Electronic Arts’ unannounced Dead Space game is reportedly “a full-fledged remake” inspired by Capcom’s recent Resident Evil games.
That’s according to a new report onGamesBeat, which corroboratesGematsu’s earlier claims that a new sci-fi horror instalment is in development atEA’s Motive studio.
The new report claims that for itsDead Spacereboot,Motiveis taking notes fromCapcom’s recentResident Evilremakes.
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“LikeResident Evil 2Remake, expect the next Dead Space to use the original game as a strong foundation. But it should also have modern visuals. And it will likely bring in new gameplay mechanics inspired by other entries in the franchise,” the publication claims.
“And speaking of Capcom, it is likely a major reason a new Dead Space is happening. WhileEAhas let its horror franchise wither, the Resident Evil series is larger than ever. And Capcom has provided an easy blueprint for EA to follow.”
It’s claimed that EA has warmed to the idea of producing another single-player game after the recent success ofRespawn’sStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
EA said in July 2020 that Jedi Fallen Order game had surpassed 10 million unique players. Last month it releasedupdated figures, claiming that the game has now been “played” by over 20 million people across all consoles, platforms and subscription services.
The Dead Space series first released in 2008 and has not seen a new instalment since 2013’s Dead Space 3. The series’ developer, Visceral Games, was closed by EA in 2017.
Following the closure of Visceral, many of Dead Space’s senior developers formed a newPUBG Corporationdevelopment studiocalled Striking Distance in 2019.
Speculation around a potential new Dead Space game increased on Thursday, after it was noticed thatthe game’s official YouTube channel was recently updatedfor the first time in nearly a decade.
