In Dead Rising, you take on the role of Frank West, Play Game woow…Trailer

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Capcom is no stranger to the zombie genre of videogames. Their series of Resident Evil games has been by far the most popular zombie franchise in the history of gaming, with the latest installation, Resident Evil 4, earning huge amounts of acclaim from critics and gamers alike (despite technically not having any zombies in it). They’ve already announced Resident Evil 5 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, but in the interim, they’ve cobbled together a nifty little next-gen zombie-killing game called Dead Rising.

In Dead Rising, you take on the role of Frank West, hardnosed freelance photographer who gets a hot scoop about some shady events going down in the town of Willamette, Colorado. After chartering a helicopter to drop him into the middle of town, he finds widespread rioting and mayhem. When he lands on the roof of the local mega-mall, he discovers that most of the town has been infected by some kind of zombie plague. Although there are a few survivors scattered around the mall, there’s also a few thousand zombies to deal with.

Dead Rising tells the story of Frank’s efforts to get to the bottom of the mysterious zombie plague. As you attempt to winnow out clues and interview suspects, though, you’re also going to partake in some of the finest zombie-killing action ever to grace a home console system. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you stuck a shower head into a zombie’s neck, or attacked one with a mannequin or hockey puck, or threw a bowling ball at a crowd of them, then this is your game. Read more …

Konami Announces Saw Video Game for XBoX 360, PS3 and PC Review + 8 Screeshots

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced Saw is being developed for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

Saw will invite players to engage in a horrific game inside the treacherous corridors of an abandoned insane asylum that has been transformed into a gauntlet of terrors by Jigsaw, Saw’s maniacal antagonist. SAW will expand the survival horror genre by allowing players, for the first time to experience the terror of Saw on the game console, by pitting them against Jigsaw, his brutal traps and the mind bending puzzles that have become synonymous with the film franchise.

“Konami, partnering with Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures to create SAW was a very organic synergy,” said David Daniels, Director of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “As the leader in the survival horror genre, it only made sense to align with one of cinema’s most iconic horror franchises to create an entirely new survival horror experience.”

Producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules of Twisted Pictures added, “Through the years, it has been important to us to consistently find new ways to engage and thrill horror audiences, this game is the next step, transporting fans directly into Jigsaw’s labyrinth.” Read more …