Zombies, Consumption, and Satire in Capcom's Dead Rising

This book explores the relationship between video games and satire through an in-depth examination of Capcom's Dead Rising series, which alludes to, recontextualises, and builds upon George A. Romero's filmic satire on American consumer culture, Dawn of the Dead.

Connor Jackson (PhD, Edge Hill University) is a Student Learning Administrator at Liverpool Hope University, UK. His research focuses on how video games reinforce and challenge ideas about the world and human behaviour. He is also interested in horror in relation to and beyond video games.

Introduction 1. Satire, Zombies, Video Games 2. Contextualising Videoludic Satire 3. Spatial Satire 4. Shared Satire 5. Auditory Satire 6. Temporal Satire 7. Consequential Satire Conclusion