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Capcom publicity stunt loses realistic fake limbs in London
joystiq.com - 3/12/2009
Capcom publicity stunt loses realistic fake limbs in London
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A Capcom Europe publicity stunt for Resident Evil 5 took an unexpected turn when organizers lost some fairly realistic-looking (and quite) fake severed limbs. Gamezine reports the publisher held a competition in London earlier today, where participants were asked to find bloody body parts ...
Capcom's body parts competition goes wrong - limbs missing
gamezine.co.uk - 3/12/2009
Capcom's body parts competition goes wrong - limbs missing
— gamezine.co.uk — Capcom's Resident Evil body part stunt goes slightly wrong. Police are called and limbs go missing.... (more) Capcom's body parts competition goes wrong - limbs missing

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Sarcastic Gamer:  Double standard on animal parts for marketing?

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Double standard on animal parts for marketing?
Sarcastic Gamer — ... Well, here we go again… two years later and some company goes and uses dead animal parts to help promote their game.  The kicker this time?  Find out after the jump… ...

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Resi 5 body part competition a bloody success, says Capcom — Technology: Games blog | guardian.co.uk
But the fun part is, some of the bits are missing... On Tuesday, I blogged about Capcom's Resident Evil 5 competition, which challenged zombie-loving Londoners to scour the Trafalgar Square area for fake body parts. Teams had to grab as many limbs and heads as possible before pegging it over ...