EA apologise for Northern Ireland mix up

tyrone red · 7th July 2008, 10:26

Publishing giant Electronic Arts have apologised for using the wrong national anthem for Northern Ireland in the Euro 2008 computer game.

The mistake was brought to the games publisher's attention over two months ago in April. A Northern Ireland fan wrote on publisher's online message boards of his "shock" and how he was "disgusted" by the game.

The fan pointed out that 'Danny Boy' is used in the game for the national anthem of Northern Ireland, rather than official anthem 'God Save The Queen'. But his main point of controversy is due to 'Amhran na bhFiann' or 'The Soldier's Song' – the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland – being played as victory music.

"I just bought Uefa Euro 2008. I'm from Northern Ireland and was shocked at some of the discoveries in your game. First of all Northern Ireland's national anthem is not 'Danny Boy'. Now for the worst part. when I was playing with NI and finished match at the end of match screen it started playing 'the soldiers song' which is the Republic of Ireland's national anthem" said a user on EA's message boards who described himself as a "very disappointed gamer" and signed off as Ian Kerr.

He continued: "Just to let you know Northern Ireland is still British and not all Ireland. The national anthem is 'God Save the Queen'. where do u [sic] get your information on football from because whoever it is has never been to a Northern Ireland match, God Save the Queen is always played as our national anthem. As for the soldier song being played at end of match menu I was left disgusted. So, northern Ireland has no identity now I suppose".

With many in the North having different cultural views, anger at the mix-up is unlikely to be even across political lines.

An EA UK staff member followed the fan's post with "There's some excellent feedback here, keep it coming", followed by a smiley face.

However, since then, EA's Shaun White was quoted by media outlets as saying: "At EA Sports, we pride ourselves on delivering rich and authentic videogame experiences. We sincerely apologise for this error".

http://www.gamestoaster.com/games_to...logise-fo.html

This I'm sure will get interesting

kristinson · 7th July 2008, 11:31

"there is some excellent feedback here, keep it coming"

To be fair I see the mans point.

Paddy · 7th July 2008, 12:20

EA do their bit for the republican cause

Decotron · 7th July 2008, 12:25

Ha ha brilliant, Red Hand Devil I know you were behind this..........

1871_Biscuit · 7th July 2008, 18:04

EA, fucking useless cunt's. As a keen loyalist I want my money back now.

Jacob · 8th July 2008, 10:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyrone red

An EA UK staff member followed the fan's post with "There's some excellent feedback here, keep it coming", followed by a smiley face.

maybe it was this smilie:

7th July 2008, 10:26	#1 (permalink)
tyrone red Youth Team Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Currently at home drilling holes in the Sam Maguire Cup Posts: 467	EA apologise for Northern Ireland mix up Publishing giant Electronic Arts have apologised for using the wrong national anthem for Northern Ireland in the Euro 2008 computer game. The mistake was brought to the games publisher's attention over two months ago in April. A Northern Ireland fan wrote on publisher's online message boards of his "shock" and how he was "disgusted" by the game. The fan pointed out that 'Danny Boy' is used in the game for the national anthem of Northern Ireland, rather than official anthem 'God Save The Queen'. But his main point of controversy is due to 'Amhran na bhFiann' or 'The Soldier's Song' – the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland – being played as victory music. "I just bought Uefa Euro 2008. I'm from Northern Ireland and was shocked at some of the discoveries in your game. First of all Northern Ireland's national anthem is not 'Danny Boy'. Now for the worst part. when I was playing with NI and finished match at the end of match screen it started playing 'the soldiers song' which is the Republic of Ireland's national anthem" said a user on EA's message boards who described himself as a "very disappointed gamer" and signed off as Ian Kerr. He continued: "Just to let you know Northern Ireland is still British and not all Ireland. The national anthem is 'God Save the Queen'. where do u [sic] get your information on football from because whoever it is has never been to a Northern Ireland match, God Save the Queen is always played as our national anthem. As for the soldier song being played at end of match menu I was left disgusted. So, northern Ireland has no identity now I suppose". With many in the North having different cultural views, anger at the mix-up is unlikely to be even across political lines. An EA UK staff member followed the fan's post with "There's some excellent feedback here, keep it coming", followed by a smiley face. However, since then, EA's Shaun White was quoted by media outlets as saying: "At EA Sports, we pride ourselves on delivering rich and authentic videogame experiences. We sincerely apologise for this error". http://www.gamestoaster.com/games_to...logise-fo.html This I'm sure will get interesting

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kristinson Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 947	"there is some excellent feedback here, keep it coming" To be fair I see the mans point.

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Decotron Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: So near I can smell it..... Posts: 2,958	Ha ha brilliant, Red Hand Devil I know you were behind this..........

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1871_Biscuit Cock Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Reading, Berkshire ↕Viva Los Hombres de Galleta! Urzzz↕ Posts: 7,298	EA, fucking useless cunt's. As a keen loyalist I want my money back now.