With Sony's latest 3: U.S. Navy SEALs currently set for an Autumn release, the Bangladeshi government have made strong official complaints to Sony, who they believe portray Bangladesh as a 'terrorist state' in the new game. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka will make the request shortly, also notifying the American Chamber of Commerce and the embassy of their grievances.

Combat missions set in Poland and Morocco also feature in the new title, but it is unknown whether said nations are equally upset by their inclusion in SOCOM. Bangladesh stated that it expects its name to be removed from the game, and that if their demands are not met, against is planned.

"Any company can develop games for entertainment of any kind, but not by maligning any country," stated Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services head Sarwar Alam. "Sony should [give an] apology as it will never be able to prove that Bangladesh is, or was, a terrorist country," added Akteruzzaman Manju, president of the Internet Service Providers' Association of Bangladesh.

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By Luke Guttridge