Capcom releases Dead Rising for the Xbox 360, introducing players to the zombie-filled shopping mall of Willamette, Colorado.
The original Dead Rising game is ported and released for Microsoft Windows, broadening its accessibility.
Capcom announces and releases Dead Rising 2 for multiple platforms, continuing the series with a new protagonist and location.
A zombie outbreak begins in Willamette Parkview Mall, trapping hundreds including photojournalist Frank West.
Photojournalist Frank West arrives to investigate the outbreak and begins documenting the events inside the mall.
Frank discovers that civilians are being held hostage inside the mall and attempts to rescue them.
The government and military lock down Willamette Mall to contain the outbreak, cutting off escape routes.
Frank uncovers the pharmaceutical company's involvement in the outbreak through a mutagenic agent that causes zombification.
Frank faces several deranged psychopath bosses who emerged due to the outbreak and attempts to survive encounters with them.
Frank and surviving hostages are evacuated by military forces after containment protocols are loosened.
Frank escapes the quarantined mall and exposes the shady pharmaceutical company responsible for the outbreak.
