X10: Dead Rising 2 News Galore
Microsoft’s annual Xbox convention has brought as a massive amount of news on Dead Rising 2. First and foremost we have a release date. The game will be released this summer! An August 31st release for North America and September 3rd for Europe. Very sudden but also very welcome.
Then there is the Xbox 360 exclusive Dead Rising 2: Case Zero mission that will be released before the game. It will be a playable prologue to Dead Rising 2 which will introduce us to our new protagonist Chuck Greene and link the original games events to the sequel. No pricing or release date has been given at this time. To see the new weapon creation system in action check the screens after the jump.
Dead Rising Movie Coming Later This Year
Now before you start buying your movie tickets know this. The film won’t be in theaters but on Xbox Live and the official website later this year. The film was actually co-written and directed by Dead Rising creator Keiji Inafune. The film will revolve around brothers George and Shin. While one brother remains wheelchair bound that doesn’t stop him and his sibling from fighting off the zombie horde in the most absurd way possible. Dead Rising the movie is looking to be pretty true to the source material from just the short trailer that’s available. Lots of gore and FPS scenes and even armored wheelchairs. The exact release date and price (If there will be one) has yet to be announced.
Source (Kotaku)
TGS: Dead Rising 2 Media Explosion
It’s been awhile since we have seen anything new of Dead Rising 2, but that wait is over! We’ve got 1 multiplayer trailer, 3 weapon trailers, single player screens and multiplayer screens all at the same damn time! Things like wheelchairs as weapons, swordfish, craps sticks, metal antlers, and even human sized hamster balls. It’s all so amazing!. The first trailer highlights the multiplayer component of Dead Rising 2 and you can see assorted “extreme motocross” bikers slaughter zombies any way how. The following 3 gameplay trailers show 3 new weapons to the Dead Rising 2 arsenal. From Wheelchairs to pitchfork shotguns (seriously). The following screens offer up some more bloody fun. Hit the jump for the massive amount of media. Clean your pants afterward.
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No Dead Rising 2 Info Until TGS
It seems Dead Rising 2 will remain a media no show until the Tokyo Game Show. Speaking with MTV Multiplayer, Senior Director of Communications, Chris Kramer stated that Dead Rising 2 will be showing at TGS along with other Capcom titles. So don’t expect any news at PAX or Comic Con. Capcom is still afraid of the swine flu epidemic and is keeping its Japanese higher ups like Keiji Infafune away from viral danger. Kind of ironic isn’t it?
Source (MTV Mulitplayer)
E3 09: Dead Rising 2 E3 Trailer
Blue Castle’s latest trailer for Dead Rising 2 is live! Even thought they aren’t the original team, Dead Rising 2 looks to be a great sequel to the series. We also get a little glimpse at the staggering 7000 zombies on screen accomplishment that BC Games somehow managed to do. Perhaps with a little help from Satan. Dead Rising 2 isn’t expected until 2010.
Captivate 09: Dead Rising 2 – Checklist Trailer
In celebration of Capcom’s recent media explosion that is Captivate 09, we would like to bring you the the newest Dead Rising 2 trailer. The trailer entitled “Checklist” shows us all the new tricks and treats of what Dead Rising 2 and its protagonist Chuck Greene has to offer. The game takes place in the Vegas like Fortune City. Collecting PP points is still keen to leveling up but Chuck will not be sporting a camera. 7,000 zombies on screen is confirmed by multiple media outlets. With bodies that will not fade away. The controls have been revamped and Blue Castle Games has even created a procedural slicing mechanic that will cut your foes in the exact location you struck. Dead Rising 2 is shaping up to be a very impressive game both technologically and on the fun factor scale. Stay tuned for more on Dead Rising 2 in the future.
Dead Rising 2 Multiplayer Confirmed…Again
After that whole debacle with Mental Mill rep Laura Scholl, it appears that Dead Rising 2 will indeed have a multiplayer component. “Rest assured we are going to put multiplayer in the game,” Capcom’s head of development Keiji Inafune had to say at a recent press event. “I can’t go into specifics about what type of multiplayer as that directly relates to some of the game systems that we don’t want to talk about at this event. It will be online multiplayer.” states Inafune. So there it is. 100% confirmed, not a mistake of words. Dead Rising 2 WILL have online multiplayer of some sort. Now we are left to ponder, what could it be?
Source (Shacknews)
Dead Rising 2: Meet Chuck (Update)
In the original Dead Rising we played as Frank West. Photojournalist. Our new protagonist is named Chuck Greene. Yup, his name is Chuck. No word if he has covered wars as well. Could this possible name change have anything to do with the mightiest warrior in all the land ? Only developer Blue Castle Games knows.
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Update: Additional Scan added.
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Dead Rising 2 Multiplayer Confirmed (Update)
Laura Scholl, the Product Manager of Mental Mill software really enjoys letting the cat out of the bag. Today she has let some information leak on Dead Rising 2. Laura Scholl has told of the multiplayer aspect of Dead Rising 2. The Mental Mill software will allows for 800 different clothing textures to simulate unique zombies on screen all 6000 of them, for multiplayer. No word on what kind of modes to expect, but they should be exciting non the less.
[UPDATE]: When Laura Scholl told Jeff Haynes of IGN that Dead Rising 2 was multiplayer, she was mistaken. Laura has contacted IGN about her misreporting and clarified that she meant MultiPLATFORM. Joystiq has also contacted Chris Kramer at Capcom for official word. Chris replied ever so mysteriously “We have not announced much about the game at this point.”
So there may or may not be a multiplayer component in Dead Rising 2, but it has of now NOT been announced. But certainly teased.
Source: IGN
Dead Rising 2 To Supposedly Have 6000 Zombies On Screen
Character art lead for Dead Rising 2 Izmeth Siddeek, has stated that the new software called Mental Mill has allowed Blue Castle games to produce “the greatest number of characters ever seen in a video game” The software will allow many different characters to be displayed without graphical quality or limited types of variations. After Izmeth’s presentation on this astounding new tech, Laura Scholl, product manager of Mental Mill said that Izmeth and the Dead Rising 2 team have jumped the zombie count to 6000. This has yet to be confirmed by the DR2 team or Izmeth but anywhere near 6000 sounds simply amazing.
Source: MTV Multiplayer
