Dead Rising 2 — patch notes and updates
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| Pre-order bonus DLC now available including original Frank costume! | 2025-04-24 | 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 | 2024-12-06 | 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! | 2024-11-08 | 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/_/ |
| Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Launch Trailer | 2024-09-19 | 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 | 2024-09-18 | 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" | 2024-09-13 | 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 |
| Watch Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Director's Report 2! | 2024-09-10 | 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! | 2024-08-09 | 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! | 2024-07-02 | 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/25273 |
| Hit the fairway and the zombie hordes with Frank West in Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf out now | 2017-06-20 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27909702/b1b4e37ad509c66d805041645573809fe7a366dc.png “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, Isaa |
| Hit the fairway and the zombie hordes with Frank West in Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf out now | 2017-06-20 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27909702/b1b4e37ad509c66d805041645573809fe7a366dc.png “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, Isaa |
| Steam Cards come to Dead Rising 2 and Off The Record | 2017-04-26 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3952972/578360ffd3e140ac8a13660491cbdf4910b839c5.jpg 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 ap |
| Steam Cards come to Dead Rising 2 and Off The Record | 2017-04-26 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3952972/578360ffd3e140ac8a13660491cbdf4910b839c5.jpg 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 ap |
| Dead Rising 4 swarms to Steam on March 14th | 2017-02-22 | 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 n |
| Dead Rising 4 swarms to Steam on March 14th | 2017-02-22 | 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 n |
| Dead Rising 2 save migration tool now live | 2015-05-20 | 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 |
| Dead Rising 2 save migration tool now live | 2015-05-20 | 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 |
| Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record now on Steam, on sale | 2015-03-17 | 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 |
| Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record now on Steam, on sale | 2015-03-17 | 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 |
| Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record Steamworks transition imminent | 2015-03-16 | Here’s some news that’s sure to raise both eyebrows and the dead. Zombie slayfests Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record have made their long-awaited transition to Steamworks, and will be available TOMORROW, March 17th, complete with Steam Achievements! If you already own these games either through Steam (as GFWL titles) or as boxed retail copies, you can acquire a free Steamworks copy by following the instructions below. Please note that if you have the GFWL version, you can certainly continue playing there. All of our applicable GFWL titles continue to support LIVE features and will function normally. To continue playing on GFWL S |