Microsoft have revealed the next games coming to Xbox 360 for free for Xbox Live Gold Members. thew first game is Crackdown, out from 1st August to 15th August. this is followed by Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero which will be free from 16th August until the end of the month.
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Major Nelson
Capcom have announced that Dead Rising 2 has sold over 2 million copies worldwide since its launch. Capcom have also announced that the acquisition of Blue Castle Games is complete and they have been re-named Capcom Game Studio Vancouver.
From Capcom Unity
HMV have announced that they are holding the official UK launch of Dead Rising 2 at their London Oxford Street flag store. this will start at 5.00pm on Thursday 23rd September, ahead of the games official UK release date. the first 100 customers to buy the game on Thursday will receive a goodie bag.
Press Release
WHAT: Dead Rising 2 game launch
WHERE: HMV London, 150 Oxford Street W1
WHEN: Thursday 23rd September 2010 between 5.00 pm and 8.00 pm
HMV is to host the official UK launch of Dead Rising 2 when the game goes on sale exclusively at the HMV flagship store on London’s Oxford Street on Thursday 23rd September 2010.
Games fans will have the chance the buy the game earlier than it's official release date between 5.00 pm and 8.00pm on Thursday 23rd September at HMV 150 Oxford Street W1, London. The first 100 customers to buy the game that day will receive a goodie bag.
The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 sees the player take on the role of former Motocross champion Chuck Greene, who has come to Fortune City, America's newest gambling paradise, to compete in “Terror is Reality,” a gruesome game show that dares contestants to survive zombie-filled environments for big money prizes at the delight of TV audiences around the globe. Chuck’s motivation for taking part and risking life and limb is his daughter Katey, who since being bitten by a zombie requires a daily dose of Zombrex to prevent her from turning into one of the living dead. There’s no denying that Zombrex works, but since it’s the only drug on the market, its price is high.
During his time in Fortune City a zombie outbreak occurs and Chuck must survive the onslaught of the undead for 72 hours.……
Capcom have released a map of Dead Rising 2's Fortune City, you can click on the map to see it much bigger.
From Capcom Unity
Capcom have revealed the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 boxart for Dead Rising 2. The Boxart show that the game is rated M for Mature.
Capcom have also announced that a new Dead Rising 2 website has gone live. at the site you follow 4 characters, Lance, Gretchen, Wallace and Johnny Pipes, as they try to get tickets and see Terror Is Reality XVII. the site will also tease and show some new features from Dead Rising 2.
From Capcom Unity
Capcom have announced the release dates for the Xbox 360 version of Dead Rising 2. the game has a USA release of August 31st, a Japan release of September 2nd, and a EU Release of September 3rd. 
Capcom have also announced a Xbox 360 exclusive Dead Rising 2 Game. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero will come out before the games release on Xbox Live. Case Zero is a introduction to the new protagonist in Dead Rising 2, Chuck Greene, as well as providing a link between Dead Rising 1 and Dead Rising 2.
Capcom have also released new screenshots and the boxart for Dead Rising 2. the screenshots are in-game and show many different ways of killing zombies by using/combining different weapons.Screenshots
Fact Sheet
Release Date:
North America – August 31st, 2010
Japan – September 2nd, 2010
Europe – September 3rd, 2010
Genre: Zombie Action
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
Rating: TBC
Developer: Blue Castle Games
Several years have passed since the Wilamette incident, and Dead Rising 2 shifts the action from the everyday world of mid-West America to the glitz and glamour of Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground. People flock to Fortune City from around the globe to escape from reality and the chance to win big and for some, this means competing in Terror is Reality.
Like millions of Americans, former national motocross champion, Chuck Greene, is gripped by the TV sensation that is Terror is Reality. Hosted by the flamboyant Tyrone King, Terror is Reality pits ordinary members of the public against an arena full of zombies with a simple challenge – kill more zombies than your opponents and stay alive with the winner collecting big money and the chance to come back and secure even greater prizes. So, what is it that has forced Chuck to come to Fortune City and risk his life in the modern day gladiatorial contest, is he trying to recapture the fame of his motocross days, does he have a reason to hate zombies, or is it simply the lure of big money?
With hundreds of zombies on screen at any one time, the original Dead Rising forced gamers to take everyday objects they found in the Mall and use them as weapons. In its sequel, Dead Rising 2, thousands of zombies now fill every square inch of Fortune City and Chuck is going to need to be even more resourceful and inventive. Cue combination weapons…
Players will be able to take two objects, a roll of tape and with a little inventiveness create an advanced zombie-killing combo weapon - a piece of wood and a lawnmower become a Portamower, the handheld mower that cuts zombies down to size in an instant, while a garden rake and car battery combine to create an electrified zombie prod. Using combination weapons to fend off hoards of the undead in fun and grotesque ways is only just the beginning as the more combo weapons a player uses, the more Prestige Points (PPs) they will rack up. Earn enough PPs and Chuck levels up which will help players along the way.
Ahead of the full game, Capcom will be releasing original downloadable content exclusively on Xbox Live, Dead Rising 2: CASE ZERO. The prologue will introduce the new protagonist, Chuck Greene and provide a link between the original game and the events that await players in the gambling paradise of Fortune City.
Dead Rising 2 is being developed by Canadian developer Blue Castle Games in close collaboration with Capcom. A number of members from the original Dead Rising team will be working alongside Blue Castle Games throughout the development process, including Capcom’s global head of research and development, Keiji Inafune, who as the game’s Producer, is playing an active role in the project.
Capcom Announce Dead Rising 2 Has Sold Over 2 Million Copies Worldwide
HMV Announce They Are Holding The Official UK Launch Of Dead Rising 2 At The Oxford Street Store
Capcom Have Released New Screenshots For Dead Rising 2 And Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
Capcom Have Released A Map Of Dead Rising 2's Fortune City
Capcom Reveal The Boxart For Dead Rising 2
