Microsoft promises Forza Horizon 5 word filter fix, after it censors some ethnic names

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Forza Horizon 5 has been lauded for its technical excellence and Playground Games' commitment to inclusivity, but fans have found some non-Anglo-Saxon or European names are being blocked by the game's world filter.

Today, Microsoft told Eurogamer it was working on a fix.

Osama Dorias, a game designer at WB Games Montreal, found he was unable to add his name to the in-game number plate because it contained "inappropriate content".

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