In a recent episode of the VG247 ‘Best Games Ever’ Podcast - which is excellent, by the way - Dead Rising became a topic of hot conversation. It feels appropriate that it did - as that episode of the podcast was released just a matter of days before this week’s anniversary of the series, which kicked off back on August 8th 2006.
]]>Hitman has arrived on Xbox Game Pass alongside Dead Rising 2, Ryse: Son of Rome, and more.
]]>Humble Bundle has partnered with Capcom to bring you plenty of titles featuring the undead.
]]>Frank's charmed me all over again.
]]>Capcom has confirmed the release dates of Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record for PS4 and Xbox One.
]]>The studios creating the remastered Dead Rising ports and a whole bunch of new screenshots.
]]>The Xbox Store has a release date listed for the Dead Rising remasters along with a triple pack containing three titles.
]]>Capcom has confirmed that older Dead Rising games will be making their way to new consoles.
]]>Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record will both make the jump to Steamworks this week.
]]>Resident Evil and Dead Rising will be joining the growing list of titles currently migrating from Microsoft's Games for Windows Live service -due to shut-down soon- and into the Steamworks API.
]]>Capcom has announced the Dead Rising Collection which contains the first and second entries in the series. Previously revealed through an Amazon listing, Capcom today said the collection would release on Xbox 360 March 7 in Europe for £29.99/€€39.99. Box art is below.
]]>Dead Rising looks like it's getting a last-gen collection this month, according to a new Amazon listing. However, publisher Capcom says it's not confirmed.
]]>Crackdown is now available free to all Xbox Live Gold subscribers.
]]>Major Nelson has confirmed the next round of Games with Gold promotion will contain Crackdown, Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero.
]]>Dead Rising 2 & Crackdown are rumoured to be the next round of free Xbox Live Gold games in August, according to a Polish retailer.
]]>A retailer listing suggests Capcom has a thrifty new bundle headed to stores, offering five full games for the price of one.
]]>Dead Rising 2 and Resident Evil 5 have been given price drops via Games on Demand on Xbox 360. Pricing for the digital downloads are as follows: Dead Rising 2: 2400 MS points ($30.00) and Resident Evil 5: 1600 MS points ($20.00). Fire up the 360 and get to downloading if you haven't played these already.
]]>The Cosplay Warrior Skills DLC pack for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record hits the US today and the UK tomorrow. To give you an idea of what exactly a Cardboard Helmet and matching armor constitutes, Capcom has released a video which should explain things a bit. The DLC also includes special gameplay boosts along with the silly outfit, and will run you $1.99/160 MPS.
]]>A link to a massive batch of screenshots, Garriott tooting his own horn, information on a new mobile/social games developer, and more is below the break.
]]>Gaikai has updated its catalogue of browser-based triple A demos to include Dead Rising 2. If your browser can run Java, you can have a go at the 30 minute offering - head on over to Gaikai's Showcase to try it out, and hit the escape key to skip cut scenes. Other available demos include Dead Space 2, Bulletstorm, and Magicka.
]]>Just a reminder that two new DLC packs for Dead Rising 2 Off The Record released today in the US.
]]>Capcom has released the launch trailer for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. It's posted below. It launches next week on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
]]>Capcom has released a new video for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, which shows of the a combo weapon in the game called: the Pegasus. What this hobby-horse does, is allow the player to "send zombies cascading majestically into the heavens," and even better, lets you impale them with it. Off the Record is scheduled for release on October 11. Check out the video below.
]]>Capcom has detailed Dead Rising 2: Off the Record's Sandbox Mode which will allow players to explore the casinos, restaurants, malls and new Uranus Zone without any time constraints. Challenges placed throughout the city will also allow folks to earn additional for cash pawn shops and vending machines purchases around Fortune City. These challenges will range from Ranging vehicle-based challenges to zombie massacre challenges, and even collection challenges. The higher the rank in each, the more cash netted. Off the Record is scheduled for release on October 11. Check out the screens and trailer for the mode below.
