As many as 50 employees have been laid off at Dead Rising 4 developer Capcom Vancouver, according to a Kotaku story citing sources and social media reports. The cutbacks include the cancellation of a project believed to be set in an alternate reality New York, as well as changes to the next Dead Rising title, which had “been over-scoped and under-staffed” according to reporter Jason Schreier. This is common among video game projects, of course, but it sounds like the Japanese publisher has attempted to seriously streamline the scope of the announced product.
According to leaks, the cancelled game – which purportedly had not been greenlit yet – was called Knights of Aegis and saw you assume the role of knights in a fantasy version of NYC during the 70s. A pitch referred to fights against supernatural creatures like werewolves, angels, goblins, and demons – it almost sounds a little bit like The Order: 1886 if you squint.
Capcom’s yet to comment on the layoffs, but we wish the very best to all of those affected by this news.
[source kotaku.com]
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I always enjoyed the Dead Rising games. I still need to get back on 4... for the Xbox One. Hopefully these guys will find jobs. I wish them the best.
Meh
To be honest, I’m surprised they’re making another Dead Rising.
That cancelled game could either be good or abysmal from the sound of that description.
Hopefully they'll make the new Dead Rising. I always liked Dead Rising.
That cancelled game sounded awesome and unique I would have loved to play that
From now on capcom should make games only with their japanese team, monster hunter world, re7, and street fighter v (arcade edition) shows capcom still have great talent there.
@Deadlyblack Any game can be good or abysmal, but the description itself sounds freaking amazing. I'm picturing a Knight in a steel leisure suit fighting vampire ninjas lead by a werewolf pimp in an abandoned dojo.
Man that's a shame, I really enjoyed Dead Rising 4 although I'm not sure where they'll go with a fifth one.
Sad but not surprised. Dead Rising 4 was, honestly, the worst Dead Rising game. Frank West was dumbed down, psychopaths were unmemorable, story was terrible, it has less style and interactivity compared to DR1, and the new ending is still not great. If they are still planning on making a new Dead Rising game, they should take notes from MH World and RE7.
Dead Rising is one of my favourite franchises. I can just spend hours on end ******* about in that world. I can't wait for more.
@Donald_M It sounds like Vampire Rain but with a knight and more creatures, and we all know how THAT game was.
Well that’s a damn shame because I had an absolute blast with Dead Rising 3 & 4!! Sooo much fun!!
Shame about the alt reality game, was looking forward to seeing what it was gonna be.
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