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Kotaku: British Rating Board: Resident Evil 5 Is Not Racist [Uk]
That VideoGame Blog: Resident Evil 5 isn’t racist, so say the British
G4 TV - TheFeed: British Film Board: 'Resident Evil 5' is NOT Racist
GamePolitics News: BBFC Sees No Racism in Resident Evil 5
MTV Multiplayer: N’Gai Vs Stephen - N’Gai Explains His Newsweek Departure, Offers Trade
British Rating Board: Resident Evil 5 Is Not Racist [Uk]
Kotaku —
... hardly surprising that some of the characters are black, just like the fact that some of the characters in an earlier version were Spanish as the game was set in Spain." The BBFC states that it does take racism "very seriously"; however, it added that the version of RE5 is not racist. "As I said yesterday, we do take racism very seriously," said Clark, "but in this case there is no issue around racism." BBFC Rubbishes Resident Evil Racism Claims [Kikizo via Eurogamer]
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Resident Evil 5 isn’t racist, so say the British
That VideoGame Blog —
... The BBFC, who takes things very seriously when it comes to rating videogames, has gotten their hands on the upcoming Resident Evil 5 and is reporting that we can all put our picketing signs down because the game is not racist. Strangely the rating board seems to have gotten a different version of the game than ...
British Film Board: 'Resident Evil 5' is NOT Racist
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... didn't have a problem with the game being set in Africa. In fact, I have a bigger problem with some of the enemies being replaced by people of different races. It isn't a racial complaint, but hurts my immersion in the game.
The full version of the game releases next Friday and we'll get to see what kind of impact the racist allegations have. I'm guessing that the game will catch some flak, but still sell really well. What do you think?
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BBFC Sees No Racism in Resident Evil 5
GamePolitics News —
... The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has weighed in on Resident Evil 5 and finds no evidence of racism, reports Eurogamer. ...
N’Gai Vs Stephen - N’Gai Explains His Newsweek Departure, Offers Trade
MTV Multiplayer —
... . Or I could say that with the BBFC having certified Resident Evil 5 as One Hundred Percent Racism Free –I mean, what could such noted videogame writers as ...


