Capcom confirms Dead Rising 2

[Info Guy 101]

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http://www.dpadmagazine.com/2009/02/09/capcom-confirms-dead-rising-2/

Capcom confirms Dead Rising 2

16:0609/02/2009

Posted by David Scammell

Capcom has confirmed that Dead Rising 2 is in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

The sequel to the 1.5 million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 will take the franchise to a new level of zombie-killing fun with tens of thousands of zombies, the all new gambling paradise of Fortune City to explore and conquer plus a host of new in-game objects that can all be used as deadly weapons to stave off the zombie assault.

Dead Rising 2 is set several years after the infamous zombie invasion of Willamette. Unfortunately, the zombie virus was not contained at the conclusion of Dead Rising, spreading unchecked throughout the United States and Dead Rising 2 depicts a country where zombie outbreaks continue to strike.

Dead Rising 2 is being developed in partnership with up and coming Canadian developer Blue Castle Games. A number of members from the original Dead Rising team will be working alongside Blue Castle Games throughout the development process, including Capcom’s global head of research and development, Keiji Inafune, who as the game’s producer will play an active role in the project.

Further details concerning the story and gameplay of Dead Rising 2 will be made available shortly. A release window was not disclosed.

 

[Dohc-WP]

For the next installments in the two franchises, Capcom is apparently focusing on a multiplatform release from the get-go. Speaking to Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu (a screenshot of which was obtained by Kotaku and translated by GameSpot), Capcom's Keiji Inafune told the gaming news outlet, "Please expect new Dead Rising and Lost Planet titles. While they will be on multiple platforms, we are thinking about having the 360 version play out differently."

Wait, did he just say new Dead Rising and Lost Planet games?

A sequel to Dead Rising has been hinted at since the original made its strong debut on the 360 in 2006. Most recently, reports surfaced in November that Dead Rising 2 was in development at Vancouver, Canada-based Blue Castle, the studio behind 2K Sports' well-received arcade-style baseball title The BIGS. What remains unclear, however, is whether or not Inafune's comments apply to an all-new Dead Rising, or simply the aforementioned Wii port, Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop.

However, Capcom has made no mention of a follow-up to its sci-fi third-person shooter Lost Planet. Be that as it may, the inevitability of a new installment in the series is all but a foregone conclusion. Aside from buoying Capcom's fiscal-year 2007 performance, the publisher has already announced plans to extend the franchise to the silver screen. In fact, Capcom devoted its entire E3 2008 press conference to the upcoming film, which will be penned by David Hayter, better known as the voice behind Metal Gear hero Solid Snake.

As for having the titles play out differently on the Xbox 360, the move would not be without precedent. Following the release of the original Lost Planet in June 2007, Capcom released Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies for the Xbox 360 and PC in May 2008. The reworked edition expanded upon the original, adding in a range of new single- and multiplayer modes as well as in-game items. Though the original Lost Planet was released for Sony's PS3, the Colonies edition remained a Microsoft exclusive.

U still aint getting all the Love from Capcom !

 

[Solidus]

street fighter, resident evil and devil may cry is all the love i need from them

 

[Info Guy 101]

U still aint getting all the Love from Capcom !

/yawn

So when's Guerrilla making a game for you guy's?

 

[Solidus]

Just a note Capcom been screwing over PlayStation since the Gamecube released. Shinji Mikami even said if RE4 released on PS2 he'll chop his head off.
So 360 love comes as no surprise.

 

[Dohc-WP]

street fighter, resident evil and devil may cry is all the love i need from them

Atleast I know which console will end up with the superior versions

 

[Dohc-WP]

/yawn

So when's Guerrilla making a game for you guy's?

It's funny ! for the 1st time a game is actually working properly on the ps3 and now its like the messiah of Gaming. I can see that ps3 fanbois are not used to having quality titles at all thats why they're goin on about one single game that will not even sell half as much as halo 3 did.

Just a thought : graphics does not make a game great, thats why goldeneye is still the number 1 fps 12 years on and it will still be number one even after kz2 is released.

 

[Syphonx]

cant wait for this game, the first one was awesome.

 

[iDenTiTy]

Atleast I know which console will end up with the superior versions

Glad to know RA3 Ultimate is heading for PS3 then.

 

[iDenTiTy]

cant wait for this game, the first one was awesome.

Was there an alternate ending?

Like turning into a zombie or something?

 

[Syphonx]

Was there an alternate ending?

Like turning into a zombie or something?

There were 7 endings i think, and yes one did have you turn into a zombie, although the actual ending video was just a screen with some text, bit of a let down.

 

[iDenTiTy]

There were 7 endings i think, and yes one did have you turn into a zombie, although the actual ending video was just a screen with some text, bit of a let down.

Is it a good story though?

Like night of the living dead?

Is it as gory as GoW2?

 

[Syphonx]

Is it a good story though?

Like night of the living dead?

Is it as gory as GoW2?

Well i dont really play games for the story but it was decent enough, it was the gameplay that was awesome, all the different weapons, i remember sticking a shower head in a zombies head and watching blood pour out the top, also decapitated a few and disembowled them, so yes it is very gory, probably not as visceral as cutting people in 2 in gears 2 but pretty close.

 

[iDenTiTy]

Well i dont really play games for the story but it was decent enough, it was the gameplay that was awesome, all the different weapons, i remember sticking a shower head in a zombies head and watching blood pour out the top, also decapitated a few and disembowled them, so yes it is very gory, probably not as visceral as cutting people in 2 in gears 2 but pretty close.

Sweet. Will get this one.

Multiplayer any good?

 

[Syphonx]

Sweet. Will get this one.

Multiplayer any good?

no multiplayer, it doesnt need it though, i hate games with stupid tacked on multiplayer that is popular for a week and then no one plays it.

 

[iDenTiTy]

no multiplayer, it doesnt need it though, i hate games with stupid tacked on multiplayer that is popular for a week and then no one plays it.

True. + 100000000000000

Imagine running through with a rolled up newspaper, or wooden spoon in multiplayer!!

Helping buddies evade Malema zombies Mbete witches!!



Awesome.

 

[maestro_za]

True. + 100000000000000

Imagine running through with a rolled up newspaper, or wooden spoon in multiplayer!!

Helping buddies evade Malema zombies Mbete witches!!



Awesome.

ROFLMAO

Now thats a good laugh right there