Black gamers claim zombies in new video game called them the N-word sparking controversy
A heated debate exploded online after several gamers reported hearing what sounded like the âN-wordâ from zombies in the new video game Back 4 Blood.
Shortly after beta testing for Back 4 Blood opened to the public this week, gamers noticed that one of the screams from zombie enemies sounded similar to the âN-wordâ racial slur.
âWhat did you call me?â questioned one black gamer in a viral video, after a zombie ran at his character and made the scream sound effect in question. Another gamer also went viral after he expressed his shock at hearing the sound in the game.
The debate blew up further after gaming news outlet Kotaku weighed in on the âunfortunateâ zombie scream.
âI feel safe assuming the folks making this game didnât intentionally record or include a sound clip of a zombie yelling out a slur,â wrote Kotaku editor Zack Zwiezen. âBut the clip sounds so similar to the word that, this early on, before the game is released, it might not be a bad idea to change or remove it from the game altogether.â
Also on rt.com âClearly youâre not against racismâ: Fans lash Juventus women after tweet showed player doing âslant-eyedâ gestureZwiezenâs suggestion that the sound be removed upset many fans, who accused him and others of attempting to make controversy out of nothing.
âThey know damn well the damage they could do to a game/studio by pursuing this baseless narrative, but they do it anyway because it generates attention: the one thing theyâre desperate for,â claimed one social media user, while another wrote, âI listened and theyâre clearly not saying it.â
Zombie : "groan with blood in his mouth some random noise thats sound like : NWEBLAH"Twitter : ah yes the N-word
â" â¢ï¸ ð"athomicritic ð§ðª ðð° (@athomicritic) August 8, 2021Others on social media, however, argued that the zombie âdefinitelyâ said the n-word.
Understand your ears might be trained not to hear the word but that zombie definitely said it
â" IG: Killland_Dee (@ohsoyou_dee) August 7, 2021Bro that zombie definitely drop the N bomb
â" javon jackson (@bcooks13) August 7, 2021âListen. Iâve been doing VO for 20-plus years and I just donât see how that is left in the game in 2021 if not on purpose,â tweeted black actor Gary L. Gray. âWhether it be straight from the actor or post production, that has been edited to sound like that. There are people that signed off on that.â
Back 4 Blood development company Turtle Rock has not yet commented on the situation.
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