Produced by Keiji Inafune, developed by Capcom Dead Rising was released in North America on August 8, 2006. A playable demo was also released and is available for download via Xbox Live Marketplace. The game follows the events of Frank West, the main character over a 3 day span while he is trapped in a mall infested with zombies.

Bundled in a limited edition with a price of US $51.51 are Dead Rising the soundtrack and T-shirt, according to Famitsu. The T-shirt is absolutely superb if I may say SO, done by none other than Yoshiki Takahashi, the same guy who made the Kill Bill layout poster.

Soon after the Dead Rising was released in the United States, Capcom released a set of 8 downloadable keys (so to say) to Xbox Live Marketplace that would unlock goodies in the Security office, providing the main character with 8 new outfit options. Then there was a rumor saying something like when the platinum version of Dead Rising was released, it would contain a new cooperative mode. This mode would also be available to current owners via the Xbox Live Marketplace for a fee.

And while you listen to the Dead Rising original soundtrack, wearing your Dead Rising T-shirt (which you shouldn't mess up with potato chip crumbs), why don't you try out the game as well? Why? Due to its graphic violence, the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (you didn't actually try to read that did you?), Germany's equivalent to the ESRB, has refused to rate the game. What? Yeap, Microsoft doesn't allow unrated titles to launch on their precious Xbox 360. It's the kind of game during which you don't want to be alone in the room. Did that get your attention just a little bit?