Yesterday, out of nowhere, Capcom casually announced it wasremastering the originalDead 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’sofficial 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.
Tune in on July 1, 3pm PT for CAPCOM NEXT – Summer 2024, a 25-min event sharing info on 3 titles!1️⃣ First details on@DeadRisingDeluxe Remaster!2️⃣ News on@Kunitsu_Gami: Path of the Goddess.3️⃣ RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard for iPhone/iPad/Mac.👉https://t.co/uP9SrWCodmpic.twitter.com/dXtrVM35ou
Dead Rising Deluxe Remasteris 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 onKunitsu-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 beResident 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 theDead Risingremaster, especially considering therecent report on how otherResident Evilmobile ports are performing(spoilers: they’re doing badly).
