Since its announcement in 2007 , Resident Evil 5has created a global controversy over racist image that seeks to explain a game in which a burly white American military kills hordes of men of color in the middle of Africa.
Not surprisingly, the game is popular with many online communities as "Punch niggers - Receive cake ( Hit Blacks, get cake) , but Capcom seems to have learned the lesson and ensures that never again give a future case .
"Since the controversy of Resident Evil 5, we have become much more conscious about how important it is to be part of the creative process as soon as possible so that we have something to say about the final product, "said Melody Pfeiffer, Senior PR manager Capcom in an interview Gamasutra.
" We are also developing many of the materials from this side of the pond so we can make strategic parts of content that is meaningful to our market . We work closely with the Japanese producers to Western materials , and are more open than ever to our suggestions for materials. "
Takeuchi added to the statements that they could not anticipate such a reaction , because in the game , the main villains are white scientists , and the co - protagonist is an African woman.
" Nobody really knows what is offensive to you throw the trailer and someone says' Hey, that's offensive '. "
