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Dead Rising Remasters Get Release Date, Screens & Size Info from Xbox Store

Capcom's Dead Rising remasters are now dated, thanks to the Xbox Store which also provided screenshots and size info.

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Aurenar2835d ago

Enough with these remasters. Create some new games with new ideas!

Godmars2902835d ago (Edited 2835d ago )

Money.

Remasters are a safer bet against making a profit than a new IP. At least that's what suits who don't really play games think.

And to clarify: when I use "suits who don't play games" I mean games when they weren't engineered towards solely being about revenue. When games offered options and features instead of DLC. The games "Suits" or business people play today are the post-DLC types of games as they attempt to find balance for microtransactions. The fostered atmosphere where games are wholly transitory, limited replay value, entertainment rather than something with honest replay value.

LucasRuinedChildhood2834d ago

Seriously, the people who have huge problems with remasters are just being hyperbolic. Every generation, especially the last one, has had TONS of remastered games. And the studios that make these games, like Bluepoint, are specifically designed to reverse-engineer old games. No less new IPs are being created as a result of this. It's literally just an option. More jobs; more available games.

People need to focus on tackling real problems in games, like micro-transactions. Attacking remasters just makes people like petty and unreasonable.

DARK WITNESS2834d ago

@ LucasRuindChildhood

I wouldn't say last gen had "tons" of remasters... we certainly didn't have this many at this state in the life cycle of last gen consoles.

To be fair fare as well, last gen was the big transition into HD the just from the graphics we saw on Ps2 and Xbox was massive and the jump in resolution.

This gen we are getting remasters of games that barely do anything. a slight brush up from upscaled 1080p to native 10p and if we are lucky an upgrade to 60fps.

my big problem is not that we are getting remasters it's the type of games that are getting remastered.

there is a massive catalogue of old xbox 1 and ps2 games that could bennefit hugely from being truely remastered. but half the games we are getting don't really deserve it but of course, thats just my opinion. either way it feels like the out put of new IP's is a lot less compared to last gen and the one before and one cannot help but think part of this is because of the trend we have now of just remastering everything from last gen.

anyway, one thing I do believe is that for those gamers who complain so much about them, please just don't buy any. our industry is driven by money, nothing else. publishers wouldn't be making all these remasters if they didn't think there was money to be made. trust me, they have done the math.

all the complaining so far has not stopped the trend. Just stop buying the crap.. same goes for dlc.

Erik73572834d ago (Edited 2834d ago )

"Why not both?"
Well ideally yea dude of course why not both but we don't live in a world with a infinite amount of resources and game developers so they end up making remasters/sequels and less of new IP. That's all Aurenar said!

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Ashby_JC2835d ago

Yeah id rather a new game then play this one again with a new coat of paint.

Now if it is a TRUE remaster with new things and improvements I would be interested.

Shubhendu_Singh2834d ago (Edited 2834d ago )

I don't mind remasters.
Not like someone is forcing you to buy, and someone out their keeps buying these that's why companies keeps making them.

edit: I do mind when they're 60$ like Skyrim. wtf

Artemus2834d ago

Normally I would agree with you, but in this case DR1 is one of those special games that was in desperate need for a remaster and I'm glad we are getting one.

Let's face it, there's demand for remasters and as long as people keep buying them, remasters will never go away.

BrianOBlivion2834d ago

Every game is "special" to someone. You're the first person I'm aware of that has a special fondness for DR1. I'm not disagreeing -I'm just saying that it's no more special to you than anyone's favourite game is to them.

Remaster them all; just don't buy it if it's not "special" to you. I love a well done remaster.

MachuchalBrotha3162834d ago

@BrianOblivion, atleast try to make some sense.

BrianOBlivion2833d ago

@ MachuchalBrotha316

Which part is confusing to you?

TheCommentator2834d ago

At least Capcom has survival-horror down pat. I'm mortified thinking about what they've become and fear they will not be around much longer if they have to remaster everything just to survive.

_-EDMIX-_2834d ago

Why is it always the uneducated that make such statements? Not only are they making BOTH, the team remastering it was NEVER going to make the sequels or a new game. Their job was to transfer, not make a new game.

Do you think Star Wars being remastered in 4K is delaying an hindering the new Star Wars films?

Maybe, JUST maybe, you better actually read WHAT a port is, how its made etc as their seems to be this ingnorant myth going on that making a remaster is basically the same as making a game, and we've some how missed the chance to get a new game, due to a remaster.

Show me the proof and I'll agree, but MOST like 99% of the users that post this, don't have much information on exact what a port is, how its made, how much it cost etc. IF ANYTHING those remasters are PAYING for the new games you are even asking for.

Last gen, Capcom ported RE1,RE2,REZero,REIII, RECV etc.....we still got RE5.6, Revelations 1 and 2, Operation Raccoon CIty etc. THUS one can argue, Capcoms ports PAY for new developments. Soooooooo don't make more money?

Capcom making money means you get your new game bud. Seriously read how the process is done. Your lack of examples, proof, supporting evidence etc only further shows just how uneducated MOST gamers are in the industry. With games as transparent as they are , its strange to see a communty as clueless as to the process of gaming making as in the industry.

With music, film etc, most know the directors, producers, process etc of the making of such works, with gaming....we have this LARGE gap from what the hardcore gamer knows, compared to the "normal gamer" where in Film and Music, I just don't think that gap is as large.

How many music fans or film fans have you EVER heard say "Enough with these (restorations of films or best of albums) create new (Film, music)" ???

