Rumor: Dead Space 3 plot details leaked

There's not much surprise to be found in the rumored existence of another Dead Space sequel, is there? According to purported plot details published by Siliconera, however, you're in for less of a shock and more of a creeping, unshakeable chill. (Dead Space 3 has not been announced, so beware of potential spoilers beyond this point.)

According to the site's mole, Dead Space 3 dumps perennially imperiled engineer Isaac Clarke on Tau Volantis, a frigid planet blanketed in snowstorms. Donning a snowsuit (with temperature indicated inconveniently on the back?), he attempts to locate lost friends and other signs of humanity. And we can't imagine a bit of unpleasant weather deterring those despicable necromorphs.

The change of location (if accurately reported) sounds intriguing, though we won't hear more until EA decides to announce Dead Space 3 officially. Last we heard, Dead Space 2 had shipped over 2 million copies -- enough to be deemed one of EA's "strong, growing franchises."

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This will be great if the snow actually impedes vision past like 5 feet.

yeah yeah,

something something,
necromorphs,
something something,
the end

@Scuffles You forget the whole

the end... after credits video.

OR IS IT?!?!?!

ANY setting is welcome. I need my Dead Space fix.

My Little Pony Dead Space edition? Bring it motherf*ckers.

INTERESTING... *evil face*...

Playing through 2 right now oddly enough and near the end. So I can always use a little more Dead Space in my life.

@LinkRazr

The DLC missions are good but much more machine gunish combat driven.

Sounds fantastic.Except for the fact that it would be easy for them to make this open world.

Which is everything Dead Space should not be.

Same old story: Isaac does something; something that's supposed to be scary appears.

Isaac does more things. Supposedly scary things continue being supposedly scary.

Isaac stops doing things, because I've already put the controller down and am now looking for a good game to play.

Dead Space 3: Lost Planet 1

@meeeeeeoooooow Exactly what I was thinking :P

@meeeeeeoooooow

Necromorphs > Insects.

Oooooh. Like Aliens meets the Thing.

@Korbie
I hope Issac is rocking a wicked Kurt Russell beard

Don't care where he is as long as there's new necromorphs and new weapons. Not sure if they should continue the multiplayer though. It was fun, but not addicting.

@(Unverified)

I didn't get a chance to really play it that much, but it was fun and I liked the casual atmosphere of it.

@(Unverified)

I hope they make a survival/horde mode instead. The human vs necromorph mp wasn't my cup of tea either.

It won't be Dead Space without vacuums, zero-g environments, or space levels, so I don't see how setting the game on a planet would work out.

@Steven4

they are being more liberal with their use of 'space' now.

So this is Dead Space: The Thing basically? Not that much of a stretch I guess given the Necromorphs I guess. I like it frankly.

@houser
Darn, I thought I was going to be the first to think that.

I hope the new "The Thing" remake doesn't suck.

@ghostadv its not a remake its a prequel to The Thing (1982) when Kurt Russell goes over to check on the Swedish camp and finds then all dead. The Thing (2011) is there story (Swedish camp)

The Thing remake will suck. They have a girl in it that will be screaming the whole time.

@afrosheen Hell no, Ramona Flowers can handle anything.

Since the vacuum of space is kind of chilly already, that would have to be one cold-ass planet to require Isaac to regulate his temperature.

It's gonna be hard to make it scary if it's on the surface of a planet during the day

I'm confuse I thought EA closed down the studio that made dead space.

@bargaingamer No they closed a different red wood

@Doctalen Woops not redwood. Visceral. I think they closed the aussie wing of it

"Donning a snowsuit (with temperature indicated inconveniently on the back?)"

I am howling at this quote!!! I have images in my head of trying to look at a thermometer strapped to my back.

I would snap this up so fast it isn't even funny. Having played both Dead Space 1 and 2 this year, it easily is one of my new favorite franchises and Dead Space 2 is potentially one of my favorite games ever (single player that is. Multiplayer was..... special? I don't really know how to put it.)

"One of them is Ellie, a key character from the original Dead Space game."

Not true, hell, she wasn't even a key character from Dead Space 2! So much for a reliable mole.

yeah. dead space is one of my fav series. i really hope that they would add a coop survival mode. and add lexine and more pew pew bang bang

ellie + isaac + jennifer = good times

At some point Isaac will have to plasa-cut open a necromorph and sleep in it for warmth.

Make it happen, EA.

So basically Dead Space gets even more like The Thing?

Eagerly awaiting frozen Isaac icey-death scenes, particularly ones where he loses a leg or arm first.

I'm glad they're managing to expand this into a bunch of different scenarios instead of falling prey to trilogy arcs.

This is the part where we talk about Mirror's Edge 2, right?

While snow levels would be cool, I'd like to see some more variety too. I always had this idea of Isaac making his way across a jungle-like Zoo. He'd be contained in corridors caused by fences and such, but the necromorphs could jump out of anywhere. Something like Jurassic Park meets Dead Space.

Sounds cool

I know its already been said but OMG its going to be like The Thing, AWESOME!
If its true of course.

dead space in the snow?? hmmmm either kiss my hairy sloth ass or could be cool. ds 1 and 2 are dope games so i bet 3 will be nothing short of amazing.

Rumor: Dead Space 3 plot details leaked

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