<![CDATA[Kotaku: Re5]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Re5]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/re5 http://kotaku.com/tag/re5 <![CDATA[Resident Evil 5 Alternative Costumes Are Shameless]]> Two new Resident Evil 5 Mercenaries Reunion gameplay clips showing off Chris and Sheva's alternate costumes in the upcoming Alternative Edition DLC display a ridiculous amount of bare skin. And Sheva's is pretty revealing too. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5424168&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Days Before Resident Evil 5 Release, Race Debate Spikes Again]]> Today, two articles tackle the tough issue of race in the upcoming Resident Evil 5. (Commenters beware - the ban hammer is poised at the ready.) More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5168396&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bioshock Was Big Influence On Resident Evil 5, Says Kawata]]> Capcom's Masachika Kawata has admitted that Resident Evil 5 is heavily influenced by western-style gaming, placing particular emphasis on Bioshock. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5067785&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Resident Evil 5 TGS Trailer]]> Another great trailer for you guys! This of course comes courtesy of Capcom in honor of Tokyo Game Show and it's quite epic. It gives us a little insight on how the plot is going to develop in Resident Evil 5 around Chris Redfield. But that's not all, there are plenty of other shotgun toting favorites, old and new, that make an appearance. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5061418&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Western Developers Are Good At Music, Yo]]> And another episode of Japanese-Devs-Being-Down-On-Themselves, Resident Evil 5 composer Kota Suzuki think American game music has surpassed Japanese game music — especially regarding post-production elements like recording and mixing: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5042832&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[RE5 Race Debate Continues]]> A new salvo's been levied at the now-infamous Resident Evil 5 trailer by Tolu Olarunda at the Your Black Writers blog, who was upset by the trailer's imagery. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5018450&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Yahtzee Skewers Heavenly Sword Demo]]> Yahtzee Croshaw is my hero. Having been discovered by The Escapist via his "Fully Ramblomatic" reviews of Fable: The Lost Chapters and the PS3 demo of The Darkness. He's a British-born writer living in Australia whose flash animations were among the best things on YouTube and now, by extension, The Escapist. This week in their Zero Punctuation segment he manages to cover everything I wanted to cover in my stories on the miniature Heavenly Sword(s) demo and Resident Evil 5 racism, only much more amusing than I could ever hope to be. I hate him. I love him. Just go look for yourself, and report back to me your findings. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=290086&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Totilo Weighs in on RE5 Debate, It's About Poverty not Race]]> The Resident Evil 5 trailer is provoking responses in all directions, and I hate to add fuel to the fire. But as someone who was a uncomfortable watching the trailer the first time he saw it at the Microsoft presser, who also hasn't seen a decent summation of his feelings on the topic, I can appreciate Stephen Totilo's perspective. And I hope you give it a shot:
My problem is that it presents a fantasy I don't desire. It looks like it's an advertisement to virtually shoot poor people. I know "Resident Evil" games are supposed to be about hiding from and shooting zombies — this one probably is too. Shooting zombies is something I can get behind...But when I see a town of what looks like impoverished African villagers — the very image of global poverty, the very spectacle that since my youth has been coded in me to evoke sympathy and charity — I don't want to pull the trigger.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=285856&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Black Looks On RE 5 Racism]]> For many people the trailer for Resident Evil 5 was seen as an exciting new direction for the definitive survival horror franchise. For others, it's racist hate mongering at its worst. Kym Platt at Black Looks, a blog dedicated to exploring issues concerning African women, expresses her concerns over the trailer which depicts Chris Redfield in what appears to be an African setting, struggling against a horde of black zombies. More »
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