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Capcom Looking to “Nurture” ‘Dead Rising’ Franchise
Suffice to say, Capcom is on a roll. After revising their earnings forecast for the year a few weeks ago, the company has now announced that they’ll be looking to “nurture” a selection of their brands for growth. Incidentally, one of those brands looks to be Dead Rising.
According to the latest earnings report, Dead Rising, along with Devil May Cry, Dragon’s Dogma, and Onimusha, have been earmarked as brands for “the next engine of growth”. That seems to imply either remakes, ports or new entries in these franchises. Obviously, we have Onimusha: Way of the Sword coming later this year, and Devil May Cry is currently enjoying its second season of its adaptation (read Daniel’s review) on Netflix, but where does that leave Dead Rising?
Capcom had surprised everyone with the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster a few years ago, and had also conducted a survey of fans to see just what other titles that they’d like to see get a similar treatment. Then there’s the rumour of Dead Rising 5 that popped up earlier this year that has fans’ tongues wagging, but obviously, Capcom has kept silent and (rightly so) focused on Resident Evil Requiem.
It’s an interesting turn of fortunes, since Capcom never did reveal the exact sales numbers for the Deluxe Remaster, nor has the franchise had quite the same success as other Capcom horror IPs. Still, for fans of the series, you can’t complain that Capcom is once again paying attention.
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.