Capcom Vancouver studio (team behind Dead Rising) shut down

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/09/18/dead-rising-studio-capcom-vancouver-shuts-down

They were rumoured to be working on a fifth Dead Rising game, it’s a shame to see another studio close. I never played DR4 but I know it wasn’t overly well received from the hardcore DR crowd, 100+ people now looking for new employment.

Dang, man, it's always sad to hear of game studios being shuttered. By most accounts Dead Rising 4 wasn't quite brilliant but it's a shame that it seems to have caused their demise. Game development is so precarious.

I have always liked the idea of the Dead Rising games and have played them all, but never got anywhere near the end. I found them too hard and I ended up running around the map avoiding zombies, rather than killing them. It had that Capcom way of making the controls feel slightly wrong, so doing things quickly was difficult.

NickSCFC

I used to love Dead Rising but this generation's Dead Rising 3 and 4 were a complete travesty, completely killing off the fun and charm of the older titles.

Capcom have had a great generation so far with their Japanese games (Resident Evil 7, Monster Hunter World, SFV Arcade) and Resi 2 and DMC V look like they'll be added to that, but Dead Rising this gen has been a gooseberry fool stain on that reputation.

Outsourcing the development to Canada was a huge mistake.

I've only played 4 and I really had a lot of fun with it, shame the 5th game has been likely scrapped and these folks have lost their jobs.
Maybe Capcom will revive the franchise next gen with a much needed reboot.

Capcom Vancouver studio (team behind Dead Rising) shut down

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