EA and Starz Media have announced the development of an animated movie prequel to Dead Space. The movie will reveal new details on the sci-fi survival horror game that is set to haunt gamers this Halloween.

Starz’s internal studio Film Roman (the animation company behind The Simpsons and King of the Hill) will be producing Dead Space. The animated feature will premiere at the same time that the game is launched on the 31st of October. It will be released via broadcast TV and later on DVD. EA and Starz also confirmed that they have animation projects in development for two other EA franchises.

The script of the Dead Space animated feature picks up the plot where the original comic book series ends and leads up to the beginning of the Dead Space game. The story focuses on the events on board the USG Ishimura, a futuristic mining spaceship, after it discovers a mysterious artifact at a remote dig site. The crew struggle to survive after the artifact triggers an invasion by an alien presence that has long been dormant.

Dead Space is currently under development for the Xbox 360 and PS3 at EA Redwood Shores.

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