Dead Space 2 entering production in 'next few months'

by James Ransom-Wiley { Sep 30th 2009 at 12:20PM }

LinkedIn continues to provide our only link to the status of a true sequel to Dead Space. A recent job posting on the professional networking site, created by EA senior recruiter Jeff Ballard, reports, "The previous installment in the Dead Space franchise received numerous awards ... and the same core team is in place to create an even better follow up." The posting adds, "The game is in the later stages of pre-production, ready for production in the next few months, with many of the navigational and combat mechanics in place."

With the point-n-shoot spin-off, Dead Space Extraction, releasing this week for Wii, confirmation that the core-series sequel (expected for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC) will soon roll into production phase comes as welcome news to fans looking for the franchise to stay the traditional course. Hopefully, EA and developer Visceral Games' transmissions will continue to pick up from here on out.

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Tags: dead-space, dead-space-2, ea, pre-production, sequel, status, the-horror-the-horror, visceral-games

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Solace @ Sep 30th 2009 12:23PM

eh.. I still havent gone past chapter 2 in DeadSpace

jynxycat @ Sep 30th 2009 12:30PM

You're slow.

copa @ Sep 30th 2009 12:34PM

Try playing it without that goddamn Paramore custom soundtrack.

Prof. Von Manifest of the Clan McCloud (illogical logic is still logical) @ Sep 30th 2009 3:48PM

I got bored after Ch.6, but I recently put it back on my Gamefly.
No judgment until the very end.

JimmyHACK @ Sep 30th 2009 1:19PM

Oh Byo... Hayley is blonde now!! (seriously)

NightHawk @ Sep 30th 2009 2:21PM

i was cared shitless and even i beat the game(i played for the story and stayed for the gameplay,story,and atmosphere). you have no excuses man.

Dangerdork @ Sep 30th 2009 3:58PM

aw come on don't give her shit her picture is so cute

Donald @ Sep 30th 2009 4:43PM

"Oh Byo... Hayley is blonde now!! (seriously)"

She changes her hair all the time. It'll be orange and blonde next week and then cherry red the week after.

velocirocktor @ Sep 30th 2009 5:53PM

You better be playing it on HARD. Dead Space on any other difficulty just sucks. On hard, it's a masterpiece of action-horror game design.

Konstantin @ Sep 30th 2009 9:01PM

I hope they make it non linear plot in a free to explore world, either a ship or a planet, only limited by having to open doors or accomplishing a goal to pass further. In that regard SS2 was perfect. I guess devs will continue to have a zombie like antagonists since its the new thing, although I hope they could present to us the mastermind or the hive-mind and develop its character deep enough as the plot progresses. Shodan was liek ZOMG, pwnz0rz!!!
More creepiness is needed and the mechanics of the game must be polished, i.e. why to have an "air" meter if it is totally unneeded by itself and there are also upgrades for it.
I would love to have more inventory items to aid in plot completion (not just guns and ammo), yes like in SS2 (you should play that masterpiece if you haven't) and a RPG like stats for the main char would be a nice add on.
Melee fights should be a bit more coherent, if I want to stomp I land the feet on the target, not all around it.
All in all Dead Space was good, although one can dream, ain't that right?

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 30th 2009 12:24PM

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anexanhume @ Sep 30th 2009 1:01PM

BITCHES FUCK, YES!

WREturns (Looking for a graphic designer) @ Sep 30th 2009 1:04PM

FUCK BITCHES YES

kwizzeh @ Sep 30th 2009 1:15PM

BITCHES YES! FUCK

Big_Lozbowski @ Sep 30th 2009 1:48PM

YES! BITCHES FUCK

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 30th 2009 2:03PM

En Francais: LE FUCK YES BITCHES

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Sep 30th 2009 2:14PM

FUCK YES BITCHES, DSG!!!

Big_Lozbowski @ Sep 30th 2009 2:14PM

ooh la la le capitaine!! Are you still recruiting Planeteers by the way? Would love to fight the good fight.

PedoJokerBear [Planeteer | Power of Gall Bladder] @ Sep 30th 2009 2:50PM

i came for the bitches but stayed for the fuck. yes.

tery_roxxx @ Sep 30th 2009 4:01PM

Fuck NecroMorph BITCHES.YEs!
Shake me that rotten buttocks

Come Get Me!!! @ Sep 30th 2009 5:09PM

FES YITCHES BUCK!!!

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 30th 2009 7:18PM

Dear Big_Lozbowski,

Thank you for your interest in the Planeteer Foundation. We are always on the lookout for new Planeteers who can contribute to helping Earth from the evils of pollution.

After receiving your request, I am proud to offer you a position amongst my noble Planeteers, with a truly unique Power...

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Remember, the Power is YOURS!

SpydaKat 17 @ Sep 30th 2009 7:30PM

Damn I love me some Dead Space

Big_Lozbowski [Planeteer | Power of Shomer Shabbos] @ Sep 30th 2009 8:27PM

Thanks Captain! today is a very proud day for me......

Remember kids, I don't fucking roll on Shabbos. :) feels good!

URM0MLIK3SME @ Sep 30th 2009 10:09PM

FUCK DSG!!! YES BITCHES????

ColorblindMonk @ Sep 30th 2009 12:25PM

Eh, Extraction was okay. I'm up for the sequel.

