Dead Rising® 2 Steam news

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• Review score78% positive
• Total reviews8,828
• Release dateSep 27, 2010
• DeveloperCapcom Vancouver
• PublisherCapcom

Genres: Action, Adventure

Company pages: Developer: Capcom VancouverPublisher: Capcom

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Dead Rising® 2 Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• Pre-order bonus DLC now available including original Frank costume! - 24 April 2025

  The bonus DLC, which was previously only available to players who had pre-ordered the game, is now available in the store starting today! Enjoy costumes based on Frank West from the original Dead Rising and Chuck Greene from the sequel, as well as music from the respective games in the Costumes & BGM Pack! And of course, you'll also get the Willamette Parkview Mall Bee costume as well! The Dead Rising franchise is also currently on sale, so don't miss the chance to experience more zombie paradise action! Note: The DLC content is identical to the pre-order bonus. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/_/

• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Discounted Through January 2 - 6 December 2024

  Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is available for a discounted price as part of this year's Capcom Holiday Sale! Dust off your camera, grab the nearest object as your weapon, and join photojournalist Frank West as he fights to survive the various dangers of the lavish Willamette Parkview Mall. Don't miss your chance to pick up this reborn classic and enjoy the "undead" thrills of Zombie Paradise this holiday season! Sale ends Thursday, January 2 at 10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST / 18:00 UTC. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/Dead_Rising_Deluxe_Remaster/ ※Free Demo Available Now! DRDR Brand Video (ESRB):

• Free demo, Arabic text support, and a new Casual difficulty update! - 8 November 2024

  Did you say zombies?! A free demo of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is available now for new players to try catching the big scoop and survive the various dangers of the lavish Willamette Parkview Mall. The latest title update adds Arabic text support and a new Casual difficulty for those who want to focus on uncovering the truth while dodging the zombie hordes. Try the demo now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/_/

• A Dead Rising 2 remake is "definitely possible" according to Capcom - 27 September 2024

  The Deluxe Remaster of Dead Rising only released a week ago, but Capcom has already commented on the possibility of a Dead Rising 2 remaster, saying that developing one is "definitely possible" if the current reimagining performs well. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dead Rising Remaster review - deeply flawed sandbox game is good now Dead Rising Remaster fixes all the worst parts of the original Ahead of the Dead Rising Remaster, get the series for cheap on Humble

• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Launch Trailer - 19 September 2024

  Survive and catch the big scoop on Zombie Paradise. Dead Rising has been brought back to life in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster with 4K high fidelity graphics, 3D audio support, voiceover in 9 languages, and various quality of life changes for improved play. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is available now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/_/ Get a free wallpaper by completing the survey below! https://jp.research.net/r/NJB9MRY?lang=en

• Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Story Trailer - 18 September 2024

  Did you say Zombies?! Frank West has covered wars, you know. But he's never seen anything quite like this. Join him in catching the big scoop and surviving the various dangers of the lavish Willamette Parkview Mall. Welcome to Zombie Paradise. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster launches digitally on September 19. Grab a copy now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/_/

• Official Music Video for "Doesn't Matter 'Cause" - 13 September 2024

  Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster launches digitally on September 19, bringing a thoroughly modernized version of the zombie action masterpiece to fans worldwide. To celebrate the upcoming release, here's a first look at the official music video for promotional song "Doesn't Matter 'Cause". Produced by Shirogumi, this short animated feature depicts a day in the life of zombies in the Dead Rising universe. Unsure if they're dead or alive, they watch the world go by each mundane day, not unlike us in our own daily lives. Want to shake off the boredom of daily routines? Be sure to pick up Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/_/

• Watch Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Director's Report 2! - 10 September 2024

  Revisit the Dead Rising series' genre-defining origin story with Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, releasing digitally on September 19. Join Director Ryosuke Murai for "Director's Report 2" where he showcases this beautifully remastered title's new-and-improved gameplay and shares the latest details with a series newcomer. Enjoy a high level of freedom, comical moments, and the thrill of taking on terrifying zombie hordes and Psychopaths in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/_/

• Watch the devs talk through new gameplay! - 9 August 2024

  Check out this new gameplay video where the producer and director talk you through what makes this more than just a remaster - from visual quality to gameplay improvements, it's truly deserving of the title Deluxe Remaster! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/Dead_Rising_Deluxe_Remaster/

