SAN FRANCISCO – July 1, 2024 – Today Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, debuted new titles and updates coming this summer. Dead Rising™ Deluxe Remaster provided a snapshot of its over-the-top gameplay along with an exposé on the process of bringing Dead Rising™ back to life with Director Ryosuke Murai. In anticipation of its July 19 release, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess™ welcomed players to Mt. Kafuku with a gameplay deep dive, the announcement of a free demo, and a collaboration with the 2006 action-adventure hit Okami™. Finally, the Resident Evil team celebrated this week’s launch of Resident Evil™ 7 biohazard on Apple devices with an in depth look at the title’s development – plus a tease of what’s next for the series!
Frank West Is Back in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – Pre-Orders Available Today!
Say cheese! Everyone’s favorite zombie-hunting photojournalist, Frank West, is back in action in the beautifully remastered Dead Rising™ Deluxe Remaster – launching digitally on Sept. 19, 2024 across Xbox Series X|S , PlayStation®5, and PC via Steam , with pre-orders available starting today! Brought back to life with Capcom’s RE ENGINE , Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is the definitive remaster of the classic Dead Rising game from 2006 that delivered a fresh take on the zombie genre with incredible action, over-the-top combat, hordes of weapon choices , wacky costumes (trust us, they’re even wackier this time around), and a comedic yet compelling storyline.
If you’ve been living under a rock or have been trapped in a shopping mall the last 18 years, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster introduces freelance photojournalist Frank West as he ventures to Willamette, Colorado after overhearing there is something unnatural going on in town. Frank soon finds out he is in the middle of a zombie takeover and has 72 hours to uncover the truth about this outbreak!
There are a bunch of new features and gameplay improvements in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster that will have both veterans and newcomers falling in love with the game (again), including:
- Improved Graphics: Experience Willamette Parkview Mall being overrun by hordes of zombies like never before in up to 4K resolution with a 60 FPS frame rate!
- Updated Character Models: Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster introduces new, high-end character modeling for Frank West, the unhinged Psychopaths, NPCs like Brad, Jessie, Isabela, and the beloved Madonna, survivors of the outbreak, and the seemingly endless waves of zombies!
- Olá! Bonjour! Ciao!: For the first time ever, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster comes fully packed with voiceovers for all characters in nine different languages, including English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Castilian Spanish, and Russian! The game will also have subtitles across 14 languages, including the aforementioned nine plus Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Polish, and Arabic*! ¿¿Cómo se dice WOW??
- Quality-of-(Undead) Life Improvements: Numerous adjustments and highly requested features have been added to the game, like:
- Frank West now has the ability to move while aiming!
- Aspiring photojournalists can customize action shots with filters to get the best glam shot of their favorite zombies!
- Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster now has auto-save functionality! Need a bathroom break? Don’t worry…manual saves are still available when you need a breather.
- All NPC and survivor interactions are now fully voiced!
- New and improved NPC behaviors !
- Real-time lighting and shadow effects!
- More intuitive and user-friendly controls!
- New fine-tuned user interface!
Play your way with sandbox-style gameplay as you escape the madness of Willamette Parkview Mall, rescue survivors, and use almost any object you come across as a weapon in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – the definitive remaster of the classic Dead Rising, releasing digitally on Sept. 19, 2024!
Cleanse the Defilement in a Free Demo for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess™ – Available Now!
Try your hand at Capcom’s newest upcoming game Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, which combines action and strategy elements, plus a captivating Japanese-inspired setting, with a free demo available now across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation®4, and PC via Steam!
As a celebration for the demo releasing today, a special collaboration with Capcom’s 2006 action-adventure classic Okami™ will be coming to Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, including exclusive Okami collaboration weapons and costumes, plus a special Okami collaboration soundtrack! As a bonus, since Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is all about working together with the villagers you rescue, if players work together to accumulate 1 billion crystals and find 15 of the hidden Lucky Mallets, the Okami collaboration items will be included as a free title update at launch for everyone who purchases a copy of the game!
Check out the demo trailer here on YouTube, and stay tuned for the latest news on Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess via the official website and on X as it heads toward launch!
Launching globally on July 19, 2024, and available for pre-order now with exclusive pre-order items, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess features mythical Japanese-inspired elements and visually captivating gameplay as players embody the protagonist Soh to make strategic decisions and use ritualistic dancing sword actions to protect the Maiden Yoshiro and bring peace back to the villages of Mt. Kafuku.
Using a day/night cycle and creatively blending multiple gameplay genres from action adventure to real-time strategy to tower defense , Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess will test players’ strategic and real-time decision-making abilities. During the day, you’ll explore the village, purify the “defiled” villagers, assign those villagers various roles, and choose where to place them in order to best protect the Maiden Yoshiro. During the night, the sinister Seethe emerge to attack the mountain. Upgrade villager roles to get yourself more support and issue commands to the villagers while fighting alongside them to defeat the Seethe and purify each village. Players can freely reset upgrades and redistribute them to other roles, and even upgrade Soh with new attacks and abilities in order to customize their strategies however they want.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is available for pre-order now (Xbox, PlayStation, Steam) and launches worldwide on July 19, 2024.
Resident Evil 7 biohazard Returns on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
This week, Resident Evil 7 biohazard welcomes Apple devices to the family. This highly acclaimed entry in the beloved survival horror series is spreading its spores to the App Store tomorrow, launching on July 2, 2024, for iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and every iPad and Mac with the M1 chip or later.
Players can try a portion of Ethan Winters’ harrowing investigation into his wife’s disappearance with a free download before accessing the full campaign with a single purchase. The main game is bundled with the Not A Hero story DLC, which follows Chris Redfield on a mission to put the case to rest. The package also supports Universal Purchase and cross-progression, so Apple fans are able to play across iPhone, iPad, and Mac and continue their save games whether at home or on the go.
Powered by RE ENGINE, Resident Evil 7 biohazard runs natively on Apple devices with impressive visuals and remarkable performance. This release also includes newly optimized controls for iPhone and iPad, including an Auto Fire option and fully touch-compatible menus, so playing without a traditional controller is more intuitive than ever. Players can also dive deeper into Ethan Winters’ tale with the Gold Edition upgrade, which expands the game with a variety of optional DLC, including extra story content and game modes.
Resident Evil 7 biohazard Director Koshi Nakanishi also joined Capcom NEXT and confirmed a new entry in the franchise is currently in development. Please stay tuned for more details at a later date.
Dragon’s Dogma™ 2 Free Trial Challenges All to Prove Thine Courage
The critically acclaimed Dragon’s Dogma 2 is currently hosting a limited-time free trial across all platforms timed with its first sale. Experience up to two hours of the engrossing action-RPG adventure, with save data transferred to the full game upon purchase. Use the free Dragon’s Dogma 2 Character Creator & Storage tool to create your Arisen and Main Pawn in advance, and fully enjoy your trial. Venture forth Arisen!
*Arabic to be added via a post-launch title update
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