The unique creators of much-loved sci-fi horror online game Dead Space say they pitched EA on Dead Space 4 this yr, just for the writer to say it wasn’t .
In an interview with Dan Allen Gaming, Glen Schofield, Christopher Stone, and Bret Robbins, three of the main creatives on the now shuttered unique Dead Space developer EA Redwood Shores / Visceral Games, revealed all of them joined collectively to pitch EA on Dead Space 4.
“We tried, truly, the three of us,” Schofield revealed. “Dead Space 4. We’re speaking this yr.”
Unfortunately for Dead Space followers, EA mentioned it wasn’t , with Schofield suggesting projections for what number of copies Dead Space 4 must promote to make the enterprise worthwhile had been maybe a key issue within the determination.
“We didn’t go too deep,” Schofield defined. “They simply mentioned, ‘We’re not proper now. We admire it blah blah blah, and you already know we all know who to speak to.’ So we did not take it any additional. And we revered their opinion. They know their numbers and what they need to ship and all that so yeah.”
Stone added that the online game trade’s high-profile struggles and its subsequent danger aversion has made tasks resembling Dead Space 4 a very exhausting promote.
“The trade is in a bizarre place proper now,” Stone mentioned. “People are actually hesitant to take probabilities on issues. So you bought to take it with a grain of salt. Who is aware of, perhaps sooner or later. I feel we would all like to do it.”
“Yeah,” Schofield continued, “we acquired some concepts.”
“I’d make a Dead Space 4,” Stone declared.
Alas, it seems like Dead Space 4 is an unlikely prospect, with EA specializing in its enormously profitable sports activities video games, The Sims, the revival of Battlefield, and Respawn’s ongoing tasks, together with the third Star Wars Jedi recreation. BioWare not too long ago launched Dragon Age Veilguard and is engaged on Mass Effect 5.
EA launched the well-received Dead Space remake in 2023, however since then EA hasn’t mentioned something a few potential Dead Space 4. The final mainline recreation within the franchise, Dead Space 3, got here out over a decade in the past, in 2013.
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