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A survival horror video game fan reached out to the original voice actor of zombie-survival adventure Dead Rising, to ask why Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, announced last week, was using a different voice instead of the first person to play photojournalist Frank West. After Capcom announced the 2006 classic would be updated for modern hardware, fans noticed, in the trailer shown last week, that the voice actor seemed to be different.
The simple answer is, well, Capcom didn’t contact Terence J. Rotolo to ask him back to the role. Which is a shame, considering Rotolo said one of the great, gravelly, grizzled lines in video gaming  — “I’ve covered wars, you know” — in the first Dead Rising, published in 2006. “Iconic” is an overused word in pop culture and marketing, but here, it might actually fit, considering how this has been referenced, if not turned into a meme.

But if Splinter Cell (Ubisoft) moved on from Michael Ironside as the voice of Sam Fisher, and Metal Gear (Konami) could part ways with David Hayter, then, yeah, it it stands to reason that Capcom might go in a different direction for the re-release of its genre-defining classic, 18 years after the original launched.

Got some news about the Dead Rising Remake. The reason why TJ Rotolo is not returning as Frank West’s voice is simply because Capcom DID NOT contact him. It’s probably because TJ is union and Capcom have a bias against anyone Union oriented. It’s a shame. But what can we do. So… pic.twitter.com/1ztyGK4oK8
— FrankByDaylight (@FrankByDaylight) June 28, 2024

“FrankByDaylight” speculates that Capcom didn’t bring back Rotolo because he has a union card with SAG-AFTRA and that necessarily comes with a higher price tag, plus other conditions on contracted work.
Who’s to say. This is supposedly a remaster, not a remake, which makes the decision to switch voices for the lead actor a little unusual. But contracts and licenses can be stubborn things, even two decades later.
In any case, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster launches Sept. 19 for PlayStation 5, Windows PC via Steam, and Xbox Series X.
Featured image via Steam
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Since The First Descendant is a very social experience, you’ll likely want to get in with your friends and all progress toward that max level together.
However, with any new game in this day in age, the partying up process can be different that what you’re used to.
Here, we’ll take you through what you need to know on how to join your friends in The First Descendant so you can play through this new looter shooter together.
How to play with friends in The First Descendant
So, to join friends in The First Descendant, let’s run through the whole partying up process from start to finish.
Your first task is to wrap up the tutorial and make it to the main hub of Albion. You won’t be able to play with your friends before this so don’t worry, you’re not locked out of some co-op action.
After making it to Albion, here are the steps you need to follow to get your friends added:

Open you menu and navigate to the Social tab
Press on the chip icon on the left to open your friends list and add the people you want to play with
After adding, you can then select the ones you want to and invite them into your party

If you’re the one that is receiving the request, you need to again go into the Social tab and you should be able to see any requests in this area.
You can also invite someone directly to your party if you find them in Albion by interacting with them but it is unlikely to find your friends this way.
With all of that in mind, now you can party up with whoever is on your list and get to taking down some bosses together.
One thing to note here is that all loot is individual so you don’t need to be at loggerheads with your friends for who is taking the best gear, always nice to know there’s no further competition.
To be the envy of your party though, check out what Twitch Drops you can get, as well as securing any beta rewards if you managed to get into the playtests.
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