On October 16, a forum post on the official PlayStation Forums alerted Sony to the fact that a song in their upcoming PS3 game LittleBigPlanet contains words taken directly from the Qu'ran, the primary religious text of Islam.Playstation Forums: very urgent about little big planet
Sony and game developer Media Molecule promptly reacted by initiating a worldwide recall of all copies of the game currently on the market and announcing a release delay of one month.Eurogamer: Qur'an References Force LittleBigPlanet Recall (October 17, 2008)
LittleBigPlanet was originally slated for release on October 21, 2008. The new North American release date is now October 27, 2008.Playstation.Blog: LittleBigPlanet Release Update (October 17, 2008)
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Fast Facts
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New release date
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Song title in game
"Swinging Safari"
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Real song title
"Tapha Niang" by Toumani Diabate's Symmetrical Orchestra
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Song plays during the first level of the third world
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Words in the song taken directly from the Qu'ran
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Fact:
- "Every soul shall have the taste of death"
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