• A classic zombie action game, back from the dead! Pre-order now! - 2 July 2024

  Dead Rising shocked and delighted game fans in 2006 with its screen-filling zombie hordes, incredible weapon variety, and the freedom to play how you want! Now this all-time classic is being brought back to life in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, releasing September 19, 2024. Going beyond a mere remaster, this is the ultimate version of the game with 4K high fidelity graphics, 3D audio support, voiceover in nine different languages, and various quality of life changes for improved playability! Pre-order now to receive three bonus costumes with matching music tracks and jam out in Willamette Parkview Mall! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527390/_/

• Dead Rising studio Capcom Vancouver has been shut down - 18 September 2018

  Capcom Vancouver, the studio primarily responsible for the development of Capcom's Dead Rising series as well as Puzzle Fighter on mobile, has been shut down. In a statement provided to Kotaku , the publisher said that the decision to close Capcom Vancouver had been made following a review of the titles currently in development at the studio. It has now "decided to cancel the development projects at this studio" and will "concentrate development of major titles in Japan." As a result of the closure, 158 jobs will be lost at Capcom Vancouver. However, a skeleton staff will remain in place until January next year in order to "finalise closure operations and logistics". Read more…

• Hit the fairway and the zombie hordes with Frank West in Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf out now - 20 June 2017

  “You said we were gonna play mini golf!” – Frank West, Dead Rising 4. Frank West was promised mini golf and he’s going to get mini golf, as Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf launches today on Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam. Bringing three modes of zombie stroking play to the tee (Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer and Single Player), we’ve constructed a challenge for the most avid undead golfer. With Frank in the announcer’s box offering the most colorful of color-commentary, players will take control of Connor, Isaac, Jessa and Jordan as they compete on six different courses each with four holes. Armed with an arsenal of 3 clubs, players will have a Driver for long range shots, a Wedge for shooting over obstacles and of course a Putter for putting the ball in the hole. Players will also be able to use the Ball Buster, a wheel of misfortune that allows them to randomly select a pla…

• Hit the fairway and the zombie hordes with Frank West in Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf out now - 20 June 2017

  “You said we were gonna play mini golf!” – Frank West, Dead Rising 4. Frank West was promised mini golf and he’s going to get mini golf, as Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf launches today on Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam. Bringing three modes of zombie stroking play to the tee (Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer and Single Player), we’ve constructed a challenge for the most avid undead golfer. With Frank in the announcer’s box offering the most colorful of color-commentary, players will take control of Connor, Isaac, Jessa and Jordan as they compete on six different courses each with four holes. Armed with an arsenal of 3 clubs, players will have a Driver for long range shots, a Wedge for shooting over obstacles and of course a Putter for putting the ball in the hole. Players will also be able to use the Ball Buster, a wheel of misfortune that allows them to randomly select a pla…

• Steam Cards come to Dead Rising 2 and Off The Record - 26 April 2017

  Like the shambling undead enemies that face Chuck Greene and Frank West, you can't keep the Dead Rising series down. From the successful Steam launch of Dead Rising 4 to the release of Frank Rising the series keeps coming. Now we've returned to the classic Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off The Record to bring Steam Cards to the games. All cards have a standard (blue) and rare foil (silver) version, so get working on completing your own set today. The entire Dead Rising series is now on Steam from Frank West's first appearance through to his most recent outing.

• Steam Cards come to Dead Rising 2 and Off The Record - 26 April 2017

  Like the shambling undead enemies that face Chuck Greene and Frank West, you can't keep the Dead Rising series down. From the successful Steam launch of Dead Rising 4 to the release of Frank Rising the series keeps coming. Now we've returned to the classic Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off The Record to bring Steam Cards to the games. All cards have a standard (blue) and rare foil (silver) version, so get working on completing your own set today. The entire Dead Rising series is now on Steam from Frank West's first appearance through to his most recent outing.

