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How Capcom's Dead Rising Studio Fell Apart - Game History Secrets

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Today on Game History Secrets we talk about the secret history behind how Capcom's Dead Rising studio fell apart. Dead Rising 3, Dead Rising 4 and Dead Rising 5 all had troubled developments that ultimately led to the closure of Capcom Vancouver. Troubles at the studio also contributed to the cancellation of at least 7 other games including new Dino Crisis and Onimusha games, as well as a side-scrolling title using the Mega Man IP.

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20 Comments

@vonBelfry 6 years ago

Man, I "love" how the studio kept on spazzing out about how they sought inspiration from other games. Not once did they think to be inspired by Dead Rising 1 & 2.

@hurrdurrmurrgurr 6 years ago

Capcom: Make Dead Rising.
Vancouver: Make the Last of Us, got it.
Capcom: No, Dead Rising.
Vancouver: Assassin's Creed, will do.
Capcom: Dead Rising
Vancouver: Batman? Uncharted? You mean GTA?
Capcom: Make Dead Rising or you're all fired.
Vancouver: Oh, of course. Dark Souls!

@LilleTotte 6 years ago

It seems that none of the directors wanted to make a Dead Rising game...
I mean, that guy from Ubisoft wanted to make Assassin's Creed: Zombies!

@Umbrahedgehog1 6 years ago

They didn't bring back Frank West in Dead Rising 4. The Main Character you play as is Hank East

@MrTubeStuck 6 years ago

"creative" directors that kept copying concepts from other games and having massive ego trips destroyed the Studio. Its painful listening to this.

@flameohotman4320 6 years ago

I remember one of my brother's Facebook friends posted a picture of the Capcom Vancouver lobby and said how excited he was to start his career there...makes me kinda sad thinking of it now

@CubiStudios 6 years ago (edited)

Wait, so while Vancouver is barely able to get Dead Rising 4 made, they’re six months behind and can’t really complete it, they’re pitching a Dino Crisis and Resident Evil reboot AND Dead Rising 5? Definitely smells of bad management.

@RxMxG 6 years ago

"Tech savvy teenager that can hack using mobile phone" trend should be dead

@Matrix5TheTrapsComeAlive 6 years ago

Of course, as soon as an ex-Ubisoft dev gets a hold of Dead Rising 5 they try to turn it into Assassin's Creed by having you climb all over shit. It's almost funny how little imagination Ubisoft devs seem to have.

@JohnnyCenter25 6 years ago

As a die hard Dead Rising fan, I was so dissapointed in the game and immediately had to declare that the only reason a studio could make so many mistakes had to be because it was either rushed or that it was some inner turmoil. I'm glad and also sad to see that I was right. I would love to see a more dense and tighter packed Dead Rising 5 that wouldn't rely on nostalgia to try to push/reboot the franchise forward. Sadly, this great franchise ended on a sour and flat note :(

@Slycyanide 6 years ago

I love that they were looking at games like GTA, Uncharted, Darks Souls, Bloodborne to make a DR game and NOT AT THE THE OTHER DR GAMES. Idiots really.

@SirIsaacClarke 6 years ago

"We're going back to our roots for DR4". That's a Todd Howard level of lie.

@KirksRok 6 years ago

Ahh, Dead Rising. Played the Demo hundreds of times. Pre-ordered it. Took the day off college to play it, and it immediately red-ringed my 360 for the first time.
Good times.

@DebbieDickens 6 years ago (edited)

Capcom Vancouver: Hey check out our gritty re-imagining of one of your popular IPs.
Capcom Japan: looks at DmC, Bionic Commando, and Final Fight Streetwise That's a no for me dawg.

@samireland54 6 years ago (edited)

“In dead rising 4. Psychopath’s were deemed inappropriate because of killing people with mental disabilities etc,”

Me: Looks over at some bosses from Dead Rising 1, 2 and 3 “I guess they didn’t realize that ITS THE POINT OF YOUR CHARACTER”

@damianrodriguez7165 6 years ago

Why did they try to change so much?? In a wave of serious zombie games, a game like dead rising would be a relief to many of their fans because they want what Dead risin is known for.