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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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Have just checked at Shop2 and Amazon and they slate this as being released in Feb, 2010. Although Gamespot have it as being out next week. What the hell! Who is right?

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Another game becomes to the ps3!!!!!!!!!!

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"There are a couple of things they need to change, save system, time constrants,etc... but since it's Capcom they will change nothing, because they are ignorant." God, what a whiner. The save system gets so much undeserved hatred it's ridiculous. So what it had no autosave function? So what that sometimes you got trapped in a tight spot with time constraints? That's what gaming is about, experiencing and overcoming difficulties. And that's not me just writing off game flaws, that's the truth. I agree that there should have been at least ONE mode without time constraints of any kind, but if you can't handle that aspect of the story mode, don't play it, simple as that.

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Will keep my eye on this game, Dead Rising 1 was alright.

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There were tons of problems in the last game like the time limit, and bad saving function, anyhow it was still a amazing game and i look forward to this one and hope they fix some past bugs and have the survivors play a bigger role

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This game already belongs to my PS3 pre-order. This game gonna look good on the PS3.

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bad_fur_day Posted Feb 15, 2009 2:35 pm PT "Not developed by capcom, You can tell in every picture. Decreases my level of anticipation considerably. That main character sucks, it's lost it's extreme art style and all of it's character. I bet it won't be half as crazy and obtuse as the first one, which was the main reason it was so enjoyable." Most of the people who worked on the original game are working on this one. From the few screenshots shown the graphics look considerably better. Aside from that nobody knows anything about this game and your ranting on about it like you've played it for 50 hours or something. Close your mouth until it comes out and you play it.

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what would make this game even more enjoyable would be a multiplayer aspect introduced into the series. Like Survivors vs. zombies...a co-op mode where you and a friend could play the game together...or more than one friend. Or even Survivors vs. Survivors vs. zombies that would just make the game insanely fun ..that is if the developers could make it interesting..Should be a good title.

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Frank is in it. I just don't think he's a playable character from the start. He was in the trailer, so my guess is he's either a NPC or an unlockable character.

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Not developed by capcom, You can tell in every picture. Decreases my level of anticipation considerably. That main character sucks, it's lost it's extreme art style and all of it's character. I bet it won't be half as crazy and obtuse as the first one, which was the main reason it was so enjoyable.

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Play.com has the release down as 25th of september :)

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if they want the game to work why not trying the to release the news of this a little bit later

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ladies and gentelman get ready for the most lamest zobie killing game ever why should i play this when this game releases.besides the resident evil 4 sounds way coool than this i suggest the capcom or what ever to stop making this game it is a peice of junk the only great thing is the graphics and thats no foolin anyone wants to dissagree be my guest of owner thanks!

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dude i wanna ride in the hamster ball! some multiplayer might be nice. Mainly im just hoping for some more military grade weaponry. Maybe some more megaman X costumes or something. :P

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getting this for sure I like how can you use everything as a weapon to kill the zombie in the 1st one lol

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i will be getting this for 360 what i own the first game on. the original was awesome.

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i hope it comes for pc

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cool its on ps3 will get it if its online

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Thank God! I was suspecting that after like two years since its released that Capcom considered Dead Rising a closed book. I really hope to see no more time limit and better control scheme. Hamster Ball looks so cool!

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My girlfriend and I fought constantly for time to play the original on x360. Maybe this time I'll buy the PS3 version too so she can stay off my x360..lol Then we can argue about which version is the best..you know.. kinda like some of you do all the time on these forums..lol

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Dead Rising just wouldn't be right without a PC release - I hope it happens, and I hope it isn't a PORT.

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hamster ball madness aww yeah!

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I hope they addbetter guns.........even though the ones in the first one was good

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zombie walk like turtle... this easy game lol.. bored

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Yes please at the very least have a limitless survival mode (and not one where your health keeps dropping unless you take out boss characters).

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@ Intrakitt I admit i should have specified a new mega man X or legend game, not the original mega man series

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About time.

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I hope they make the game better, DR wasnt as good as it should have been

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Hope they get rid of the time limit, I just want to spend hours with the lawn mover.

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Yay finally the PS3 and the PC users get to enjoy dead rising, i loved the first one but i might have to get this one on PC in hope of a good mod community.

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@Leons-Hell - I'm with you dude. I want to pump a Zombie's pie-hole full of quarters and then rip off his arm like an old one arm bandit. Sweeeeeeeet!!!

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I was waiting for the original DR to come out on PC but forget that I want to kil zombies with slot machines.

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my dreams are coming true

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Awesome! I'm going to pre-order this game for the great Xbox360! :D

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oh yeah time for a new great game I've been waiting scine Fallout 3

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There are a couple of things they need to change, save system, time constrants,etc... but since it's Capcom they will change nothing, because they are ignorant.

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Yes, one of my favorite games of all times is back in action, thanks Capcom.

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They better have Poker Cards acting as Shuriken Stars in this one.

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I often think about playing through the original, but time limits combined with a ridiculous save system would only stress me out.

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Oh, never mind. I didn't see those screen shots...

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Can someone please tell me why everyone thinks that Frank West won't be in this next one? It doesn't say that in any of the articles I read...

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this will be good if they dont make it into more of a sandbox game than a hack and slash game.

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They just made a new Mega Man, da illest. Do your homework kid.

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Nice to see this coming to the PS3 :D

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The original was golden. I can't wait to see more about this game in the coming months.

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.... No Frank West? I will see you in hell, Blue Castle

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Of course I'm happy to hear about this hot sequel officially being in production... I'm just a bit weary about another developer possibly mucking everything up... even if they got supervision :?

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YAY!

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who cares about DR2, when is a new mega man game coming out

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As long as they preserve what made the first game so great, while fixing it's handful of flaws (saving, having to answer cell phone) I'm all for it.

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