17th July 2009, 8:38 PM
From Kombo:
NEWS
Apparently Racism Exists in Resident Evil 5, Left 4 Dead 2
July 15, 2009 | 2:10 PM PST
by: Bryan Roush
Yesterday, from the Houston Chronicle's Game Hacks Blog, Willie Jefferson wrote about how current and soon to be released games are becoming consistently racist. Usually, I don't even pay attention to blogs/articles like this because it's just a blogger. But the article has picked up some speed, and has started to become the new controversial topic (again).
Jefferson writes,
One of the games that comes to mind is "Left 4 Dead 2." Though the game isn't out yet, it's already causing an uproar. Set in New Orleans, players will have to fight their way through hordes of zombies - with several of them who appear to be African-Americans. When I saw the first trailer for the game, all I could think about was Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath. Setting the game in a city that was scene of dead, bloated bodies floating by so soon afterward was a bad call, IMHO. The city has had enough to deal with -- Valve, you should have spared them, even if it's just a video game.
Another game, "Resident Evil 5," puts gamers into the heart of Africa, blasting zombies. I bet you'll never guess what color they are.
He ends with:
The game that really inspired this blog entry was Ubisoft's "Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood." The game starts out with players assuming the role of Ray, a Confederate officer, working to save his brother, Thomas, who's pinned down by Union soldiers. I nearly dropped the controller. I have so much respect for President Lincoln -- he wanted to preserve the Union and ended up freeing the slaves -- and have just as much respect for the Union Army.
Responses to Jefferson's blog have been mixed, and the blog itself has had the effect of poking a somewhat dead horse. Comments on the Houston blog site have ranged from outraged to apathetic. Some users were even disappointed that no new information about video games was brought up. In any case, only time will tell if Jefferson came late the party or stoked the fire.
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el em aye oh
NEWS
Apparently Racism Exists in Resident Evil 5, Left 4 Dead 2
July 15, 2009 | 2:10 PM PST
by: Bryan Roush
Yesterday, from the Houston Chronicle's Game Hacks Blog, Willie Jefferson wrote about how current and soon to be released games are becoming consistently racist. Usually, I don't even pay attention to blogs/articles like this because it's just a blogger. But the article has picked up some speed, and has started to become the new controversial topic (again).
Jefferson writes,
One of the games that comes to mind is "Left 4 Dead 2." Though the game isn't out yet, it's already causing an uproar. Set in New Orleans, players will have to fight their way through hordes of zombies - with several of them who appear to be African-Americans. When I saw the first trailer for the game, all I could think about was Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath. Setting the game in a city that was scene of dead, bloated bodies floating by so soon afterward was a bad call, IMHO. The city has had enough to deal with -- Valve, you should have spared them, even if it's just a video game.
Another game, "Resident Evil 5," puts gamers into the heart of Africa, blasting zombies. I bet you'll never guess what color they are.
He ends with:
The game that really inspired this blog entry was Ubisoft's "Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood." The game starts out with players assuming the role of Ray, a Confederate officer, working to save his brother, Thomas, who's pinned down by Union soldiers. I nearly dropped the controller. I have so much respect for President Lincoln -- he wanted to preserve the Union and ended up freeing the slaves -- and have just as much respect for the Union Army.
Responses to Jefferson's blog have been mixed, and the blog itself has had the effect of poking a somewhat dead horse. Comments on the Houston blog site have ranged from outraged to apathetic. Some users were even disappointed that no new information about video games was brought up. In any case, only time will tell if Jefferson came late the party or stoked the fire.
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el em aye oh