]]>It's time for your second round of Tuesday shorts. Enjoy.
]]>If you've already played Dead Rising 2, then a special bonus awaits you in Dead Rising 2: Off The Record.
]]>Posted below the break is a gameplay video for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, which shows how to modify a tennis ball machine with gasoline. You have to see it to believe it. Hell, even the stick horse looks rather fun. Off the Record is out in October, and if you pre-order through GameStop, you'll net yourself some exclusive goodies. Thanks, GameSpot.
]]>Capcom announced a GameStop pre-order exclusive for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, which consists of The Cosplay Warrior Skill Pack.
]]>Capcom has released a 42 second video for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, which shows off a, literally, shocking new weapon Frank West will be wielding against zombie miscreants. Watch the trailer below, courtesy of IGN. Dead Rising 2, releases for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early October.
]]>Dead Rising 2: Off the Record trailers are below the break, and show our previous hero Frank West, stepping into the "what if" shoes of Chcuk Greene in a re-imagining of the Fortune City outbreak.There's brand new areas in the game, new ways to earn goodies for that awesome camera shot, and experience Uranus Zone - Fortune City’s theme park. Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is slated for fall on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
]]>PSN's down. Use it as an excuse to spend more money on Xbox Live. The Major's upped details of this week's Live deal, showing lots of Dead Rising 2 stuff at reduced prices. Case Zero and Case West are now 200 and 400 MSP respectively, and you can pick up the Psycho and Soldier Skills Packs for a mere 80 MSP. Those are all reductions of 50 percent. Get to it, quick, before Sony makes everything work again.
]]>The finalists for the Vancouver-based Canadian Videogame Awards have been announced, with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Mass Effect 2 looking set to clean up.
]]>Blue Castle Games co-founder and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record executive producer Jason Leigh has said folks should give the Frank West re-imagining of the game a try even if they played Dead Rising 2.
]]>Frank West is back in a re-imagining of Dead Rising 2 from Blue Castle Games - we have screens and a movie below to prove it.
]]>Capcom US boss Christian Svensson has said the success of Case Zero, the prelude DLC for Dead Rising 2, has made the firm "evaluating" something similar for all Capcom's titles.
]]>Capcom's announced an earnings and sales increase for its third quarter results this morning, thanks in part to Monster Hunter Freedom 3.
]]>Capcom's released the first footage of Dead Rising 2 prologue Case West following news of a release timeline this morning.
]]>Capcom US has confirmed Dead Rising 2 epilogue Case West will release next month.
]]>Capcom's just announced it's shipped 2 million units of Dead Rising 2 worldwide.
]]>Microsoft's announced several third-party publishers that will support the upcoming reboot of Games for Windows Marketplace.
]]>Capcom's released a video of the Sports Fan DLC pack that releases today for Dead Rising 2.
]]>Capcom has confirmed the DLC it announced for Dead Rising 2 will land on PC as well.
There just isn't a date for it yet.
]]>Josh Bridge, senior producer for Dead Rising 2, has posted over on the US PS Blog some nice looking DLC is heading to the game very soon.
]]>Capcom has revised its profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 by 18.8 percent due to less-than stellar sales of Lost Planet 2, Dead Rising 2's delay, and a strong yen.
]]>The UK review embargo for Dead Rising 2 lifted last week, and today it has lifted for the US.
All sorts of sites are going live with opinions on the game.
Get rounded-up below.
]]>No zombies for the Emirates, then.
]]>Capcom's released a new video for the just-out Dead Rising 2, asking "What Would Chuck Do."
]]>Eurogamer has gone live with it's Dead Rising 2 review, and has handed the title a solid 8.
]]>Dead Rising 2 is out tomorrow. We got a copy yesterday. We played it for 15 minutes and recorded it. Killing zombies with traffic cones was involved. See for yourself after the break. Obviously, spoilers.
]]>Yes, it's real. No, we're sorry; it's just a pen.
