It seems that many of the hardest hitting and most anticipated titles coming to market in the near future are sequels or otherwise continuations of already popular franchises. Luckily, once in a while developers will come forth with new hard hitting IPs that gain a steady following and, inevitably, merit sequels.
EA’s Dead Space is a perfect example of this featuring awesomely gory gameplay, creepy scenarios and more of the like. The most current release on the market that falls into the series is Dead Space 2 which hit store shelves on January 25th of this year. But, it seems that EA it’s satisfied with the ground they’ve been making hoping to bring Dead Space 3 to a much wider audience. Below, EA Games president Frank Gibeau comments:
“The Resident Evil series was awesome, the early versions were phenomenal. [Capcom] did a good job of growing the franchise to a very large market. I think we still have some areas to grow with Dead Space in terms of trying to reach a broader audience without losing the quality and that survival-horror mechanic.”
Let’s just hope that when dumbing down the game for a wider audience they don’t ruin the gameplay we’ve come to know and love with previous Dead Space releases.
Visceral Games’ Dead Space has been applauded for its top notch game play, stunning visuals and compelling story. However, seeing how the game is still priced around $20, folks who have yet to pick up the game may still be iffy to do so. Luckily, PC gamers will be happy to hear that Dead Space has been dropped to $6.80 on Steam for a limited time.
By a limited time I mean this weekend only so if you’re looking to get down on this deal, you better do so fast.
We just got word from Visceral Games that they are planning to hold a Dead Space 2 contest called “Get Dismembered in Dead Space 2“. To enter, all you have to do is head here and tell Visceral Games what you think will be the most badass way for “Isaac to rip apart a necromorph”. Once the contest is over, people will vote who they think has the best idea and then the winner will have their idea immortalized into the game. Better yet, they will get their face mapped to a character in the game who will get ripped apart by a necromorph. And if you don’t win, but are one of the 9 runner-ups, your name will be included somewhere in the game.
Now before you read on, make note that GameStop is notorious for putting up release dates for games as place holders until the developers come forth and announce a release date.
But anyways, a listing has appeared on GameStop that tells us Visceral Games’ Dead Space 2 will be hitting store shelves for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on January 3rd 2011. Is this the game’s actual release date? Maybe, but probably not. Although, it could give
If you weren’t aware Visceral Games is hard at work on Dead Space 2 and expects the game to be released at some point in 2010. However, despite it launching next year the studio has yet to release any kind of media relating to the game.
Today, the game’s official Twitter gives us a glimpse at the above teaser image release for Dead Space 2. You’re probably looking at it and thinking to yourself, “What the hell is that?”. Well, nothing is confirmed but if you look closely at the inkblot you’ll notice several silhouttes of Necromorphs, the baddies from the first game.
We’ll have to wait until the online community further dissects this image to pass final judgment on its meaning.
Dead Space: Extraction made its way onto store shelves for the Nintendo Wii on September 29th and considering the reviews and media, we figured it would be met with some critical acclaim. Well, the numbers are in and to Visceral Games’ dismay, it was not met with the critical acclaim they had hoped for.
In fact, in its first week on store shelves (Sep. 29th – Oct. 3rd) the game only managed to push 9,000 copies. EEDAR analyst Jesse Divinch comments on the game’s less than stellar launch:
“Electronic Arts didn’t market Dead Space Extraction as much as it does with other titles. And the success or failure of a Wii title usually correlates directly to marketing spend. If Electronic Arts spent little on marketing, I am sure the sell through was no surprise to them. So I do not believe sell through was a disappointment to EA.”
Let’s wait until Visercal comments to see if what this analyst says is true.
Here’s something that is sure to piss EA off — It seems that Activision is starting up a new games that will be based in San Francisco. Apparantly unable to find unemployed talent, Activision did the next best thing and grabbed a few from EA.
Both Glen Schofield, General Manager, and Michael Condrey, COO, from Visceral Games will be making the jump to Activision’s new studio. You’ll recoginze Visceral Studios as being the guys behind Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno.
What is to come from Activision’s new studio? Your guess is as good as mine but it better be good!
Sure, God of War III won’t be making its way onto the Xbox 360 but who cares? Dante’s Inferno is!
Honestly though, if the above video is anything to go by, Dante’s Inferno is looking to give God of War III a run for its money. Said video contains never before seen gameplay from Dante’s Inferno which was developed by the guys behind Dead Space, Visceral Studios.
Unfortunately for us, Dante’s Inferno won’t hit the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC until January of next year.
Visceral Games and EA are happy to reveal the box art for their upcoming Wii on-rails survival-FPS, Dead Space: Extraction.
There’s not much to be said about the above box art other than that it looks cool which means the game will be cool right? All I know is that that woman looks to be kickin’ a lot more ass than the dude lurkin’ in the shadows.
Anyways, Dead Space: Extraction will be out for the Nintendo Wii on September 29th of this year.
Dead Space: Extraction is sure to be one of the hottest games this year released for Nintendo’s Wii. Luckily, Visceral Games and EA took the stage at E3 to show off the above trailer showcasing said game.
Unfortunately, it’s under a minute long but it does show off the beautiful visuals of Dead Space: Extraction that are sure to push the Wii’s graphical capabilities.
However, it does show some gameplay which, from the brief looks of it, looks to be pretty damn fun. Dead Space: Extraction will be out for the Nintendo Wii on September 29th of this year.
