The Bionic Commando podcast featuring Dead Rising creator Keiji Inafune has been uploaded, you can check it out here. Inafune doesn't talk about the gameplay details, but he goes to great lengths to praise the Canadian Studio Blue Castle Games who are making it.
Bionic Commando Podcast Featuring Keiji Inafune
"[Blue Castle Games] really understood the Japanese flavor that made Dead Rising so unique," says Inafune. "They showed me that they are serious about making a game that keeps that Capcom 'spice' intact, and so far it's going very well." He hopes to make Dead Rising 2 an improvement over the original, as the game will be developed from a global perspective. This level of collaboration between East and West, he says, is unprecedented for Capcom. Perhaps the Resident Evil team should look into trying something similar for its next title?