With Dead Rising 2 helping people around the world to fall in love with zombies again, we were wondering if the zombie sub-genre had any more room to grow. Luckily, our Twitter followers had a few intriguing suggestions.

With our zombie retrospective celebrating the past of the zombie game subgenre and our Dead Rising 2 review highlighting the present, we found ourselves looking towards the future of the undead. Here’s the question on that topic that we posed to the GamePro Twitter followers.

The press is digging Dead Rising 2. What zombie concepts do you think could outdo Capcom’s undead slaughterfest? We’ll post the best answersless than a minute ago via TweetDeckGamePro
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A few folks used current franchises as a springboard for the genre’s future, mentioning games that are announced, rumored, and in some cases, just wishful thinking. Here are the replies that see great hope for the future:

@GamePro I picked up Dead Rising 2 – I think it could benefit more from suspense like Dead Space (and the I can’t wait Dead Space 2)less than a minute ago via Seesmic DesktopJason Leitman
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@GamePro Stubbs 2. Just.. make it happen. Too much zombie survival atm, would be nice to turn the tables for a while.less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneJames Henderson
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@GamePro Two words. Black Ops.less than a minute ago via webCorey Marinecz
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Of course, it’s always fun to come up with your own game ideas — a pastime made even more enjoyable when brainstorming a concept featuring zombies. Here’s some of the better new takes on zombie games cooked up by our readers.

@GamePro Someone needs to make a zombie RPG! customizable zombies FTW!!!less than a minute ago via webJames Trujillo
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@GamePro Zombie shoppers, where female zombies tear each other to shreads trying to get to the sale rails, that would be brutal lolless than a minute ago via webrebecca jackson
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@GamePro World War Z MMOless than a minute ago via TweetDeckHmmmm…
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With Dead Rising’s Xbox Live Arcade iteration doing big business, the gaming audience has proven that the love for zombie games is still alive and well. The key will be providing innovation to keep sustained interest. Thankfully, there’s still plenty of ideas left untapped.

What do you think of the suggestions shown above? What do you see in the future for zombie games? You can continue the conversation by commenting below or by replying to GamePro on Twitter.