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Now that Dead Space 2 is available in North America, EA and developer Visceral Games are ready to start sharing information on planned downloadable content for the horror-filled action adventure game.
In a press release heralding the release of Dead Space 2 today in the US, something called ‘Dead Space 2: Severed’ was mentioned, which will be an “all-new digital download pack” for Dead Space 2.
EA has revealed a collector’s edition for Dead Space 2, complete with awesome bonus content and exclusives of course!
The Dead Space 2 Collector’s Edition will include a bundle of limited edition items including a copy of the game (on the PS3, Xbox 360 or PC), a replica of Isaac’s Plasma Cutter modelled from the new design with trigger activated LED lights, as well as the original soundtrack from the game and a concept art lithograph.
After a tuft of rumours emerged from cracks in the internet earlier this year, it’s seemingly been confirmed by Electronic Arts Montreal that the previously Wii-exclusive Dead Space: Extraction will be making its way onto the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade.
After taking a bit of a gamble on publishing mature titles such as The Conduit and MadWorld on the Wii, and seeing poor sales of those titles as a result of the seemingly impenetrable and unpredictable market surrounding the console, SEGA has decided not to pursue the development of any further non family-friendly titles for the Wii.
According to SEGA of America’s studio director, Constantine Hantzopoulos, and once again speaking to the guys of the ‘4 Guys 1Up’ podcast, the publisher will “probably not” develop or publish any more mature Wii titles. Hantzopoulos said:
Visceral Games and EA have today jointly announced the existence of Dead Space 2, the sequel to 2008’s excellent horror-imbued action adventure game.
The protagonist from the first entry to the franchise, Isaac Clarke, returns in the sequel, which is said to be a “thrilling action-horror experience,” while players will gain access to new tools with which to “gruesomely slice and dismember the Necromorphs.”
Via a post on what appears to be the official Twitter account for the Dead Space franchise, a Rorschach-like inkblot image has been posted to possibly hint at the next entry to the series, with mirrored images of the games’ familiar necromorph enemies.
According to The Escapist, the accompanying scrawls are actually text in the Unitology script, and reads: “the nightmare is over but it will not end.”
Chilling.
Check out a larger image of the inkblot below to see what you can make of it:
Dead Space: Extraction may at first glance seem to be another average entry in the survival horror genre, but a few innovations ensure that given a bit of time it will soon engross you and may even deliver a few scares along the way.
Let’s start with a little background on the game. Extraction was developed by Visceral Games, the same studio that worked on the 2008 original Dead Space. It is a prequel that allows gamers to fill in the gaps of the events leading up to Isaac Clarke’s mission on the USG Ishimura from that original.
Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Dead Space: Extraction.
Developers at EA’s in-house studio, Visceral Games, have taken some time out of their busy schedules to walk us through the inner workings of their upcoming Dead Space game for the Wii, Dead Space: Extraction, specifically talking about the control scheme.
Extraction is essentially an on-rails first-person shooter that takes place before the events of the original Dead Space on the Xbox 360 and PS3, but bringing with it the same brand of claustrophobic horror as introduced with the original.
Watch the developer documentary for Dead Space: Extraction, which details how the Wii controls are being used to maximise the experience, below:
Shortly after announcing that Dead Space Extraction will be arriving on Wii’s across North America on the 29th of September and on the 2nd of October in Europe, EA has released a new trailer for the game.
Watch below to get a glimpse of how the story begins and witness the terrifying horror that follows:
EA has stamped an official release date on Dead Space Extraction. The Wii exclusive game will hit shelves across North America on the 29th of September and a few days later in Europe on the 2nd of October.
Developed by EA’s Visceral Games Studio, Dead Space Extraction follows the story of a group of space colonists as they struggle to escape from a terrible infection on the Aegis VII mining colony.
Check out our previous coverage for chilling screenshots and trailers as well as more information about the game.
A slew of new Dead Space: Extraction screenshots have been released, detailing the kinds of things you’re bound to see in the first-person, on-rails shooter heading to the Wii later this year.
A bunch of artwork for the game has also been revealed, showing off how much detail and care has gone into the design of the environments and monsters in Dead Space: Extraction, with some truly horrific creatures escaping the minds of the artists working on the project.
Have a look at the rest of the screenshots for Dead Space: Extraction, as well as the released artwork, below:
Dead Space Extraction, the first-person on-rails shooter heading to the Wii, and based on EA’s Dead Space intellectual property, is looking very interesting… and very creepy!
Extraction takes place directly before the events of the Xbox 360 and PS3 game, but during the same time period as the comics and animated feature film, as the space ship you’re on, Aegis VII, is slowly being taken over by the infestations found in the original game.
Dead Space Extraction has a fourth quarter release window, exclusively (and built for) the Wii. Check out the rest of the screenshots, as well as a developer interview with executive producer Steve Papoutsis which includes in-game footage, below:
Yesterday, EA let out the word that the next entry to their Dead Space franchise would come in the form of a Wii game by the name of Dead Space: Extraction, being built from the ground up for the Wii and releasing this autumn.
Today, you’re able to have a gander at some footage released for Dead Space: Extraction. Creepy as it may be, it’s also visually impressive and will make a grand addition to the Dead Space universe as it attempts to tell the backstory behind the first game. Watch below:
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