Just when you thought the season of big game reveals was over, Capcom has thrown one massive curveball by confirming a remaster of the original Dead Rising is in development. And it announced this via a random Twitter post.
Like some kind of social media zombie, the official Dead Rising Twitter account spurred back to life earlier today, posting a short teaser clip of the remaster, officially titled Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. The clip doesn’t show much, only featuring journalist protagonist Frank West jump out of a helicopter above the Willamette shopping mall, the iconic setting of the first game. This is the first post the account has made since 2018, not counting a 2019 retweet of Xbox Game Pass advertising the addition of Dead Rising 4 to the service.
This won’t be the first time Capcom has re-released the original Dead Rising. There was an HD remaster in 2016, but if the visuals seen in the teaser are anything to go by, it looks like this Deluxe Remaster is giving the game a graphical overhaul. While details on the project are incredibly slim, this news is sure to excite fans of the series regardless. It’s been nearly six years since Dead Rising 4, with the series pretty much going dormant afterwards. A Game History Secrets report from 2020 claimed that a Dead Rising 5 was in the works at one point at series developer Capcom Vancouver, but it was scrapped when the studio shut down.
I’m frankly baffled this wasn’t even mentioned during Summer Game Fest. While Dead Rising certainly isn’t as big as Monster Hunter, this teaser dropping during the showcase would definitely have elicited some cheers from the crowd. Aside from letting long-time fans re-experience the game, this remaster should ideally address issues in the original, and introduce it to a whole new audience. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait much longer for further info, with Capcom only saying it’s coming soon.
