Worldwide game recall over Koran concerns

It was decided that the use of the phrases in an entertainment product was inappropriate and likely to cause anger among many Muslims.

“We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offence that this may have caused,” the publisher said.

Every copy sent to retailers so far will have to be replaced with a new religiously safe version, reports Eurogamer.com website.

This will delay the global release of the game from the scheduled time of late October.

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