• Dead Rising 4 swarms to Steam on March 14th - 22 February 2017

  http://images.onesite.com/capcom-unity.com/user/jefferysimpson/27af215647abfca8b3e6cc960473469f.png?v=202200 Dead Rising 4 is unleashing a new kind of undead plague on PCs this spring when it arrives for Steam on March 14th, 2017. It’s time to get gory as photojournalist and zombie outbreak survivor Frank West returns to Willamette, Colorado sixteen years after the events of the original Dead Rising. Frank finds the town under siege from another zombie infestation and the rebuilt Willamette Memorial Megaplex Mall stocked with bloody entrails and all sorts of consumer goods. Frank will not only be pitted against the zombie horde but also two new and dangerous kinds of undead creatures as he comes across spry and energetic freshly infected zombies and the dangerously intelligent Evo threat. He will also face a shadowy para-military organization and some not-so-friendly survivors who have…

• Dead Rising 4 swarms to Steam on March 14th - 22 February 2017

  http://images.onesite.com/capcom-unity.com/user/jefferysimpson/27af215647abfca8b3e6cc960473469f.png?v=202200 Dead Rising 4 is unleashing a new kind of undead plague on PCs this spring when it arrives for Steam on March 14th, 2017. It’s time to get gory as photojournalist and zombie outbreak survivor Frank West returns to Willamette, Colorado sixteen years after the events of the original Dead Rising. Frank finds the town under siege from another zombie infestation and the rebuilt Willamette Memorial Megaplex Mall stocked with bloody entrails and all sorts of consumer goods. Frank will not only be pitted against the zombie horde but also two new and dangerous kinds of undead creatures as he comes across spry and energetic freshly infected zombies and the dangerously intelligent Evo threat. He will also face a shadowy para-military organization and some not-so-friendly survivors who have…

• Dead Rising 2 save migration tool now live - 20 May 2015

  Thanks for your patience everyone, the save migration tool for DR2 and DR2OTR for Steamworks is now live. The tool will allow you to transfer progress from GFWL to Steam. 1. Boot the title. 2. Proceed to the Main Menu. 3. Select Options. 4. Select Import Games for Windows Live. 5. Select yes at the prompt 6. Select the “DR2SAVE.DR2S” file. 7. Maximize the title. 8. Select OK at the import successful prompt. 9. Go back to the Main Menu. 10. Select Start game 11. Load the save file. Please note that although we had originally intended to also migrate the GFWL Achievements alongside the save data migration, due to technical reasons, the tool is only able to transfer over the save data only and not the Achievements. Note that some, but not all, achievements will unlock as a result of transferring your save. We apologize for any inconvenience but hope you will continue to enjoy the game on S…

• Dead Rising 2 save migration tool now live - 20 May 2015

  Thanks for your patience everyone, the save migration tool for DR2 and DR2OTR for Steamworks is now live. The tool will allow you to transfer progress from GFWL to Steam. 1. Boot the title. 2. Proceed to the Main Menu. 3. Select Options. 4. Select Import Games for Windows Live. 5. Select yes at the prompt 6. Select the “DR2SAVE.DR2S” file. 7. Maximize the title. 8. Select OK at the import successful prompt. 9. Go back to the Main Menu. 10. Select Start game 11. Load the save file. Please note that although we had originally intended to also migrate the GFWL Achievements alongside the save data migration, due to technical reasons, the tool is only able to transfer over the save data only and not the Achievements. Note that some, but not all, achievements will unlock as a result of transferring your save. We apologize for any inconvenience but hope you will continue to enjoy the game on S…

• Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record now on Steam, on sale - 17 March 2015

  At long last, Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record have made their way to Steamworks! To celebrate, Steam's holding a big Dead Rising Franchise Sale. If you already own DR2 or DR2:OTR as GFWL titles, be sure to check yesterday's announcement because you might be eligible to redeem the Steam versions for free. Meanwhile, DLC and Dead Rising 3 are also on sale, so be sure to check the sale either way! *Please note that this is a global sale with the exception of Japan, who will be served at a later date. Base games Dead Rising 2 - $19.99 | $6.79 Dead Rising 2: Off the Record - $19.99 | $6.79 Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition - $49.99 | $29.99 DLCs BBQ Chef - $1.99 | $0.67 Cosplay - $1.99 | $0.67 Fire Fighter - $1.99 | $0.67 Cyborg - $1.99 | $0.67 Bundles Dead Rising Franchise Pack (Includes DR3 + DR2) - $64.99 | $37.04 Dead Rising 2 Complete Pack - $32.99 | $11.21

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