Dead Space (2023 video game)

''Dead Space'' is an upcoming survival horror game developed by Motive Studio and published by Electronic Arts. 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''.

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 '' Resident Evil 3'' were instrumental in the publisher's decision to green-light the ''Dead Space'' remake.

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''. 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. Content that was removed from the original game due to technical constraints may also be added. The game will not feature any microtransactions, in contrast to '' Dead Space 3'', where the addition of microtransactions resulted in a negative reception. The art director for the game, Mike Yazijan, previously worked as art director at EA Montreal assisting Visceral Games in developing '' Dead Space 2''.

The original ''Dead Space'' was noted for its audio design, and the team are intended to stay true to the original atmosphere while improving and modifying where necessary. The original musical score by Jason Graves was retained, with new musical elements and cues composed by Trevor Gureckis. Gunner Wright will be reprising his role as Isaac Clarke, who will be fully voiced, like his appearances in ''Dead Space 2'' and ''Dead Space 3''. Tanya Clarke is also reprising her role as Nicole Brennan from '' Dead Space 2''. The other cast members include Anthony Alabi as Zach Hammond, Brigitte Kali Canales as Kendra Daniels, and Faran Tahir as Challus Mercer.

''Dead Space'' went gold on December 15.

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. On March 11, 2022, it was announced that the game was being pushed to early 2023. On October 4, 2022, a gameplay trailer for ''Dead Space'' was released which revealed the game's release date to be January 27, 2023.

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