Om het verhaal van Dead Rising en Dead Rising 2 te overbruggen zal er op 31 augustus via Xbox Live Marketplace exclusief de game Dead Rising: Case Zero te koop zijn. De prijs voor deze zombie apocalypse is 'maar' 400 Microsoft Points, en wat je daar voor terug krijgt is te zien op de onderstaande screen shots.

Update: video's toegevoegd.

"With Dead Rising 2: CASE ZERO we had two goals: provide newcomers with an easy point of entry to the Dead Rising universe, and give fans of the series an insight into what took place after Frank West survived the outbreak at the Willamette Mall," Inafune said in a prepared statement. "We have certainly achieved both of these ambitions but I am equally pleased that we are able to give gamers so much unique and entertaining content at such a great price."

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero takes place two years after the events of the original Dead Rising and three years before the beginning of Dead Rising 2. In the prequel, Greene is trapped in the zombie-infested desert town of Still Creek with his infected daughter, Kate