guardian.co.uk - 3/13/2009
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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 ...
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Not All Fake Body Parts Returned [Resident Evil 5]
Kotaku —
... scavenger hunt was over. Warns Capcom: The body parts are very realistic and we don't want people to be alarmed by them. They've all been taken from their original positions, but we now have no idea where they are. If you have them, please either return them, or dispose of them in a responsible and careful manner. In addition, chicken livers were used for added gore, and, uncooked, they can be dangerous. SO DON'T PUT THEM IN YOUR MOUTH. Resi 5 body part competition a bloody success, says Capcom [Guardian]
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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 ...
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Capcom Contest Loses Severed Limbs —
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Citizens of London are asked to be on the lookout for bloody, dismembered arms, legs and other body parts which Capcom scattered throughout the city as part of an insane contest and then promptly managed to lose, which could of course lead to all sorts of awkwardness if non- Resident Evil 5 ...
Capcom to Londoners: Find zombie parts, go to Africa —
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If you're near London's Trafalgar Square on March 12 and find some severed body parts, you could be a winner. (As long as they're fake and zombie-like, otherwise ring the police.) Capcom's wacky UK marketing folk have decided to hide the parts -- arms, legs, torsos and heads -- about the ...
Find Body Parts, Win a Trip to Africa [Contest] —
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Hmm, I'm not sure if this is a great idea. To promote the upcoming release of Resident Evil 5 , Capcom will leaving a trail of body parts through part of London. The person who collects the most valuable parts and announces their bloody loot to the world from the Westminster Bridge will win a ...