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Dead Rising Sequel Confirmed

New game in development for Xbox? ?360,? ?PS3? ?and PC,? ?title will see? ?Keiji Inafune step in as producer.

Capcom has confirmed the existence of a sequel to Dead Rising.?

Dead Rising? ?2? ?is currently in development for the PS3,? ?Xbox? ?360? ?and PC.? ?The title is? ?being developed by Canadian developer Blue Castle Games with the aid of a number of the? ?original Dead Rising development team.?

Keiji Inafune will step in as? ?the game’s? ?producer,? ?with Capcom claiming the renowned developer will play an? “?active role?” ?in the title’s design.

Earlier today? ?CVG reported on a YouTube video supposedly showing footage of the new title.? ?When Edge approached Capcom Europe on the subject,? ?the publisher could not confirm or deny that the video was legitimate.

?“?Dead Rising? ?2? ?will take the franchise to a new level of zombie-killing fun with tens of thousands of zombies,?” ?read a statement from Capcom,? ?adding that play will occur in the? “?all-new gambling paradise of Fortune City to explore and conquer plus a host of new in-game objects that can all be used as deadly weapons to stave off the zombie assault.?”

Further details? ?are expected to arrive soon.?