with Resistance over the game's "virtual desecration" of Manchester Cathedral, and demanded not only an apology from Sony, but financial compensation for the insult, as well. The irony of it all is that the Church's flap over the game earlier this summer may very well be how it got nominated for the award in the first place.
The nominees for the PC World Gamers' Award were selected based on Chart Track sales data. Church officials admit that their squabble with Sony put the game in the spotlight, likely sparking an increase in sales. For it to be nominated for an award as a result is "like rubbing salt in the wounds."
The Dean of Manchester Cathedral, the Very Rev Rogers Govender, hopes BAFTA will "send a signal to the industry and to Sony" by withdrawing Resistance's nomination.
Church wants Resistance pulled from BAFTAs [GamesIndustry]
