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Dead Rising 2 shuffling onto PC, PS3, 360

Capcom confirms rumors, revealing Blue Castle-developed sequel to 1.5 million-selling horror game set in Las Vegas-like gambling mecca; first official trailer inside.

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To the surprise of virtually no one, Capcom today confirmed that it is developing Dead Rising 2. The announcement comes just days after the game's trailer hit YouTube and two weeks after designer Keiji Inafune told Famitsu a multiplatform sequel was in the works.

Indeed, keeping with Capcom's newish policy of being console agnostic, the follow-up is in development for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. The original sold 1.5 million copies solely on the 360, although a scaled-down Wii port--subtitled Chop 'Til You Drop--is set for release later this month.

Today's report also comes three months after rumors pegged Blue Castle, the shop behind 2K Sports' Major League Baseball game The BIGS, as developing Dead Rising 2. Sure enough, the Vancouver-based studio is working on the game, with Tokyo-based Inafune acting as producer of the project.

As was indicated by the now-official trailer, Dead Rising 2 will be set in a Las Vegas-like gambling metropolis called Fortune City. Set several years after the original's litigiously similar Dawn of the Dead-like mall massacre, the sequel sees zombification spreading unchecked across the US a la the best-selling novel World War Z. Players will be tasked with battling said zombies with a host of new objects, including an American Gladiators-like giant hamster ball.

Capcom has not yet announced a release window for Dead Rising 2. GameSpot will have more details on the game as they emerge.

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Maybe the Wii will get an awful port 3 years from now, too.

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Giant hamster ball? Well, I've seen Bolt, so I'll have to say, thats awesome!

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I agree with DemINIte. I hope all three versions are exactly the same because I"m sick of the stupid fanboy's arguing about which version of the game is the best.

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Sweet a PC version. Can't wait to get this on a lappy and start killing zombies on the go!

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Good news for both 360 and ps3... the only frustrating part to see is the "our version is better than yours" conflict between fanboys... just be thankful its coming for both system and just leave it be

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as long as it includes a save-anywhere feature I'll be happy. the first was an amazing game but I never finished it.

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Thought it was supposed to be exclusive.

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This is great news. Now, even more people can enjoy Capcom's great games. :)

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This is the first great news about this game. The next will be when they confirm that they got rid of that awful save system....

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redskins2156 "360 loses yet another exclusive! Go PS3" really? only an insecure Sony fanboy would be so arrogant. honestly who cares?? this is gonna be a great game im just happy that everyone is gonna be able to play it now.

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Weres Frank?

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Um, Redskins....the Playstation brand has lost many more exclusives this gen than the 360 has. I'm happy the game is going multiplat so more people can enjoy it. Stop being such a worthless fanboy.

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Jeez fan boys your colored pieces of plastic and wires are Superior to the other colored pieces of plastic and wires! Anyways i dont care as long its on the 360 as thats all i can currently afford

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Not only to the PS3, but to PC too! Probably get the PS3 version since PC ports tend to stink it up.

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360 loses yet another exclusive! Go PS3

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AWESOME, wait "Blue Castle Games" didn't make the first one did they? If not I hope they don't screw it up :)

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That protagonist doesn't look like Frank West...

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yes cant wait

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Whoop it's been confirmed. Now we play the waiting game...

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yeah ps3

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yeesssss can't wait to pick this up on the pc! Gotta heart capcom they are the shiit

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YAY!!!!!

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Excellent, less exclusives for the 360, this just further proves that the PS3 is far superior than the 360.

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Sweet, can't wait.

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Finally his game will see the light of the PC. I heard the first one was awesome. Hope this one is too.

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I am really psyched about Dead Rising 2. The comparison to World War Z is a bit different than how it's supposed to spread in Dead Rising. In Z the outbreak happened in one place and there were several ways the outbreak spread... in Dead Rising.. it's probably has to do with Carlitos evil plan to have outbreaks happen all over the world. I hope we get to play Frank West and he gets to run around stupid so we can make fun of him again.. maybe he can jump out of another copter :P

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This is great news! I just hope there's a free play mode available if the main story isn't set that way...the clock put me off the original a bit. I would've enjoyed it much more (though I thought it was great) if I could've relaxed and just mowed down zombies at my leisure.

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Its nice to see the world of Dead Rising expanding to different consoles, but where is Frank West?

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Epic. Hopefully they'll port the first one to PS3 to build some hype.

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I enjoyed the first one and look forward to the next one.

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The first one was excellent, here's hoping the sequel lives up to it

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I want to play this ,but I probably should play the first one.I watched my friend play DR 1 and looked fun I might pick up DR 1 for craps and giggles.

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I have two points to express: 1.My plan for development would have one team developing all of the shelves to make them as realistic as possible, and then have a separate team with the job of turning EVERYTHING into weapons. I say this because if the same team did both of those things, then they might get lazy and not create as many weapons as they could. (I mean, seriously. A hardware store usually has more than 15 different items.) 2.A much larger area to be stuck within. Several buildings. A good idea would be a commercial section of a city. Another suggestion would be combinable weapons, and natural weapons such as stones to whip at zombie faces. ALSO, make more that a dozen zombie models!

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Now there's a good idea: a game based directly off World War Z. I would pick that up in a heartbeat.

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PC!!! YES LOVE CAPCOM LOVE THAT SHIAT

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oooh yeah !!! : )

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yes yes yes and yes..... i am preordering this week

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hey-oh! a pc version! gonna be some awesome mods. please capcom, allow quicksaves. save points are treacherous for gameplay like dead rising's.

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Give us an online cooperative mode and this game will be the dogs bollocks. I would love to charge upto a hoard of zombies with fellow gamers, armed with umbrellas!

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awesome!

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I just don't see this one selling as many as the first. Really there is to much competition this time around. RE5 and left 4 dead to name a few.

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DEAD RISING 2!!!!!

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Finally now sony users will be able to bask in the awesomeness that is dead rising.

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Har har no more exclusitivity.... ill play it on ps3 but i wouldve played it on 360 if it werent exclusive so i dont rlly care

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YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYy It's coming back. More zombies to chop!!

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Dead Rising was my first 360 game. Definitely fun. Its cool thats its coming to PC and PS3 aswell. I'm not one to celebrate exclusive games. Fun games should be played by everyone.

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The first game was fun and gruesome. I just hated (and still hate by the way) the saving system. Put on a little Disturbed in custom soundtracks and I had a blast!! I love zombies so I'll buy the second game coming out this year,..... Yay!! Hip hip... Horr ray! ZOMBIES!!!!

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I thought the first one was a mess, but since the sequel is coming to PC, I'll keep a lookout for it.

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woot ps3

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