Summary
Sadly, EA seems to have given up onDead Space. Earlier this year, EAdenied that a remake of Dead Space 2 was ever in the worksfollowing"poor sales" of the first game’s remake.
Now, the series creator, Glen Schofield, has revealed that he pitched Dead Space 4 to the company earlier this year, only for them to shoot him down instantly.
Glen Schofield clearly has a strong affinity for Dead Space, recently revealing that “It would be cool to do a new one.” He though it would be so cool, that he actually pitched a fourth game to EA earlier this year, only for the company to shoot him down.
Speaking on theDan Allen Gaming Podcast, Schofield said, “We tried, actually, we tried. Dead Space 4. We’re talking this year.”
We tried, actually, we tried. Dead Space 4. We’re talking this year.
Discussions didn’t get too far, however, as it was revealed that EA wasn’t willing to entertain the idea. “We didn’t go too deep; they just said, ‘We’re not interested right now. We appreciate it, and we know who to talk to.’ We respect their opinions; they know their numbers and what they have to ship,” Schofield said.
Schofield’s colleague, Christopher Stone, who appeared on the podcast alongside the former Striking Distance Studios CEO, blamed the difficulties facing the gaming industry for EA’s decision. “The industry is in a weird place right now. People are really hesitant to take risks right now. Who knows, maybe one day. I think we’d all love to do it,” Stone said. WithEA one of the hundreds of companies laying off staffover the past two years, their risk-adverseness comes as no surprise.
Who knows, maybe one day. I think we’d all love to do it,
Schofield’s most recent title, the heavily Dead Space-inspiredThe Callisto Protocol, was largely considered a failure. It reviewed poorly, scoring a2.5/5 from us at TheGamerand havingan average score of 67 on OpenCritic, launched withsome major stuttering issuesleading to negative sentiment from the audience, andfailed to recoup its $162 million development costs. Here’s hoping EA eventually gives Schofield a shot at redemption with Dead Space 4.
Dead Space (2023)
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Dead Space is a 2023 remake of the classic survival horror shooter by Motive Studio. Rebuilt from the ground up, you play as Isaac Clarke as he navigates a mining ship that has been taken over by a deadly alien threat.
