Dead Space Remake Announced for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 July 2021 / 3,429 Views
Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Motive Studios at EA Play 2021 announced a remake of the sci-fi survival horror classic, Dead Space. It is in development for the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
The game has been rebuilt from the ground up with the Frostbite Engine. It has improved visual fidelity and gameplay improvements, but it will stay true to the spirit of the original from 2008.
"The Dead Space franchise made a huge impact on the survival horror genre when it was released 12 years ago, and I came to Motive as a fan first to specifically work on this game," said Dead Space remake senior producer Phillippe Ducharme.
"We have a passionate team at Motive who are approaching this remake as a love letter to the franchise. Going back to the original and having the opportunity to do so on next-gen consoles excited everyone on the team. As we look to modernize the game, we’ve reached out to dedicated fans and invited them to provide us with feedback since the early stages of production to deliver the Dead Space game they want and for new players to enjoy as well."
View the official teaser trailer below:
Here is an overview of the game:
The sci-fi classic survival horror game, Dead Space, will be returning as a remake completely rebuilt from the ground up. Dead Space is being developed exclusively for next generation consoles and PC, raising the level of horror and immersion to unprecedented heights for the franchise through stunning visuals, audio and controls powered by the Frostbite game engine. Fans will experience an improved story, characters, gameplay mechanics and more as they fight to survive a living nightmare aboard the desolate mining starship, the USG Ishimura, all while uncovering the dreadful mystery of what happened to the slaughtered crew and ship.
In Dead Space, Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair a vast, sprawling starship, the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. The ship’s crew has been slaughtered and infected by some alien scourge… and Isaac’s beloved partner, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board. Now Isaac is alone with only his tools and engineering skills as he attempts to uncover the nightmarish mystery of what happened aboard the Ishimura. Trapped with hostile creatures called “necromorphs,” Isaac faces a battle for survival, not only against the escalating terrors of the ship, but his own crumbling sanity.
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Finally a Major 3rd Party game that is skipping PS4/XBO in favor of the current gen.
Which is kind of weird, considering the original game ran on the PS360 and the Frostbite Engine has been used in a load of PS4/X1 games.
Not saying this is a bad thing, just that it's a bit curious.
Now, I only need a Silent Hill announcement, and my life will be complete! Congrats on EA on not letting die a good franchise as DS.
Well deserved remake for a spectacular game that was way ahead of it's time!
Graphics were absolutely outstanding and health HUD's on the back of the player and digital ammo count on guns was amazing!
I hope they don't leave it at that but make new games after that.
I'd be completely shocked if this wasn't a project to build up interest in the series again for a new installment a few years later.
And no microtransactions!!!
Wonder if EA will shut down Motive Studios if this remake doesn't sell 5 million copies.
day one for me.
Is Isaac still going to be silent? I hope it's not too faithful to the original and that they make him speak like in Dead Space 2 and 3.
I prefer he stays silent, makes it feel you are the character. Like in the souls series.
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Awesome. Got about 1/4 through the first game but never finished it. Will be nice to go through them again.
I don't trust EA but i trust Motive. Day one!
Very nice. I hope EA Play is still included with GamePass when it launches (or rather ~6 months later when they add it to the EA Play library).
Dead Space is definitely one of those love, hate relationships.
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