They are ”very conscious of the parallels” between the crisis and the game. They’ve ceased game shipments and are removing its marketing materials.
”We are shocked and saddened to see the impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and our thoughts are with all those affected, including our colleagues within the Sony family, living and working throughout Japan,” read a Sony statement.
”We are very conscious of the parallels between these events and the underlying theme in MotorStorm and are doing everything we can to be as sensitive as possible to the situation. Although the game itself is already in distribution, we are ceasing any further shipments and removing as much of the marketing materials as possible.”
Evolution Studios’ MotorStorm: Apocalypse has you driving through a San Francisco-based US city that’s been devastated by a huge earthquake.
”Although we have shipped the game into the channel last week, given that we are able to do so, we have chosen to postpone the launch in the UK. In the meantime we will continue to monitor the situation very closely,” said Sony UK.
Sony is to donate 300 million Yen to help relief efforts in their native home of Japan, with a relief fund set up for all Sony Group employees to donate to which will then be matched by the corporate giant. The PlayStation Network in Japan is currently unavailable.
