Sony has agreed to edit a video game which shows its central character posing as a BT employee and gunning down police officers.
The game maker is responding to complaints from telecom giant BT which did not want its name and livery associated with the violent scenes.
The offending PlayStation 2 title, The Getaway, puts players in the role of a London crook carrying out missions on behalf of a gangland boss. The section of the game that BT objects to will be removed from future releases which will be in stores within 12 days.
Since its release on 11 December in the UK, The Getaway has proved hugely popular. It is thought to have sold more than 250,000 copies over the Christmas season.
The game's central character, Mark Hammond, drives around the mean streets committing crimes to meet the demands of crime boss Charlie Jolson who has kidnapped Hammond's son. In one mission the gun-toting Hammond must steal a BT van and then raid a police station to rescue another character. Technology news site The Register reported that BT was also worried that the game might incite attacks on its engineers.
The game has won praise for depicting central London in exacting detail.
News source: BBCi
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