''Dead Space'' is an upcoming
survival horror game
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developed by
Motive Studio
Motive Studio (also known as EA Motive and Motive) is a Canadian video game developer and studio of Electronic Arts (EA) based in Montreal.
History
Motive Studio was founded within Electronic Arts (EA) by Jade Raymond, a former Ubisoft execu ...
and published by
Electronic Arts
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. A
remake
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of the
2008 game of the same name developed by
EA Redwood Shores
Visceral Games (formerly EA Redwood Shores) was an American video game developer studio owned by Electronic Arts. The studio is known for the ''Dead Space'' series.
History EA Redwood Shores (1998–2009)
In 1998, Electronic Arts (EA) moved fr ...
, it is scheduled to be released on January 27, 2023, for
PlayStation 5
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,
Windows
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, and
Xbox Series X/S
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. It is the first release in the
''Dead Space'' series since 2013's ''
Dead Space 3
''Dead Space 3'' is a 2013 survival horror Action game, action video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the third and final main entry in the ''Dead Space (f ...
''.
Synopsis
The game retains the same basic plot as the original. Set in the 26th century, the story follows engineer
Isaac Clarke
Isaac Clarke is a fictional character in the survival horror media franchise ''Dead Space'', owned and published by Electronic Arts. He was introduced as the protagonist of ''Dead Space'' (2008) developed by EA subsidiary EA Redwood Shores, whic ...
, 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
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The ''VentureBeat'' company was founded in 2006 by Matt Marshall, a ...
'' 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
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's remakes of ''
Resident Evil 2
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'' and ''
Resident Evil 3
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'' were instrumental in the publisher's decision to green-light the ''Dead Space'' remake.
The game is being developed using EA's proprietary
Frostbite
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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
''Dead Space 3'' is a 2013 survival horror Action game, action video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the third and final main entry in the ''Dead Space (f ...
'', 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
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The studio was founded by Alain Tascan a former Ubisoft and BAM! ...
assisting Visceral Games in developing ''
Dead Space 2
''Dead Space 2'' is a 2011 survival horror game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in January. The second mainline entry in the ''Dead Space'' series, set on the ...
''.
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
Jason Graves is an American television, film, and video game music composer. His works include the musical scores for ''Dead Space'', ''Alpha Protocol'', ''Tomb Raider'', '' The Order: 1886'', ''Until Dawn'', '' Evolve'', ''Dungeon Siege'', and ' ...
was retained, with new musical elements and cues composed by Trevor Gureckis.
Gunner Wright
Gunner Wright is an American film actor known for his role in the film ''Love'' and for portraying Isaac Clarke in the ''Dead Space'' video game series. Wright raced motorcycles competitively until the age of 21 when he moved to Southern Califo ...
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
Tanya Clarke (born February 2, 1972) is an American film, television, and stage actress, known for her role as Nicole Brennan in the ''Dead Space'' franchise.
Early life
Clarke was born in Chicago, Illinois, while her father, Tony Clarke, comp ...
is also reprising her role as Nicole Brennan from ''
Dead Space 2
''Dead Space 2'' is a 2011 survival horror game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in January. The second mainline entry in the ''Dead Space'' series, set on the ...
''. The other cast members include
Anthony Alabi
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Alabi ha ...
as Zach Hammond, Brigitte Kali Canales as Kendra Daniels, and
Faran Tahir
Faran Haroon Tahir (born February 16, 1963) is a Pakistani-American actor.
Tahir was born in Los Angeles to an artistic family. His parents were actor Naeem Tahir and radio host Yasmeen Tahir and his grandparents were writers Imtiaz Ali Taj and ...
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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