Drdeadlocke2834d ago

There is a new game coming called dead rising 4

Trekster_Gamer2834d ago

They are doing both if you look!

neutralgamer19922834d ago

i hope the time limit is removed

Silly gameAr2834d ago

Well, you don't have to buy them. No one is forcing you to.

mark_parch2834d ago

if you want to support new games over remasters then i suggest getting recore instead as it comes out the same day

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Festano2835d ago

On the same day of ReCore..That's not good. The poor game already has low hype, but at least it's something different

Doge2835d ago

Ironically both games are produced by Keiji Inafune.

Garethvk2835d ago

It is a great time to be a fan of the series.

Alexious2834d ago

Can't wait for Dead Rising 4, I'm a big fan of Frank West! Exoskeleton looks sick.

DeadlyOreo2834d ago

I'm so glad they're coming to PS4 so I get to experience these games :)

ccgr2835d ago

Haven't played this series, may pick it up if the price is right.

Darkwatchman2835d ago

Maybe I'm uninformed, but isn't 8GB incredibly small for a remastered collection of 2 whole games and a stand alone expansion pack thing? Makes me wonder how well these remasters will actually turn out.

Alexious2834d ago

Remember that these are games made for the Xbox 360...

Darkwatchman2834d ago (Edited 2834d ago )

Yeah and Xbox 360 used dvd's which could hold up to 9GB of data on the disk. In this gen, all game data is installed to the hard drive even if you have a disk, so assuming the first 2 games took up 4GB each on the disk out of 9, that's 8GB and then that's not counting the standalone expansion.

8GB for this remaster collection seems really small and basic for what you're getting. Might end up being just 1080p ports with no other enhancements.

Hell, just look at DOA 5 last round, a last gen game that fit on one disc on 360 and the remaster on ps4/Xbox one is 10GB and that's a pretty basic remaster as is anyways. Just ONE game.

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Canceled Dead Rising: Dia De Los Muertos Gameplay Surfaces Online

Videos of the canceled Dead Rising: Dia De Los Muertos have come to light, giving us a look into what the game could have been.

Underpants432d ago

Shame loved the Dead Rising series. Even enjoyed 4 but not sure why they removed the campain co op.

TheColbertinator432d ago

A zombie lover like me will always wait for a new Dead Rising.

hotnickles432d ago

Dead rising 1 was one of my favorite games back in the day. I never got into the others like I did DR1. DR2 was ok but 3 and 4 were kinda lame.

Kakyouin432d ago

Absolutely agree with you 100%. 1 was A MASTERPIECE even though it had several things that were not that good. But still a very solid title. And the ending was EPIC.

hotnickles432d ago (Edited 432d ago )

I agree. I’ll never forget grinding the zombies in the parking tunnels to get the mega buster weapon. Its uniqueness will always stand out to me and is high up on my all-times.

MasterChief3624432d ago (Edited 432d ago )

When I got over the rather bland art direction of Dead Rising 3, I actually fell in love with that one. Dead Rising 4 on the other hand.... :(

It's a real shame the Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX + Alpha DLC isn't available on PC. It was one of the best DLCs I've ever played, it was so fun! But alas... I no longer have my Xbox One :(

hotnickles432d ago

I should give it another try on the newer Xbox controllers. I remember jumping over to the Xbox controller was a big peeve for me. I loved the 360 controller and dead rising was one of my very first games on it. The Xbox one controller felt cheaply and loose and it bugged me. I don’t feel that way with the series x one.

Kakyouin432d ago

Never played 3 or 4 but I read they weren't the same. As for 1 I guess the character played the "path of the hero" so well, no other title could keep it up with. 2 had to have another instance with Frank. And that's what I loved about the first: Frank was a good for nothing and still was the hero. He was not funny, he was not the hero everybody wanted. He was just there "for a good story". And the psychos..... my goodness!! Adam, the snipers, the three prisoners on the garden, the cult! MY GOODNESS!

Nebaku432d ago

Good Riddance. Capcom Vancouver's entries are a big stain on what was a great, charming game series.

The ideas shown here are the pinnacle of their ineptness. Yeah, let's remove items on the ground, a core mechanic to the franchise, and one that people would show they still love in BOTW 2 years later.

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Dead Rising Is Proof That Sometimes You Shouldn’t Listen To Feedback

TheGamer Writes "Dead Rising first burst onto the scene 16 years ago. At the time the game was a groundbreaking technical achievement, and a great showpiece for the then-new Xbox 360 due to how many zombies it could cram onto the screen at once. However, it was more than a mere tech-demo. Dead Rising captivated fans with engaging gameplay that allowed you to use almost anything as a weapon, packing that choice with unique bosses and an iconic protagonist in Frank West."

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RavenWolfx520d ago

I loved DR1 and 2. 3 was pretty decent, but 4 was just bad.

traqueia519d ago (Edited 519d ago )

I definitely agree.

What I always found amazing in DR1 was how it was a survival game first and a sandbox game second, and not the other way around...

Your weapons were resources for specific situations, and you always had to juggle your resources and plan your runs... "I'm gonna get two X weapons on this store for hordes and then I'll get to that other store and get Y weapon for Z boss".

Although the trend of combining weapons that started in DR2 and so on was fun, it removed that layer of strategy and streamlined the series too much by catering to the "it's too hardddd :((" crowd, since you only had to focus on crafting the same 2-3 kinds of strong weapons and you're good for the rest of the game...

shinoff2183519d ago

This was one of the games I got an Xbox 360 for back when. Dead rising. Lost odyssey. Blue dragon. Alan wake. Anyway the last 3 didn't disappoint. I thought dead rising was kinda eh. I didn't like the setup or how it played out. It's been years but if I remember right it was some kind of timer during the missions or whatever you wanna call them. Straight turned me off. I never even tried the sequels.

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10 Years Later, Dead Rising 2: Off The Record Is The Series At Its Best

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record felt like the zombie survival series' peak, with Frank West's non-canon adventure providing massive thrills.

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