PSA Dead Rising 3 PC game

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ColdReaches: Oct 12, 2013; Place : Detroit
Date : 4031 A.D.

If you are having any kind of issues with this game, please go through the following list of Minimum System Requirements to avoid crashes.
Dead Rising 3 Minimum System Requirements

Intel CPU: Core i3-3220 3.3GHz
AMD CPU: Phenom II X4 945
Nvidia GPU: GeForce GTX 570
AMD GPU: Radeon HD 7870
RAM: 6 GB
OS: 6 GB
Direct X: Direct X11
HDD Space: 30 GB

A huge 1.5GB patch for Dead Rising 3 has been released by Capcom, the creators of Dead Rising 3, so be sure you have more than those 30GB's of free HDD space typically required to run the game without issues.
How To Fix Dead Rising 3 30FPS Issue:

Dead Rising 3 is locked at 30fps for best performance and there is no direct option to remove the 30fps cap. But of you are unhappy with this stable 30fps feature, here is a way out.

All you need to do is open any text editor type:

gmpcr_unlock_frame_rate=true

Save it as user.ini file and place it in the same folder where deadrising3.exe is and then run the .exe file to install the game. If you have already installed Dead Rising 3 on your PC you will need to uninstall it first.

Keep in mind that the developers of Dead Rising 3 Do Not recommend removing the 30fps cap as it may lead to performance issues.
How to Fix Dead Rising 3 Crash issues:

If you are facing crash issues with Dead Rising 3 check is your system meets the Minimum System Requirements that are needed to run this game smoothly. You will find them in the beginning of this guide.

Secondly check for updates for your graphic and video card drivers. A huge number of gamers are facing such issues so we are expecting a patch soon.

If the above solutions do not work try to roll back your Nvidia driver to 335.23 (if not unsintalled). Here are steps to roll back Nvidia driver:

Go to Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System.
Select Device Manager (Or directly search for Device Manager)
Double-click on Display Adapters > NVIDIA GPU
Select Driver Tab
Click on Roll Back Driver

You can also directly install the required driver if you don't have it.
How to Fix Dead Rising 3 Freezing and Lag issues

Check is your system meets the Minimum System Requirements to run Dead Rising 3. Also close any extra background applications before launching the game for a better performance, and update your graphic card drivers to the latest versions.

To avoid lag issues in Dead Rising 3 try to play the game on lower graphical settings like disable motion blur, depth of field and use minimum to low settings for shadows.
How to Fix Dead Rising 3 Black Screen Issue

If you are using Dual monitors and are facing the Black Screen of death issue, then there is a simple solution to solve it. When you load Dead Rising 3 do not directly connect to your friends game, it will lead to a completely black screen. Instead try to load a Single-player game and then join your friend.

Credit, gamepur.com

Also, don't buy this game. "An easy port job" not really.

Quality control for ports has been terrible over the last few years, take some time out to post some of your worst game port purchases.