Resident Evil 5/development

Controversy
The E3 2007 trailer for Resident Evil 5 drew criticism from various sources for containing supposedly racist imagery, specifically that of Caucasian protagonist Chris Redfield fighting and killing an all-black group of African enemies. Newsweek editor N'Gai Croal was quoted as saying "There was a lot of imagery in that trailer that dovetailed with classic racist imagery", commenting that the common counterpoint that no racist accusations were leveled against Resident Evil 4, which featured Spanish enemies, was inaccurate; "The imagery is not the same. It doesn’t carry the same history, it doesn’t carry the same weight. I don’t know how to explain it more clearly than that." The second RE5 trailer, released in May 2008, introduced the character of Sheva Alomar, an African native and partner to Chris. In addition, the crowd of enemies pictured, while still predominantly black, also featured Hispanic, and Caucasian characters. It was rumored that the Sheva character and the mixed race enemies were added specifically to counter the accusations of racism, though producer Jun Takeuchi insisted that the accusations made absolutely no impact on development, and that the Sheva character had always been intended to be included.

Development
Jun Takeuchi, the director of Onimusha and producer of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, will take over producer duties from Hiroyuki Kobayashi. Keiji Inafune, who served as promotional producer for Resident Evil 2 and executive producer for the PlayStation 2 version of Resident Evil 4, is overseeing the project. In February 2007, members of Capcom’s Clover Studio were also called upon to help develop the game. However, many developers from the studio moved on to work on the Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, which debuted for the Wii. Several staff members who also worked on the original Resident Evil are involved in development. According to Takeuchi, the game will utilize the same gameplay model introduced in Resident Evil 4, while implementing thematics from the original Resident Evil into the game.

On January 21, D+PAD Magazine reported that Resident Evil 5 will be released with Limited Edition Xbox 360 box art. On January 21, 2009, pictures of the Limited Edition box claimed to allow 2-16 players to play offline via system link. Capcom initially responded stating that their "box art isn't lying", but refused to give any more details. However, soon after, Capcom issued another statement that contradicted their original response stating that the information on the box art was an error and that the correct number of players supported by system link is only two.

There were multiple changes in the original story of Resident Evil 5 some including Jill had originally stabbed Wesker's eye causing him to have a glass eye in his right eye socket this was originally his one true weakness, also it was possible for Jill to die had the player made the wrong choices another change was that the player had to assist uninfected town's people fend off zombies with their partner which at the time was to be either Barry or Jill

Music
The music for the video game was composed by Kota Suzuki. His score was electronic, but includes 15 minutes of orchestral underscore, which was recorded in Los Angeles at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox Studios with a 103-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony. Additional orchestral arrangements were composed by Wataru Hokoyama, who conducted the orchestra.

Capcom recorded in Los Angeles because they wanted a Hollywood-caliber soundtrack that would increase the game's cinematic value and global interest. The game’s soundtrack will feature an original theme song as well as live orchestral music compositions. The theme song, entitled "Pray", is composed by Kota Suzuki and sung by Oulimata Niang.

Marketing and updates
Although the game garnered much interest among Resident Evil fans, Capcom did not present any footage or information about Resident Evil 5 at E3 2006. Capcom revealed a brief new trailer for the game at E3 2007. The full E3 trailer for the game became available on the Xbox 360 Marketplace and PlayStation Network Store on July 26, 2007.

In late March 2008, the April issue of Famitsu Wave was bundled with a DVD containing a preview of the game. On April 10, 2008, a translation of the video was published on Capcom's official blog. Takeuchi gave new information on the game and showed new gameplay footage. A new trailer shown at Captivate '08 debuted on Spike TV's show Gametrailers TV, on May 31, 2008, as well as the GameTrailers.com website.

A playable demo of the game was released in Japan on December 5, 2008 for the Xbox 360. A playable demo was released in North America and Europe as a one-week exclusive for the Xbox 360 on January 26, 2009. On February 2, 2009, the demo was released for the PlayStation 3. Another preview was released for the movie Friday the 13th, finally giving the name of the virus; "Uroboros"

On PlayStation Home, a Resident Evil 5 themed area can be accessed known as the Resident Evil Studio Lot.

An updated version of the game, Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, was put on shelves (in the case of the PS3) or offered for download (the Xbox 360) on the first anniversary of the game's release. It featured two new levels intended to better flesh-out the main game's storyline. The pack also came with an alternative Mercenaries mode, "Reunion", which featured S.T.A.R.S. officers Rebecca Chambers and Barry Burton.