Rising From the Death of Consoles

Grab your camera and hold on to your panties, ’cause we’re jumping back in for some more, batshit insane, zombie mashing. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the franchise, Capcom have finally made the move to give us the original, the very first, Dead Rising for our beloved PC. There don’t seem to be any significant changes that you would typically expect from an HD remake kind of thing. However, we are assured of unlocked framerates and support for resolutions of 4k and beyond, as well as a new save system allowing for up to five games at a time. Add in fully rebindable controls, as well as out of the box controller support…then sprinkle with Russian localisation because…actually, I have no idea. But hey, cool if you’re Russian. Maybe they’re worried that Putin will send in a legion of tanks if they don’t or something. Dude! That would be a perfect idea for Dead Rising 5. Set it in Russia, give you a tank and an entire Siberian wilderness of zombies. Pure win.

Anyway, this will be coming our way on September 13th, with a price tag of €19.99/£15.99/$19.99. Enjoy.

Official Press Release

2016 is the year of Dead Rising and what better way to celebrate the 10^th Anniversary of the series than to re-live the classic zombie outbreaks. Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record will be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 for digital download on September 13^th, 2016 across Europe and North America. The original Dead Rising will also be available on Steam as a digital download. What a time to be undead!

All three titles will return to take advantage of the current gen hardware systems, bringing the hilarious horror up to a gory-ous 1080p at 60 fps. Each new version of the game will also include all of the additional previously released DLC costumes.

Dead Rising

Re-live the zombie outbreak that started it all and step into the shoes of freelance photojournalist Frank West. On the hunt for the scoop of a lifetime, a tip leads Frank to the small suburban town of Willamette that’s been overrun by zombies. It’s a true struggle to survive the endless stream of enemies, but with full reign of an entire shopping mall, Frank can use any items he can find to fight off the flesh hungry mob and search for the truth behind the nightmarish epidemic. Don’t forget to capture the insanity on film and show off those photo journalist skills along the way!

Dead Rising 2

The sequel to the original Dead Rising introduces Chuck Greene, a professional motorcycle racer. Surrounded by a huge horde of zombies in the casino town of Fortune City, Chuck finds himself in a race against time to obtain Zombrex, a life-saving drug that will keep his daughter Katey alive. Dead Rising 2 also takes the series one step further with the introduction of combo weapons like the “PaddleSaw”, two player co-op and thrilling four player gladiator battles.

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Photo journalist and original hero Frank West takes center stage to find his biggest scoop yet, returning in a reimagining of the Fortune City casino town from Dead Rising 2. The added Sandbox Mode allows players to explore the city and participate in deathly challenges, while Frank’s photo skills and upgraded camera features capture all of the violent and hilarious action up close.

Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record will be available to purchase as individual download titles on September 13^th for EUR 19.99 / GBP 15.99 / USD 19.99. All three titles are also available as a “Dead Rising Triple Pack” preorder bundle for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 for EUR 49.99 / GBP 39.99 / USD 49.99.

Happy zombie slaying!