Summary
TheDead Risingseries is enjoying a huge surge in sales lately, probably thanks to a wave of big discounts and news of the upcomingDead Rising Deluxe Remaster. Capcom’s campy zombie franchise was recently resurrected in a big way with the announcement of a current-gen update of the originalDead Risingearlier this year. In the wake of this news, more details have surfaced about howDead Rising Deluxe Remasterwill improve upon Frank West’s infamous battle across the zombie-infested stores and hallways of Willamette Parkview Mall in search of the scoop of a lifetime.
Last week’s Capcom Next livestream gave fans their first official look atDead Rising Deluxe Remasterin action, with Frank fending off the undead hordes with anything not nailed to the floor in full 4K resolution and improvements to the original’s control scheme and save system.Dead Rising Deluxe Remasterwill rise from the grave in November, but in the meantime, the previous entries in the series are being offered up at discount prices on Xbox’s online store.
This in turn might have led to a massive spike in sales for theDead Risingseries over the past few days, as reported byPure Xbox. MultipleDead Risingtitles have started to pop up on theTop Paid Xbox chartsover the weekend. Among these games,Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition(which is currently on sale at an 80% discount) is seemingly the most popular, followed byDead Rising 4(itself being offered at 85% off).Dead Rising 2andDead Rising 2: Off The Recordround out the list.
The first twoDead Risingentries were hits for Capcom, and 2013’sDead Rising 3served as a launch title for the Xbox One console. However, 2016’sDead Rising 4was met with a more mixed reception and poor sales - which may have played a role inCapcom canceling the plannedDead Rising 5and shelving the franchise for several years. This will finally change whenDead Rising Deluxe Remasterlaunches this fall, fresh off Capcom’s recent zombie-related success withResident Evil.
The impending release ofDead Rising Deluxe Remastermight be drawing gamers’ attention back to the originalDead Risingand its various sequels, as evidenced by the increased sales of these titles over the past week. While the upcoming remaster has generated some controversy overFrank West’s new voice actorand the PC version’s DRM, Capcom’s zombie-busting series could be making a comeback befitting a franchise about surviving an assault of the living dead - and curious gamers can currently check out past entries at great discounts.
Dead Rising
Dead Rising is a series of zombie-slaying action-adventure games that have been developed by Capcom and published by either Capcom or Xbox Game Studios.The games don’t take themselves too seriously, with players being able to take down zombies in some bizarre and hilarious ways at times.
