Confirmed: Dead Rising 2 has multiplayer

by Griffin McElroy { Apr 28th 2009 at 3:00PM }

Hey, remember when a representative from Dead Rising 2's middleware developer, mental mill, mentioned during a GDC presentation that Dead Rising 2 would have "multiplayer sessions," and then another mental mill representative said the first representative misspoke, and meant to say "multiplatform?" Good. Keep that hilariously convoluted exchange locked away in your mind for a minute.

Capcom development head Keiji Inafune recently confirmed to Eurogamer that Dead Rising 2 will have some form of online multiplayer component. No specifics about the multiplayer offerings have been revealed, though it's nice to finally have a clear answer on the existence of this long obfuscated feature.

[Via Shacknews]

Tags: capcom, dead-rising-2, keiji-inafune, mental-mill, multplayer, online-multiplayer

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Professor Lario @ Apr 28th 2009 3:06PM

Co-op would be a blast!!

Manly Mcbeefigan (Mr. ESC) @ Apr 28th 2009 3:27PM

Co-op an a survival mode would be rad.

Snakku @ Apr 28th 2009 3:33PM

having co-op would lose it's feel of the game, I think being swarmed by zombies by yourself gives the sense of loneliness and panic(cough cough* RE5). Personally I think the multi will be surival or racking up kills.

MystileArmor @ Apr 28th 2009 3:37PM

@Snakku

You must have not played the original or something.
From what I remember, most of the game was about finding other people, sticking with them, and helping them get out of the mall while fighting off zombies.

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Apr 28th 2009 3:48PM

Online co op would be cool.

Local co op would be a gift from the Gods.

NvM @ Apr 28th 2009 4:32PM

Dead Rising wasn't about be scary or atmospheric, it was mostly being about saving people and using goody ways to kill zombies.

Kanjou @ Apr 28th 2009 3:06PM

FINALLY.

dgknight500 @ Apr 28th 2009 3:06PM

I wonder if Capcom will be greedy enough to charge 10$ this time....

rohan @ Apr 28th 2009 3:11PM

Capcom greedy??? not possible!

MystileArmor @ Apr 28th 2009 3:40PM

I don't think they'll make the same mistake twice. They'll probably find another crucial part of the game they can leave out...

Remember in the original how you save your game in the bathrooms? They probably sell you the "bathroom key" as DLC.

John "Bob" Butler @ Apr 30th 2009 10:27PM

Or maybe they'll sell you the ending. Right before the final boss fight it just cuts to credits.

UnKool @ Apr 28th 2009 3:15PM

Nice

Rhamsey @ Apr 28th 2009 3:09PM

about time, this and the ability to read what was going on (without an hdtv) were the things that pissed me off with the first one.

Ample Salty @ Apr 28th 2009 3:11PM

I'm actually slightly worried that if this got online co-op then I would begin to have massive expectations for it. Competitive multiplayer in the form of deathmatch or something like that doesn't immediately peak any interest in me. I'm sure they'd be able to come up with something creative though.

bobartig @ Apr 28th 2009 7:31PM

I think it would have to be some sort of PVE multiplayer, like capture the widget, save the people, defend some object.

Co-op survival mode would be amazing, where you both scout around for food/resources, have communal areas to hoard/share loot, team up to kill minibosses. I can see my self playing that for days.

ice~ @ Apr 28th 2009 3:12PM

I hate you joystiq...How am I gonna clean up all this jizz in school? Dammit...

Brucie_K @ Apr 28th 2009 3:20PM

Are you saying that when you heard this news you JIZZED IN YOUR PANTS?

Manly Mcbeefigan (Mr. ESC) @ Apr 28th 2009 3:29PM

You are the worst Proffesor ever!

TheAngryGamer @ Apr 28th 2009 4:01PM

@ Brucie

Take a good, long, look at the motherfuckin boat.

xGeneral DEATHx @ Apr 29th 2009 8:08AM

Believe me when I say

I F*CKED A MERMAAAAAAAIIIID

captainking @ Apr 28th 2009 3:12PM

Co-op would make this game sooo much better, I got bored during the first one and never finished it, but screwing around with friends in co-op would be awesome!

Dirty @ Apr 28th 2009 3:17PM

They didn't say Co-op they said multiplayer. I could really give a damn about multiplayer in this game, co-op would be cool but that's not the way I am hearing it.

uncle jesse @ Apr 28th 2009 3:20PM

Co-op please.

Player 2 - Frank West?

Jerk Face @ Apr 28th 2009 3:28PM

I don't know if you've heard, but he's covered wars.

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Apr 28th 2009 4:55PM

No no no...wait for it...wait for it...

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Apr 28th 2009 3:20PM

CONFIRMED: AWESOME!

Mike @ Apr 28th 2009 3:24PM

My boner for this game just pushed the moon 1cm away from the earth, causing massive tidal changes. Billions perish. (Still totally worth it).

Freak Mojo @ Apr 28th 2009 3:26PM

I want OFF-line co-op though too :(

Zertoss @ Apr 28th 2009 3:28PM

That was exactly what I thought when I read the post.

Manly Mcbeefigan (Mr. ESC) @ Apr 28th 2009 3:28PM

I'm not buying it until they confirm Otis is in this game too lol.

DBuck_Eye @ Apr 28th 2009 3:28PM

Still don't think it'll be as good as the Wii version.

MystileArmor @ Apr 28th 2009 4:12PM

Why?

DBuck_Eye @ Apr 28th 2009 8:49PM

Ha. Poe's Law.

oracle @ Apr 28th 2009 3:30PM

extra credit for using the word obfuscated.

OMGOMG @ Apr 28th 2009 3:31PM

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

tinyul @ Apr 28th 2009 3:40PM

another good reason to own an xbox 360

ChapmanTheFool @ Apr 28th 2009 3:44PM

I don't want to burst your bubble but its also for the PS3

tinyul @ Apr 28th 2009 3:47PM

i never said it wouldnt o_o. jeez playslaves sensitive much? i was referring to the wii.
and i have both systems so relax

Dirty @ Apr 28th 2009 3:48PM

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/4/27/

Manly Mcbeefigan (Mr. ESC) @ Apr 28th 2009 3:48PM

If this goes to PC *sigh...okay Jizz in my pants.

This used ot be a lot funnier when the use of jizz in my pants was limited to sex and premature ejaculation now I can say "I opened a bottle of sprite and Jizz in my pants,I went to donate blood and Jizz in my pants,I helped an old lady to crosss the street and jizz in my pants"

Manly Mcbeefigan (Mr. ESC) @ Apr 28th 2009 4:01PM

Did anyone else noticed that the penny arcade comic is set on Joystiq comment section? notice the blue text for nicknames,date and everything.

Hey PA your Fallout 3 comics are awesome but the comic that was included in the limited edition of AC was weak.

B @ Apr 28th 2009 3:53PM

What's with the multiplayer bangwagon going at full speed? Bioshock, then Uncharted, and now DR?

I wouldn't be surprised if multiplayer was made mandatory by next gen by MS/Sony

Manly Mcbeefigan (Mr. ESC) @ Apr 28th 2009 4:07PM

I guess is a standard but I believe MP and single player can co exist as long as MP isn't mandatory.

For example COD4 could be completed offline and online was a beast for those who care about online gaming,I just played it 5 times online and moved on.

Seriously they should think about people who live in other countries.I have a good connection but you can't expect me to play as a pro when everyone I can play with are from far regions of the U.K and the U.S

Several times I have played with people from China and Italy.Good thing I can speak several languages (All of them badly)