‘Dead Rising 2’ Gets Steam Version

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To the Steam users who’ve been dreaming of killing zombies with appliances found in the mall, it appears that Capcom will finally be giving in. The Capcom Unity Blog has announced that “Dead Rising 2” and the stand-alone expansion pack “Dead Rising 2: Off the Record” will finally transition from games for Windows Live to Steamworks.

Fans who purchased either “Dead Rising 2” or “Dead Rising 2: Off the Record” from retail outlets will be getting a steam version of the game for free. However, players will not be able to transfer their digital copies from the Windows Live Marcketplace to Steam, nor will they be able to transfer previously purchased downloadable content.

Moreover, Capcom has confirmed that players will actually be able to transfer save data from the “Dead Rising 2” Windows version to the “Dead Rising 2” Steam version. Polygon notes how odd it is for Capcom to have these kinds of restrictions and difficulties when games like “Dark Souls” and “Bioshock 2” made the transition to Steam without any restrictions.

In regard to the games for Windows live versions, or GFWL versions, Capcom stated that they would be fine. Players who would rather play the games there will still be able to do so without anything to worry about from Capcom.

Still, Steam fans will be happy to know that both the “Dead Rising 2” Steam version and the “Dead Rising 2: Off the Record” Steam version will have a good number of Steam features. The features confirmed include matchmaking, achievements, online leader boards, cloud saving and trading cards, which will apparently be coming in at a later date.

Both “Dead Rising 2” and “Dead Rising 2: Off the Record” are available for Steam now. As of writing, “Dead Rising 2” is the only iteration of the series to come out for multiple platforms. The original “Dead Rising” came out as an Xbox 360 exclusive, and the third game, “Dead Rising 3,” is still an Xbox One exclusive. While “Dead Rising 2” is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, the Xbox 360 version did have some exclusive content that the other versions did not.

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