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Sep 30th 2009 12:25PM

Im not sure how I feel about this. I really loved Dead space, i thought it was incredible, but on the other hand, it's ending felt pretty final and fitting. I hope it doesn't continue the story of Isaac Clarke, at least not indepth, maybe as a side story though.

gobo @ Sep 30th 2009 12:31PM

Agreed. I don't want to see the same characters return, the ending was perfect the way it was. I never bothered with the movie, so I'm wondering if a prequel would be possible? Set between the planet and the ship before and during all the wonderful events that went down. Since you aren't in an immediately apparent shitstorm, they could open things up a bit and ultimately wrap up with a wonderfully tragic ending.

Erluti @ Sep 30th 2009 12:32PM

That's the problem with sequels though, isn't it? They get forced into following up on what fans what instead of letting the developer just better explore the universe they created. I really don't think Isaac Clarke has anymore story, but they are going to force him into one!

copa @ Sep 30th 2009 12:37PM

The producer of Dead Space was curiously emphatic that Isaac Clarke survived the end of Dead Space, although I thought the game itself was pretty ambiguous on that point.

It sounded to me like he intends to use Isaac in future installments.

Neuromancer @ Sep 30th 2009 12:57PM

If Isaac didn't come back I for one would be disappointed. The way I look at the ending is it was the traditional American horror movie shock ending that didn't really mean anything.

michas_pi @ Sep 30th 2009 1:17PM

@gobo:

Watch the movie, preferably in 1080p. While some say it has bad animations, I say fuck 'em, it's Dead Space!

Obie @ Sep 30th 2009 1:42PM

First game ended perfectly? Tell that to the Bioshock 2 guys. :p

fohf @ Sep 30th 2009 1:42PM

I'm hoping it's a different protagonist in the Dead Space universe. Isaac was a mute so replacing him with someone else (with a different suit even) wouldn't bother me at all.

Dead Space wasn't about the character you were controlling. It was about the atmosphere and the weapons.

Finito @ Sep 30th 2009 9:27PM

I don't think the protagonist of Dead Space 2 will matter much. The game was scary as hell because of the immersion, part of that came from feeling that you were actually Isaac. His muteness and lack of character was probably deliberate. The next protagonist is probably going to be more of the same.

I actually hated the ending, it was pretty good until the very last second, then it became cheap and left me with a bad taste. :( ..... Still in the top 5 games of this gen for me though.

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Sep 30th 2009 12:27PM

I liked the first but I didn't think it was THAT good. Not enough for a sequel anyways.

jynxycat @ Sep 30th 2009 12:35PM

Your opinion's cool and all, and I'mma let you finish, but,

Dead Space is the greatest survival horror game set in space ever~!

copa @ Sep 30th 2009 12:40PM

Dead Space is exactly how a Resident Evil sequel should have been done. It preserves a lot of the strengths that made the early RE titles so appealing, but it modernizes the controls, the interface, and the gameplay mechanics so you don't feel like you're fighting the game.

RE5 is a little bit embarassing once you've played Dead Space.

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington, Soon-To-Be-PSN: OrIsItAltonBrown] @ Sep 30th 2009 12:40PM

Dino Crisis 3 was pretty... bad.

fohf @ Sep 30th 2009 1:46PM

Yeah, you're right, it wasn't that good. I mean, I only played through it 3 times and got every achievement and then I traded the game and am now regretting that I don't have it anymore so I want to buy another copy cause I want to play it again.

But yeah, it wasn't *that* great. Other than it was.

tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 30th 2009 12:27PM

I still need to play the first one, but I'm glad after the disappointing sales and rail shooter spinoff they're not giving up on the series.

PedoJokerBear [Planeteer | Power of Gall Bladder] @ Sep 30th 2009 12:28PM

i still need to freaking finish the first one :(

Whiskey Jak @ Sep 30th 2009 12:31PM

Oh shit... she's back!

And yes, I also need to finish the first one, but I'm such a pussy I'm not sure I can handle it...

hplcman @ Sep 30th 2009 12:44PM

I didn't even notice her until I went back and looked after reading your comment! Good spot!

Tom Kalinske @ Sep 30th 2009 12:33PM

I'm glad EA is willing to support this, but may I ask why it's barely going into pre-production? You'd think they would have started earlier. I wouldn't expect this until 2011 at the earliest, but as long as it's good...

gobo @ Sep 30th 2009 12:41PM

At least its a good sign they are keeping specific teams involved with their projects, unlike certain other major third party publishers* who hand projects off every other iteration. They just finished Extraction and are still working on Dante's Inferno, the core group on those games can probably return to the design phase of a new Dead Space now.

*Activision and Ubisoft.

Tom Kalinske @ Sep 30th 2009 12:42PM

Ah, didn't know they were working on DI. That makes sense.

Slam Vanderhuge @ Sep 30th 2009 12:33PM

Wow...can't believe how many peeps haven't finished the original *coughJUSTINcough*. Such a great game, start to finish. Looking forward to jumping into Extraction.

Pdriver @ Sep 30th 2009 12:35PM

The first one was okay. The scripted encounters kinda killed replayability. Bring on co-op! It could be the Left 4 Dead in space!

jasoncps @ Sep 30th 2009 12:36PM

Dead Space was fantastic. Story, graphics, audio, control, and overall gameplay were outstanding.

It essentially did Resident Evil better than Resident Evil 5, by a long shot.

A true sequel is highly anticipated by many many gamers like me who completed Dead Space and loved every minute of it.

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