Pocket-lint reader finds missing Resident Evil head

Well, that's one of the missing body parts accounted for...

Pocket-lint reader finds missing Resident Evil head View more images

13 March 2009 10:40 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

As we reported, Capcom's publicity stunt for the launch of Resident Evil 5 that saw a number of replica, gory, chopped up body parts hidden around central London went wrong as the company lost a number of the parts.

Since then one Pocket-lint reader has got in touch with us to reveal that he found - and kept - one of the disembodied heads.

David Murphy, who turned up to the hunt hoping to participate with a chance to win the prize of the African holiday, decided to keep his head after realising there was no way he could win.

Murphy told us: "Once everyone realised one group had cheated by starting 2 hours early we all decided to keep the body parts as a keepsake".

"I couldn't resist keeping the head as it's freakily realistic. Contrary to Capcom's fears I'll only use it for good - winning Halloween contests and scaring the crap out of my housemates".

Capcom is still missing two torsos, and a number of arms of legs, and has since warned the general public on the potential dangers of the dismembered limbs.

"I'm also thankful they warned us about the raw chicken liver, as licking it was high on my agenda", David told Pocket-lint.

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Comments

  • Always in london these things, for once, just ONCE could someone do an event like that in Belfast Posted by Philip Brady, N.Ireland
  • Doing it in Belfast would be about as pointless as doing it over in Ireland or something... Posted by Pete Collins, England
  • The Capcom stunt was very poorly executed - the guys that one cheated & the PR company running the competition didn't give a damn.
    Sod Resident Evil 5, I'm buying Silent Hill 5 instead.     Posted by boo, London, UK
  • As a long time Resident Evil fan I was non-plussed with how it was all handled. The head just about makes things even in my books. Posted by David Murphy, London, UK
  • Belfast, in the past, has had more than it's fair share of body parts spread all over the city Posted by Sinn Fein, uk
  • Couldnt this got out of hand and been found by a bystander who then sparked a manhunt or something. good idea. but could of done something different Posted by Chris V, UK

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