]]>Capcom has denied to Eurogamer it's "alienating" PS3 owners who intend to buy Dead Rising 2 this week after announcing the game's epilogue, Case: West, would be exclusive to Xbox 360 at TGS last week.
]]>HMV's announced it's to sell Dead Rising 2 a day early when it goes on sale next week. Unless you don't live in London. In which case, tough luck, chap.
]]>Capcom development head Keiji Inafune has said he would like to again work with Canadian Dead Rising 2 developer Blue Castle Games.
]]>Capcom's Keiji Inafune has told Eurogamer it's aiming for Dead Rising to replace Resident Evil as king of IPs at the firm.
]]>You didn't think they pulled "Chuck" out of a paper hat, did you?
]]>Capcom has released Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, the Xbox 360-exclusive prologue to the full game, and you can get it now on the Marketplace.
2K has also put out the final bit of DLC for BioShock 2, Minerva's Den.
]]>Following news this morning that Capcom had delayed Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, the 360-only prequel to Dead Rising 2, in Japan, the publisher has confirmed the game will release in the US and Europe tomorrow, as planned.
]]>Ten minutes of Dead Rising: Case Zero gameplay video is below the fold, showing what to expect from the zombie-bashing bloodfest when it hits Xbox Live in a few days time.
]]>Weddings are lovely things. Full of flowers, champagne, gifts, toasts, your drunk Uncle Russ trying to feel-up every gal at the reception. Stuff little girls' dreams are made of.
Well, not the poor gal in this video. Her un-intended has a pig's head on his crotch, wears leather, and wields a chainsaw.
]]>Not content to just release a nifty Zombrex version of Dead Rising 2, Capcom announced today a High Stakes Edition for North America, complete with your chance to win a 6' tall zombie decked out in a Hawaiian shirt.
]]>Capcom has released some screenshots of Dead Rising 2, showing our hero Chuck Greene in some interesting outfits.
]]>Capcom's just announced it has brought forward the release date of Dead Rising 2 to September 24 in Europe.
]]>Capcom has released the a map to Dead Rising 2's Fortune City via the faux city's online Visitor Center.
]]>Capcom to release Dead Rising 2's previously US-exclusive Zombrex version in Europe.
]]>Dead Rising 2 co-producer Shin Ohara feels too many zombies on screen can "ruin a game".
]]>Dead Rising 2 producer Shin Ohara's told Gama that Blue Castle Games "clicked" with how Capcom wanted to see the game.
]]>Capcom has released a new tourist video for Dead Rising 2, showing why you should visit the bright lights of the games Fortune City.
]]>Capcom's at Comic Con, showing off loads of stuff, and Dead Rising 2's just one of the lot.
Below the break, we've posted two Gamespot videos, one showing off the stage demo for the game, and the other for the 360-exclusive prequel, Case Zero.
]]>Capcom's just announced it's releasing Dead Rising 2: Case Zero on August 31 on Xbox Live.
]]>Capcom's confirmed on its European blog that it will not be attending gamescom next month.
]]>According to a report from German website Gamestar, Capcom's the latest publisher to skip gamescom.
]]>Capcom's detailed the back-story behind Dead Rising 2 prequel, Case Zero.
]]>Last week, Capcom announced the Outbreak Edition of Dead Rising 2 for Europe, and promised an equally special edition would hit North America.
Today, the firm made good on its promise by announcing the Zombrex Edition.
]]>What better way to spend and evening than by driving a Zamboni around an ice rink, squashing zombies in the process?
]]>Update: Capcom has told Joystiq: "We are not bringing the Outbreak Edition to North America," but "something special will be announced for North America very soon". That's that, then.
Original: Capcom has announced a European Dead Rising 2 special edition called The Outbreak Pack. See it, zombie statue and all, below the drop.
]]>Australia's ratings board, the OFLC, has classified Dead Rising 2 for a release in the country with an MA15 rating. Best news? It's releasing in the country uncut and unedited: Aussies get a break at last.
]]>Capcom's just announced that Dead Rising 2 has been delayed by a month in the US and Europe.
