The most horrifying, bone chilling new IP to come out of the survival horror franchise in some time is the sci-fi title Dead Space. While the Resident Evil series still offers excellent gameplay and a riveting storyline, it’s been a long time since they delivered any really unexpected horrors. Ordinary people mutating into bizarre creatures and hordes of slavering zombies aren’t exactly surprising anymore, but the necromorphs of Dead Space brought renewed terror to gaming.

EA has officially announced today Dead Space Extraction, a new chapter in the horror series that’s been designed and built from the ground up for the Nintendo Wii. Instead of simply retooling the story, gameplay and graphics of the Xbox 360 and PS3 title, this game is entirely new. It’s a prequel that tells the story that leads up to the events on the USG Ishimura. The plot centers around a group of colonists attempting to escape a horrible infection on the Aegis VII mining colony. It’ll feature a new, female protagonist, new weapons and gameplay along with co-op multiplayer. It’s being developed by EA Redwood Shores and is currently set to ship in Fall of 2009.