A judge has dismissed the court case against Capcom by The MKR Group, which claimed that mall-based Zombie satire Dead Rising was a bit too similar to mall-based Zombie satire Dawn Of The Dead.
The MKR Group (owners of the copyright to George Romero’s Dead films) and New Line Cinema have seen Dead Rising, and do not like what they see. Ever since the game’s release, MKR and Capcom have been in discussions aimed at resolving what MKR see in Dead Rising as a premise and setting a little too close to Dawn of the Dead for their liking. It’s why, for example, the game’s box features the disclaimer “This game was not developed, approved or licensed by the owners or creators of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead”.
