The big word on the street this morning is thatFamitsumagazine apparently revealedDead Rising 2‘s new multiplatform status.
“We’re finally putting out newDead RisingandLost Planetgames,” Capcom’sKeiji Inafune issupposedly quotedas saying. “As a main principle we’re thinking about multiplatform, and expanding upon both slightly from the Xbox 360 version.”
A Capcom rep, however,has respondedto the rumor by suggesting that a mistranslation has taken place:“Dead Risingwas a huge success for us and is obviously the kind of game we’d like to continue to make.
“However, at the moment we have made no official announcement regarding a sequel. As the source isFamitsu, I can only suggest that it was a mistranslation.”
The above statement can be taken as: We haven’t got to break the news yet, so pretend you never heard anything and act all surprised when you tell you, okay?
Whether the quote is accurate or not, the idea thatDead Risingshall remain an Xbox 360 exclusive seems quite unlikely to me. Capcom is known to spread the love around, even after claiming exclusivity, and withDead Risingalready coming to the Wii, it would seem illogical for the sequel not to appear on more than one platform. PS3 fans can probably rest assured that they’ll also get to twot zombies in the face with frying pans eventually.
