Capcom producer Keiji Inafune has grand plans for Dead Rising 2, hoping the franchise will surpass Resident Evil as the publisher’s number one property. Eventually. And then the same hopes for whatever he does next. But if another installment of the zombie fest were to be created (it’s a franchise, so why wouldn’t there be?), [...]

Capcom appear to be getting serious about making some changes to a few of their franchises going forward. Speaking with Spanish site 3DJuegos this week, producer and head of global research and development, Keiji Inafune, expressed that in an effort to better reach audiences across the pond, the company will be adding a bit of [...]

Dead Rising 2, after years of waiting and a delay, is due out in just under four weeks. Now it’s time to start wondering what’s up with the future of Capcom’s other zombie franchise, Resident Evil. Or as I refer to it now: Gears of Evil. After Resident Evil 5 released early last year, producer [...]

If you’ve got a little more cash to burn, and the Outbreak or Zombrex Editions of Dead Rising 2 aren’t cutting it, Capcom have a surprise for you. Available in limited supplies and only at the Capcom Store, the DR2 High Stakes Edition has been announced, retailing for $89.99. What do aspiring zombie killers get [...]

Super soakers? A machine gun-toting teddy bear? Playing dress up  a waitress outfit? What possible place do these nonsensical things have in the zombie apocalypse?! They are quite important, as a matter of fact, in the world of Dead Rising 2. They’re Chuck Green’s tools of the trade for dispatching the undead during his stay [...]

I still haven’t obtained all of Dead Rising‘s torturous Achievements, and it looks like I’ll be repeating that with Dead Rising 2. Our friends over at 360Sync releasd the full set of Achievements for Capcom’s co-op enabled zombie killing sequel this week, detailing what is required of you to score the full 1,000 Gamerscore in [...]

Remember how seemingly overwhelming the Willamette Mall was in Dead Rising back in 2006? For all of its open space, numerous shops and not-so-plentiful save spots, that was nothing. Dead Rising 2 is nearly here, and the sprawling locale of Fortune City is massive. The entire map of Fortune City was laid out on Capcom’s [...]

Back in early 2009 at their Captivate event, Capcom boasted about the ability to present gigantic, 7,000 zombie crowds on-screen in Dead Rising 2, thanks to Blue Castle Games’ spiffy new engine. As development has progressed, however, we’ve slowly been seeing fewer and fewer undead in demos than we did at first — though the [...]

Capcom haven’t been one to publish multiple triple-A games every year thus far, and that looks to be changing. According to a new report from Japan’s Nikkei, the company has indicated that they want to increase the amount of popular titles per year to three or four, as well as ramp up how quickly new [...]