]]>Capcom production boss Keiji Inafune has said that Dead Rising 2's difficulty curve will be improved over the first game, but that you're still going to need to lean on friends to get through the tough bits.
]]>Capcom has released some screens from the multiplayer portion of Dead Rising 2.
]]>Capcom has released a new E3 trailer for the Xbox Live Arcade exclusive, Dead Rising: Case Zero.
]]>Capcom's bringing the Bunnies to Dead Rising 2 thanks to a partnership with Playboy magazine.
]]>Capcom's just announced its official line-up for E3 next week. Full list is after the break.
]]>Over on the US PS Blog, a video featuring Capcom’s Mike Schmitt and Wes Phillips walks you through Dead Rising 2's new multiplayer modes.
It all sounds rather exciting, and really gets us pumped for August 31 in the US, which is when the game's expected for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Europe gets it on September 3.
Hopefully, everyone else will be excited over the sequel, and Capcom will exceed it's estimated sales projection of 3.0 million units sold for the title.
We know this is a PS3-centric post but just so we don't come across as biased, don't forget about the Dead Rising 2: Case Zero prologue which will hit exclusively on Xbox Live ahead of the game’s release.
Watch Sony's video below.
]]>Following assurances that slumped figures would rebound in the current financial year, Capcom's outlined exactly where it expects the sales to come from.
]]>Full from all the Dead Rising 2 goodness that's come out so far from Captivate? Tough: we're force feeding you more.
Open wide.
]]>Some Dead Rising 2 shots are out in the wild from Capcom after yesterday's Captivate blowout. Get them after the break.
]]>Hawaii barely managed to walk again yesterday after the massive blow-out that came in the wake of Captivate last week. Despite a few big leaks, there was still a big chunk of stuff that still got us excited: Okamiden coming west for one thing.
For everything we covered, hit the link.
]]>Capcom's released a new trailer of Dead Rising 2. After the break, or we'll want your brains.
]]>Update: Artwork, including some for a pimp and some 'ho's, has been added along with the PR detailing the story a bit more, below the break.
]]>Capcom's Shinsaku Ohara has revealed that Dead Rising was "too Japanese" for western consumers.
]]>Sounds as though those sketchy reports of Blue Castle going up to 6,000 on-screen zombies in Dead Rising 2 might not have been so batty after all.
]]>San Francisco's X10 has properly happened. Alan Wake, Dead Rising 2 and the Halo: Reach beta got dated, Fable III got screenshots, Splinter Cell Conviction got captured to death and Peter Molyneux managed to p**s no one off, unfortunately.
By the by. Hit the link for all our coverage of the Microsoft event. We'll be updating it throughout the day.
]]>Hit the link for three direct-feed gameplay movies of Dead Rising 2 from X10. Don't watch them if you're squeamish about cartoon zombies getting massacred, however.
]]>Capcom's just put out a bunch of new shots and a brand new video of Dead Rising 2 from X10 in San Francisco.
]]>Update: Get new shots and video here.
Capcom's just announced it's releasing Dead Rising 2 in Europe for September 3, with a August 31 launch in North America.
]]>Capcom's confirmed it's bringing Dead Rising 2 to X10 in San Francisco this Thursday.
]]>Capcom has released three new screenshots from the Dead Rising 2 demo Capcom Japan showed earlier today.
]]>Capcom Japan's confirmed that Dead Rising 2 will hit this calendar year in - Japan at least.
]]>Dead Rising 2 will have more than one ending, if producer Keiji Inafune gets his way, although the anticipated undead-annihilator is still too early in development to say for definite if multiple conclusions will be added.
"Definitely one of the things people seemed to like with the first Dead Rising game was that there were multiple endings, and so I personally would love to be able to put in multiple endings in this game," he said in an IGN vid interview you can see after the break.
"We haven't officially gotten to that point in the game where we decide one way or the other, so all I can say right now that it's my desire to do that in the game, but at this point I can't officially say yes or no."
There's tons of gameplay footage in that video, so you'd do well to watch. There's no date on it yet.
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