Dead Space (2023 video game)

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Dead Space
Dead Space 2022 Teaser Art.jpg
Developer(s)Motive Studio
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Director(s)
  • Roman Campos-Oriola
  • Eric Baptizat
Producer(s)Philippe Ducharme
Artist(s)Mike Yazijian
SeriesDead Space
EngineFrostbite
Platform(s)
ReleaseJanuary 27, 2023
Genre(s)Survival horror
Mode(s)Single-player

Dead Space is an upcoming survival horror game developed by Motive Studio and published by Electronic Arts (EA). A remake of the 2008 game of the same name developed by EA Redwood Shores, it is scheduled to be released on January 27, 2023, for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. It is the first release in the Dead Space series since 2013's Dead Space 3.

Synopsis[]

The game retains the same basic plot as the original. Set in the 26th century, the story follows engineer Isaac Clarke, a crewman on a repair vessel assigned to the USG Ishimura, a massive planetary mining ship that has gone silent. While investigating a distress call sent by the ship's medical officer Nicole Brennan (Isaac's girlfriend), the vessel's crew is attacked by mutated human corpses; Isaac is forced to fend for himself as he tries to save his surviving crewmates and learn the truth behind the loss of Ishimura.[1][2]

Development[]

Games journalist Jeff Grubb of GamesBeat reported that a remake of Dead Space was in development at Motive on July 1, 2021. He speculated that the success of EA's single-player Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) and Capcom's remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3 were instrumental in the publisher's decision to green-light the Dead Space remake.[3]

The game is being developed using EA's proprietary Frostbite engine, which Motive Studios previously used to develop Star Wars: Squadrons and the single-player campaign of Star Wars Battlefront II.[4] The game will retain the same story and structure as the original but feature redesigned assets, character models, and environments. The developers intend to take advantage of SSDs on the ninth generation of consoles to have the game be presented as an "uninterrupted sequence shot", absent of loading screens.[5] Content that was removed from the original game due to technical constraints may also be added.[6] The game will not feature any microtransactions, in contrast to Dead Space 3, where the addition of microtransactions resulted in a negative reception.[7]

The art director for the game, Mike Yazijan, previously worked as art director at EA Montreal assisting Visceral Games in developing Dead Space 2.[8] Gunner Wright will be reprising his role as Isaac Clarke, who will be fully voiced, much like his appearances in Dead Space 2 and 3.[9]

Marketing[]

The game was announced at EA's Play Live event on July 22, 2021, accompanied by a teaser trailer, with an initial target release date of late 2022.[10][11] On March 11, 2022, it was announced that the game was being pushed to early 2023.[12] On October 4, 2022, an official gameplay trailer for Dead Space was released which revealed the game's release date to be January 27, 2023.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ McWhertor, Michael (July 22, 2021). "Dead Space is getting a remake". Polygon. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Wales, Matt (July 22, 2021). "EA makes rumoured Dead Space remake official and shares first teaser trailer". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Grubb, Jeff (July 1, 2021). "Dead Space remake is in the works at Motive". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Electronic Arts Announces the Return of Dead Space, a Remake of the Sci-Fi Classic Survival Horror Game". Yahoo! Finance. July 23, 2021. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Makuch, Eddie (July 23, 2021). "Dead Space Remake Will Cut Some Elements That "Don't Work"". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Hughes, Thomas (July 25, 2021). "'Dead Space' remake could restore cut content from original game". NME. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Dornbush, Jonathan (July 23, 2021). "Dead Space Remake Won't Have Microtransactions". IGN. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Sato, Kazuo (July 25, 2021). "Key Dead Space 2 Developer Returning for Dead Space Remake". Game Rant. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Winslow, Jeremy (August 31, 2021). "Dead Space Remake Will Give Isaac A Voice, But Only Under Certain Situations". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Grubb, Jeff (August 5, 2021). "Dead Space will launch in late 2022 if development goes to plan". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  11. ^ Barbosa, Alessandro (August 6, 2021). "Dead Space Remake Could Be Out At The End of 2022 - Report". GameSpot. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Kim, Matt (March 11, 2022). "Dead Space Remake Is Targeting Early 2023 Release Date". IGN. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  13. ^ Leane, Rob (October 4, 2022). "Dead Space release date: Trailer & latest news on the 2023 remake". Radio Times. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  14. ^ Warren, Richard (October 1, 2022). "New Dead Space Remake Trailer Coming Soon". Game Rant. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

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