dead-space-2 posts

Has EA canceled Dead Space 2 for PC?

by John Callaham Feb 9th 2010 @ 9:00AM

In 2008 Electronic Arts released the first Dead Space game for the PC and we liked it. We liked it a lot. So we were happy to learn that the sequel, Dead Space 2, was also coming to the PC. However it looks like things may have changed. As part of EA's newly revealed schedule of upcoming games for their next fiscal year they announced that Dead Space 2 would be released in the first quarter of 2011 . . . but did not list the PC as one of its platforms.

Blue's News reports they heard back from an EA spokesperson who told them, "As of right now a PC sku is not in the plan". That's all they got out of the publisher so we have contacted EA for a more detailed explanation. We are hoping the PC port has just been pushed back rather than canceled.

Gallery: Dead Space 2 Screenshots

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First Dead Space 2 screenshots show off monster kids?

by John Callaham Dec 24th 2009 @ 11:00AM

Electronic Arts first announced their plans for Dead Space 2 a few weeks ago but this week we finally got some officially released screenshots from the upcoming sci-fi survival horror sequel. The shots show the game's main character Isaac Clarke in his new suit going up against what look like some children who have had way too much Count Chocula to eat.

As revealed in this Computer and Video Games interview, Isaac will be fighting off creatures like this in what's called the Sprawl, a massive city in space. Oh, and besides the new weapons and abilities he will have, Isaac will actually talk in the sequel. The big question is what kind of voice will he have? We are picturing Paul Reubens.

Gallery: Dead Space 2 Screenshots

Filed under: Survival horror, Screenshots

Dead Space 2 officially announced for the PC

by John Callaham Dec 7th 2009 @ 10:00AM

Get ready for more gross looking aliens trying to kill and dismember you. While it's not exactly a shock, Electronic Arts has now finally and officially announced it is indeed developing Dead Space 2 for the PC and other platforms. The sequel to the acclaimed 2008 sci-fi survival horror game does not yet have a release date.

Developed once again by EA's Visceral Games dev studio (previously EA Redwood Shores) the sequel follows Isaac Clarke, the hero of the first game, as he once again battles the shape-shifting Necromorphs. Besides the Plasma Cutter, Clarke will have some new unnamed weapons to use against the aliens and will also deal with more zero-G environments. The press release promises that in addition to scary monsters, there will be "plot twists that will surprise you." Now that's scary.

Filed under: Survival horror

Rumor: Dead Space 2 due in 2010?

by John Callaham Nov 1st 2009 @ 11:00AM

Electronic Arts did a ton to promote their 2008 sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space. In addition to the game they released two prequel products in the form of a comic book mini-series and a direct-to-DVD animated film. In the end the game was both a critical and financial success so a sequel would seem inevitable.

Now a new Reuters story on the popularity of horror-themed games claims that EA has its sights on releasing Dead Space 2 sometime in 2010. This sounds pretty resonable to us. However G4TV reports that EA has called the Reuters article "speculative". Not a denial per se; just a way of saying, "We have made any official announcements yet."

Filed under: Survival horror

Dead Space 2 pre-production underway?

by John Callaham Sep 30th 2009 @ 7:00PM

It's not exactly a shock, but it does appear that Electronic Arts is moving forward on the sequel to their 2008 sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space. The latest evidence comes in the form of a LinkedIn job listing for EA's Visceral Games studio, stating that the game "is in the later stages of pre-production, ready for production in the next few months."

Dead Space apparently sold well enough that EA commissioned two more sequels be made according to a recent Variety article. However they will have to be made without one of the original game's leaders. Visceral Games' general manager Glen Schofield jumped ship a few months ago to join Activision.

[Via superannuation]

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