Yesterday, out of nowhere, Capcom casually announced it was remastering the original Dead Rising. While certainly exciting, it did confuse me why Capcom decided to drop this via a random Tweet instead of teasing it during Summer Game Fest. Turns out it was because it’s saving the details for its own Capcom Next showcase.
You won’t have to wait long for it either since the showcase is scheduled to take place in less than a week on Monday, July 1. It will air at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. BST via Capcom’s official YouTube channel. Don’t go in expecting a surplus of brand-new reveals, though, as Capcom has said it’ll only run for 25 minutes and be focusing on just three titles.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is obviously the main highlight. The teaser trailer offered a brief glimpse at the overhauled graphics and Frank West’s updated design, but Capcom Next should provide some actual gameplay and hopefully a release window. A 2024 launch would be a nice surprise, though I could see it being saved for 2025 instead.
Capcom will also have updates on Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, its Japanese folklore themed action-strategy game. It’s set to launch in a few weeks on July 19, so it makes sense for Capcom to give this some focus. I’m definitely curious to see how this will end up performing since it’s a new IP from the company.
The only other game to get any attention will be Resident Evil 7, which is coming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac the day after the showcase on July 2. Ideally, Capcom won’t dedicate too much time to this one since it’s a port of a seven-year old game. I doubt anyone will be tuning in specifically for news on this over the Dead Rising remaster, especially considering the recent report on how other Resident Evil mobile ports are performing (spoilers: they’re doing badly).
Published: Jun 27, 2024 03:58 am