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Capcom is bringing the Dead Rising series back for Xbox One. Microsoft showed off the first gameplay footage from Dead Rising 3 during its E3 Press Conference. It will be exclusive to Xbox One. The game is set in the city of Los Perdidos, which has been recreated as a …
Read More »Capcom Vancouver lays off 20 staff
Dead Rising 2 developer trims seven per cent of employees due to 'unsuitable fit with studio goals'
Read More »New Capcom games revealed
Last week at its Captivate event in Miami, Capcom unveiled three new products – Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, Dragon’s Dogma and Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. It also showed off new content and details for a raft of other key titles, including Asura’s Wrath, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon …
Read More »Dead Rising: Case West out next month
A fact sheet released by Capcom US has confirmed that upcoming digital-only title Dead Rising: Case West will be released some time in December, VG247 reports. The game is an epilogue to console hit Dead Rising 2. It follows the success of digital prequel Case Zero, which was downloaded half …
Read More »Inafune quits Capcom
Mega Man creator announces resignation via blog post
Read More »Capcom sales rise to ¥40m
Capcom has announced its financial results for the first six months of the current financial year. Net sales for the six months ending September 30th, 2010, came in at 40,706 million – an increase of 4.7 per cent when compared to the same period last year. This was primarily drive …
Read More »Dead Rising shuffles to iPhone
Having enjoyed great success with the iPhone adaptation of survival horror title Resident Evil 4, Capcom has confirmed that it is to port fellow zombie IP Dead Rising to Apple’s devices. IGN reports that the game follows a similar template to the console titles – that is, players are tasked …
Read More »UK CHARTS: F1 takes pole position
Codemasters has cut short Halo’s stay at the summit of the All Formats Top 40, with F1 2010 racing to No.1. The game outsold both Halo: Reach (No.2) and Dead Rising 2 (No.3) combined and is the first F1 game to steal a lead at the top of the charts …
Read More »Dead Rising DLC more effective than TV ads
The Dead Rising downloadable game has the same marketing impact as a big budget TV ad campaign, says Capcom. Case Zero was released earlier this month for 400 Microsoft Points and has been downloaded half a million times in just two weeks. The game acts as a prequel to Dead …
Read More »Blue Castle developing Dead Rising 2
Survival horror sequel confirmed for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
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