Playboy Comes to Dead Rising 2

[Andy Chalk]

Playboy Comes to Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising 2 [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=%22Dead+Rising+2%22&x=0&y=0], the upcoming zombie apocalypse action game from Capcom, will feature a healthy dose of that which makes everything better: Playboy.

I know what you're thinking: Zombie boobs, right? That's what I thought too! But no, it's nothing cool like that. Instead, Capcom [http://www.playboy.com] have joined up to include the iconic men's magazine as tasteful background material in the upcoming Dead Rising 2. The game will include billboards and ads featuring selected issues from throughout Playboy's history as well as an in-game copy of the magazine which will award a "unique and special upgrade" to players who find it.

"The Sin City-type environment in Dead Rising 2, Fortune City, is a natural playground for the Playboy Bunnies," said Capcom's Senior Director of Licensing Seon King."We have integrated the Playboy brand throughout the game in ways that bring even more life to Fortune City and add to the user experience."

It may sound like kind of a weird crossover but it's actually not the first time Playboy has hooked up with a game studio: 2K Games revealed in March that it had signed a deal to include Mafia 2 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98943-2K-Games-Signs-Playboy-Deal-for-Mafia-2]. Given its declining circulation numbers and the question marks hanging over print media as a whole, it's not terribly surprising that Playboy is doing what it can to keep its brand awareness high among the digital generation.

Shame about the zombie boobs, though. Dead Rising 2 is slated to come out later this year for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


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[The Ambrosian]

Meh, don't see the point tbh. Game wouldn't have been missing anything without it.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

So to replace a useless Janitor reccomending to get some new clothes every five minutes, we have semi naked women distracting us?

I can dig it.

Calumon: You spin me right round, baby, right round.

 

[Jared]

Well, it's a nice addition but I'm certainly not going to get over excited about it

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Well, I'm sold.

This totally changed my opinion on the game. I must have it!

 

[HK_01]

Really? Why?

Well, I don't mind, I just don't see the point. It won't improve the game.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Meh, don't see the point tbh. Game wouldn't have been missing anything without it.

Isn't that the case with all nudity/sex scenes in all games/movies? They just put it there to sell it and/or, in this case, make more money with advertisements...

 

[Rauten]

The game will include billboards and ads featuring selected issues from throughout Playboy's history as well as an in-game copy of the magazine which will award a "unique and special upgrade" to players who find it.

Well, now we know why the main character is a guy again. Ladies don't get "upgrades" down there like we do.

 

[infinity_turtles]

Shame about the zombie boobs indeed.

 

[SomeUnregPunk]

I propose a new game mode: Zombie bunny girls chasing you through a mannequin factory floor filled with creepy mannequins in lingerie.

Not sure what a zombie Hef would be like.

 

[Baby Eater]

I won't be impressed until it's integrated as well as in Metal Gear Solid 4 where you can use it as a weapon to distract guards(Or Old man Snake will read it to raise his "psyche").

I propose a new game mode: Zombie bunny girls chasing you through a mannequin factory floor filled with creepy mannequins in lingerie.

Not sure what a zombie Hef would be like.

YES!

The same he's been for 30 years? ZING!

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

What a capital idea, I can see no downside! No seriously, it's sort of pointless but I really don't see any drawbacks to this scenario, and I'm not just saying that because I was never actually going to play this game either.

Zombie boobs on the other hand are just icky, why would you want to see a decaying ambulatory corpse with her tits out?

 

[AvsJoe]

Shame about the zombie boobs? Other than that one sexy zombie from that Return of the Living Dead movie and the zombie nurse in Graveyard Alive, name one sexy zombie! Oh wait, forgot about the naked zombie from Night of the Living Dead so other than her too. Wait, there was that librarian-looking zombie in that one comedic zombie short...

Yeah, okay, shame about the zombie boobs.

 

[The Ambrosian]

Meh, don't see the point tbh. Game wouldn't have been missing anything without it.

Isn't that the case with all nudity/sex scenes in all games/movies? They just put it there to sell it and/or, in this case, make more money with advertisements...

Not if it's used tastefully, or actually fits with the game. Cant think of examples but I know there are games that do it.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

...This is a small addition that probably will lead to many people getting the game.

I'm sold on getting the game anyway, Playboy or not... but Playboy makes it better.

 

[Low Key]

Meh, I guess Playboy is placing their brand appropriately. It's not really something the incentivizes anyone to purchase the game, but at least its better than looking at generic, and often, corny fake products.

Hey, another sign for parents that these games are for adults and not children. I wonder if they get it yet? No, probably not.

 

[SomeUnregPunk]

I won't be impressed until it's integrated as well as in Metal Gear Solid 4 where you can use it as a weapon to distract guards(Or Old man Snake will read it to raise his "psyche").

I propose a new game mode: Zombie bunny girls chasing you through a mannequin factory floor filled with creepy mannequins in lingerie.

Not sure what a zombie Hef would be like.

YES!

The same he's been for 30 years? ZING!

when I think about it... that mode may not be fun.

How about... infinite spawn zombie playboy bunnies that will rip apart infinite spawn zombie chipendale "dancers" that are located at opposite sides of a large map. The players can only pass the level by baiting both side to the middle of the map to wipe each other other... and while they are occupied you have to make your escape on the other side of the map.

map... a baby oil factory ....

 

[Sir Kemper]

Ugh....


Just... As a big fanboy to the previous game this whole thing doesen't sit well with me.

Why?

BEcuase shit like this break immersion, I mean for 1, the designe clash's, I mean, It just looks weird to have a pixelated game with pixleated characters and then have realistic women pictured.


It just...doesen't seem to fit with the style.

 

[ZZoMBiE13]

O...k?