Dead Rising 2 was released 10 years ago today

 

If you were into video games during the middle years of the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360's life cycles, then you've probably heard of Dead Rising 2 - Capcom's big sequel to the 2006 zombie action survival horror title Dead Rising. However instead of controlling the series first star and photojournalist adventurer Frank West and his scoop crusade in Willamette Parkview Mall, we are introduced to Chuck Greene and the world of Fortune City. Five years after the events of the first game, the entertainment and casino styled metropolis houses shows like "Terror Is Reality" where zombies are used as sport and Chuck works as a motocross entertainer to provide a cure for his infected daughter Katey. However a new zombie outbreak occurs that sees him framed for the incident, forcing Chuck to fight his way into solving the case before the military arrives to save the survivors of Fortune City.

Dead Rising 2: Launch Trailer

Fast forward to 2020, and Dead Rising 2 is still a very much playable game that has gotten its own rerelease for the PS4 and Xbox One in 2016 that coincided with the 10th Anniversary of the first game. While we have already seen two sequels after this in Dead Rising 3 and Dead Rising 4 (and even an alternate history version of Dead Rising 2 called "Dead Rising 2: Off The Record" starring Frank West), this game did revitalize the popularity of the series as another IP Capcom can be proud of. It definitely deserves some love and attention to replay if you love making combo weapons and doing a LOT of things in a city infested with zombies.

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkess CG animated series bound for Netflix on 2021

 

Seemingly coming out of nowhere or probably being announced unexpectedly, a brand new Resident Evil CG animated series (initially thought to be a movie) has been revealed and is coming to Netflix next year -- and it's called "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness" (aka "Biohazard: Infinite Darkness" in Japan")

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | Trailer | NETFLIX

(UPDATE 10:10PM) Initially posted by Netflix Portugal on Twitter ahead of schedule, the film was officially announced at Capcom's "Capcom TGS Live 2020" panel, with Hiroyuki Kobayashi making the announcement and returning as the film's producer. The teaser features the return and reunion of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, and will be the third time these Resident Evil 2 heroes reunite and will be the second CG animated RE film they'll headline after 2009's "Resident Evil: Degeneration". 

While no story details have been revealed, it looks like both will be caught up in another mystery involving abandoned houses, biological conspiracies, mysterious individuals, and of course zombies.

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness will be hitting Netflix sometime in 2021.

TGS 2020: Dan Hibiki moves showcased in new Street Fighter V: Champion Edition character preview trailer

 

Shown during Capcom's first day of their "Capcom TGS Live 2020" presentation for Tokyo Game Show, a new trailer debuted for Street Fighter V: Champion Edition that shows off the man, the myth, and the lovable goofball fighter himself Dan Hibiki in action!

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition - Dan Hibiki Character Preview trailer

As the first DLC fighter coming out for the fifth and final season pass for the game, Dan Hibiki makes his triumphant return to the Street Fighter arena - first appearing in the Street Fighter Alpha/ Zero series and last appearing as a playable character in Street Fighter IV. He's expected to make his grand entrance for the game this Winter 2020.

Happy Batman Day 2020!

 

It's September 19, 2020 - and Batman Day is being celebrated worldwide to honor anything and everything about the Caped Crusader and his fans! While events and outdoor gatherings have been limited or postponed due to the pandemic, the celebration still continues for many online - and you can find out more by visiting www.dccomics.com/BatmanDay!

Plus, The Dark Knight celebrates 1000 issues of Detective Comics with this week's "Detective Comics #1027"!

HAPPY BATMAN DAY TO ALL!

Harley Quinn gets a Season 3 and it will debut on HBO Max!

 

Fans of the popular DC animated series "Harley Quinn" are officially getting a third helping of the show, as showrunners Patrick Schumacker aned Justin Halpern have confirmed that the show is coming back for Season 3 - and will premiere on HBO Max. As reported by Comic Book.com, the first two seasons of the series originally streamed on DC Universe, but now that all content will move to HBO's own digital service, Harley and her friends have a new place to call home.

No date has been announced for "Harley Quinn Season 3", but the showrunners hope it will debut before the end of 2021.

PlayStation 5 Price and Release Date Revealed, New Trailers Include Final Fantasy XVI, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, RE: Village, and more

 

The showcase is finally over and we finally have details - The PlayStation 5 is indeed coming this Holiday Season, and it will be on November 12 for most parts of the world including the U.S and Japan, with other countries to follow on November 19. The two types of consoles consumers will get to choose from are a regular PlayStation 5 with Ultra HD Blu-Ray player disc drive, and a PS5 Digital Edition. Each will cost $499 and $399 respectively when they launch.

As for the trailers shown in the event, here they all are below, and it's an impressive line-up alright.

Final Fantasy XVI - Awakening Trailer | PS5

Final Fantasy XVI has finally been confirmed and is coming to PS5.

  Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Gameplay Demo | PS5
Spider-Man: Miles Morales got a sweet gameplay trailer, and the game is confirmed to come for BOTH PS5 and PS4. There's also an Ultimate Edition for the PS5 with a voucher code for "Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered".

  Resident Evil Village - 2nd Trailer | PS5

Resident Evil Village got its second trailer, and the mystery deepends on the setting, Ethan Winters, and Chris Redfield.

  Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition - Announcement Trailer | PS5

Devil May Cry 5 is getting a Special Edition ala DMC3, and of course Vergil takes center stage. 

Plus, this teaser of the NEXT God of War. Ragnarok is coming.
All that, a PlayStation Plus Collection, and more can be read at the official PlayStation Blog. Be prepared for the PS5 this holiday season!

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition adds Fighting EX Layer/ Street Fighter EX's Kairi as an Extra Battle Costume for Ryu

 

It's the late 90's and early 2000's all over again, as Capcom has made a surprising reunion with fellow Japanese video game developer and publisher Arika to add some content to their latest iteration of Street Fighter in "Street Fighter V: Champion Edition" - and that's in the form of a special Extra Battle costume for Ryu based on the Fighting EX Layer/ Street Figher EX character Kairi!

For those who don't remember the Street Fighter EX series, it was the first 2.5D spin-off series for Capcom that departed from their traditional 2D animated fighting games. The games were developed by Arika, and while they featured well known World Warrios like Ryu, Chun-Li, Ken, Guile, and Zangief, some new fighters like Hokuto, Allen, and the aforementioned Kairi made their debut in this series. Street Fighter EX would go on to have two sequels as well as updates in true Street Fighter fashion, but the characters developed by Arika would not return in a Capcom game after the release of Street Fighter EX3 for the Playstation 2. Instead, they would appear in their own Arika published game called "Fighting Layer", and recently in a new spiritual successor game called "Fighting EX Layer".

With many fighting game companies working together and allowing crossovers to happen in their titles, Kairi's "addition" as an unlockable Extra Battle Costume for Ryu is the first in years that the two companies are back working together to put an "active character" from the EX series in SFV CE (not counting the Shadaloo profiles database). If you're a fan of these characters and still play Street Fighter, go and log in to unlock this outfit for Ryu! It runs from now until early October!

Check out more info on this by visiting the official Street Fighter Facebook page!