Sony apologizes to Church of England

Sony Corp. issued a public apology for a violent video game that features a bloody shootout inside an Anglican cathedral, but it did not address the Church of England’s demands that the company withdraw the game.

The church has demanded that Sony stop selling the game “Resistance: Fall of Man,” which includes a gun battle between an American soldier and aliens inside a building that resembles Manchester Cathedral in northwest England.

The entertainment giant said company executives had met with church community leaders, and Sony acknowledged the game had caused offense. The company said it now considered the matter closed.