Capcom Confirms Launch Dates For Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2The original gave us a lawnmower with which to inflict gory pain on legions of marauding zombies, and that alone is enough to make us interested in the sequel.
Today, as reported by GameSpot, Capcom has confirmed the finalized launch dates for Dead Rising 2, which is coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The original title didn't come to the PS3, despite ongoing rumors that a port would eventually arrive, as one did for Lost Planet. But like the sequel to the latter title, Dead Rising 2 will launch simultaneously for the three aforementioned major platforms, and it'll be here on August 31. Japanese gamers can have their bloody slashing fun a few days later on September 2 and Europeans get their shot on September 3. However, although Microsoft lost exclusivity for the sequel, they did grab 360-exclusive downloadable content for Dead Rising 2; it'll come in the form of Case Zero, which acts as a prequel and a "bridge" between the original title and the sequel. There's no word on whether this is timed exclusivity or PS3 owners are simply out of luck. For the time being, we should just be happy we're getting the game at all.
Honestly, if you don't think customizing your own sadistic weapons (we learned about this "combo" building earlier) and going after hundreds of the undead isn't entertaining...well damn, we feel sorry for you.
Related Game(s): Dead Rising 2
2/12/2010 12:27:55 PM Ben Dutka
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Oxvial
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:46:55 PM
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Milonakis
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:49:47 PM
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Alienange
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:55:24 PM
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fluffer nutter
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:15:25 PM
What does that even mean?
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LegendaryWolfeh
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 5:21:20 PM
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SvenMD
Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 7:58:03 PM
The number of zombie killin' games this past year has almost equaled the number of guitar hero/rock band games....which is sad.
I never knew that killin' zombies was its own genre.
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fluffer nutter
Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 11:15:39 PM
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NightHawk17
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 1:05:21 PM
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main_event05
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 1:13:36 PM
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YesterdysRising
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:48:09 PM
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BikerSaint
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:06:38 PM
(I have it on the Dreamcast)
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 5:50:03 PM
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photo K
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 1:44:09 PM
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rogers71
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 2:17:15 PM
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Deleted User
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:11:20 PM
it was much more a fun action game than survival horror.
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___________
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 11:32:16 PM
in the first your in a shopping mall and have anything and everything as a weapon.
imagine cutting a zombie in half with gardening sizzlers!
whoever does not want to play a game where you can do that seriously needs a head examination.
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TEG3SH
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 2:55:58 PM
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carl0975
Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 2:42:45 PM
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BikerSaint
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:10:41 PM
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Even though it was on the MS machine, the 1st one was still one hell of a zombie good times.
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YesterdysRising
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:52:08 PM
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BikerSaint
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 5:11:37 PM
In the 1st one, they moved slow until you got close to them, then some of them made a little move at, or a grab for you.
Quite a few times already. I've been grabbed by 1 zombie, and then mobbed by the other hordes of starving Gabe Newell's, and eaten just like a tray of Quarter Pounders
I haven't seen any vids of the new one yet, I'm figuring at the very least, more of the same too.
BTW, Gabe said you all taste like just chicken...BURP!
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Jian2069
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:54:37 PM
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Thank you, Capcom.
Capcom probably isn't releasing the DLC for PS3 due to the fact that it "bridges" a game that never came out on PS3...
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Roach721
Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 3:57:23 AM
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TEG3SH
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:56:13 PM
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Oyashiro
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 4:09:53 PM
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geovanwitdakick
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 4:35:52 PM
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Also agree that Capcom seems to be heavily favoring Microsoft, like EA seems to be favoring Sony.
I just wish Lost Planet 2 for the Playstation 3 would have Solid Snake & Nathan Drake as playable characters. That alone would make me buy that game.
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Dancemachine55
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 5:33:25 PM
See, this is what I hate about M$. They buy their way into the competition and try to force everyone onto their side, while their practically non-existant first-party studios don't churn out much. Forza 3 is good, it's no Gran Turismo, but it's the one good thing M$ has churned out themselves. All others are third party exclusives.
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Dancemachine55
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 5:27:27 PM
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I like fun games, and if these comments are anything to go by, this looks like a helluva lotta fun. Mowing down zombies with whatever you can find. Genius.
And it's nice to see companies finally waking up and seeing the potential of PS3 and its fanbase. Give it time and they'll see the 360 is nothing but a PS2 with a HDD and better graphics. Really!!! PS3 lead the way with Blu-ray, HDMI output, and now 3D gaming and movies. People claimed they were playing catch-up with 360, but only in the online department which MS has had nearly 20 years to perfect. Sony's only been at it since 2004, so give 'em some credit.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 5:48:08 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 6:31:15 PM
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L4D1-2=Fail,
lets hope this one makes it.
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tlpn99
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 8:44:16 PM
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___________
Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 11:30:23 PM
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if they think im going to finish 10 missions than turn it off and have to finish those 10 again theve got another thing coming.
that alone made me sell the game after playing it for like 2 hours.
way to make such a brilliant game than fu** it up the alley!
wonder if this will get banned here, that should be interesting!
if it does not get banned it sure will spike some controversy with the L4D2 fans.
i will never understand the logic of the OFLC.
having needles shot into a guys head blowing his head off covering the floor with blood countless times to, not just on one guy.
and having a 2 sex scenes in the same episode.
all that happening in the space of 30 minutes is ok to warrant a m rating.
but blowing zombies heads off, A FICTIONAL CHARACTER! is not ok for MA?
WTF?
so blowing heads off, AND 2 sex scenes is ok for a M rated show but just blowing heads off is not ok for a MA rated game.
oooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk..................
seriously im starting to believe its the highest bidder.
F.E.A.R 2 is 10 times worse than L4D2 and that was cleared.
so is dantes inferno, GOW 3, darksiders, bayonetta, AVP.
cant wait till i finish tafe so i can get out of this hell hole.
i seriously can not understand how 2 sex scenes and blowing heads off is ok for a M show, but just blowing heads off is not ok for a MA game.
wheres the logic in that?
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Bloodysilence19
Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 3:06:14 AM
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Bloodysilence19
Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 3:23:02 AM
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very true M$ does that way to much for sure.cause lately all i see in their sells is from multi plat games.they buy exclusive dlc for the game first, example is dead rising 2 like ben said.i think its wrong in my opinion not to allow other people on any console to get that same dlc on the same day as that console who gets it first.what happens you have to wait so long sometimes like gta dlc another good example of m$ buying exclusive dlc first.we finally now getting dlc for gta 4, which also has yet been announced when its out they just said it coming to the ps3.
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Strifewind
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Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 12:45:38 PM