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theRepublic said:
In the whole interview, I think N'Gai Croal answers a lot of the issues people are having with the snippets of quotes that are in the article. Here's the link:

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/04/10/newsweeks-ngai-croal-on-the-resident-evil-5-trailer-this-imagery-has-a-history/

In the context of the game, I would tend to agree that this is not racist. Wherever this is set, the majority is obviously black.

However, I think the biggest issue with this trailer is for people who have no background with the game. That could cause a lot of problems for Capcom. With the history of race in America, I think that there will be some sort of uproar over this game. At the very least, I'm sure one of the 24-hour news networks will rip this game for being racist. Unfortunately, this is exactly the kind of mass media coverage the video game industry doesn't need.

 Okay well this clears it up. A classic case of someone being taken out of context. Given context of the total article, it does seem more in line with what I'd expect from N'Gai Croal.