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Dead Rising v. Dawn of the Dead - Round 2

Posted Feb 27th 2008 3:30PM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: News

Just before our extensive coverage of GDC08 began, we heard that Capcom had filed an injunction against a possible lawsuit from MKR Group, the folks that own the rights to George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead in response to a threat of action for the similarities in story to Capcom's Dead Rising. Low and behold, early yesterday Reuters reported that MKR Group had filed suit against Capcom for the use of "zombies attacking a mall" storyline in Dead Rising which was the central theme in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead.

While the Capcom injunction claimed, "humans battling zombies in a shopping mall" is a "wholly unprotectible [sic] idea," the filing from MKR Group disputed the claim and called the scenario and execution too similar saying, "In both, the recreational activities of the zombies and absurdly grotesque 'kill scenes' provide unexpected comedic relief." You might think that MKR Group is a little late to the party on filing this suit nearly two years after the release of Dead Rising but we still remember when the Red Cross grew wise to the game industry's health pack system. This whole situation, while not unexpected, seems a little silly to us.

[via Joystiq]

Dead Rising v. Dawn of the Dead

Posted Feb 15th 2008 1:30PM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: News

According to a PDF file acquired by The Hollywood Reporter Esq., Capcom is looking to protect itself against the similarities found between the 2006 best seller Dead Rising and the film classic, George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. In the claim Capcom states that based on current copyright law "humans battling zombies in a shopping mall" is a "wholly unprotectible idea."

The filing, from February 12, comes as a response to a complaint issued to Capcom, Microsoft and Best Buy from The MKR Group, who owns the rights to both versions of the Dawn of the Dead films. In the Capcom filing the publisher lists they made unsuccessful attempts to contact the MKR Group and that the game also features a disclaimer that reads, "This game was not developed, approved or licensed by the owners or creators of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead."

File this one under the "that took longer than we thought" section of the "it was bound to happen" cabinet and as the second zombie related post of the week.

[Via Joystiq]

Rumor: Dead Rising 2 being developed in the West

Posted Feb 5th 2008 11:30AM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News, Rumors

Continuing this week's rumor filled rumor pile of rumors, word comes down the pipeline that Capcom's no so confirmed baby Dead Rising 2 is not only real and in development, but is being worked on by a Western developer. Shock and awe!

The rumor comes straight out of the March issue of EGM and although they don't reveal too many specifics, EGM does hint that Dead Rising 2's Western developer is based in L.A. Our friends over at Joystiq are putting their developer chips on Gearbox as we say "Dead Rising 2? ZOMG!" We guess it's also worth mentioning that they claim the zombie sequel is being developed as multi-platform title. Meh to that.

[Via Joystiq]

Gears of War goes Platinum Hits ... in Japan

Posted Nov 5th 2007 4:00PM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News, Gears of War

If you have yet to purchase Gears of War the first question that comes to our mind is why the heck not? Seriously, why haven't you purchased the game? And if we're any good at reading minds then we're sure your response has something to due with the fact that the game released last year and still retails for $59. Good point, but if you live in Japan or are all about ordering region-free games online then you no longer have an excuse.

Gears of War has officially gone Platinum Hits and received the discounted price tag for our friends in Japan. But you can still get a copy, because Play-Asia has the cheaper and region-free GoW Platinum Hits title for only $29 with $3 in shipping charges. Not too shabby. Also, if you are a proud owner of a Japanese Xbox 360, you can pick up a Platinum Hits double pack featuring both Gears of War and Dead Rising and for $49. Also, not too shabby. Our only question to Microsoft is; when the heck does Western civilization get Platinum Gears?

[Via Xboxic]

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