Dead Space Remake Reveals New Screenshots

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The release of EA subsidiary Motive Studios’ highly-anticipated Dead Space remake is slated for late January 2023, and new screenshots and digital storefront listings hint that the publisher is preparing new teaser content to fill the roughly four-month gap. In mid-September, EA uploaded the first of a series of blog posts titled “Inside Dead Space” to its website which detailed the work that's being done to “honor the legacy” ofDead Space, and a set of recently-released screenshots showcase what that philosophy looks like in practice.

The first of the three screenshots seems to depict an early encounter with a necromorph. Isaac is seen wielding his iconic Plasma Cutter as the body-horror abomination bears down on him, the weapon’s laser sight trained precisely on the enemy’s shoulder, the arm having recently been blasted off. The Dead Spaceseries was, of course, remembered for its stellar combat mechanics which demanded accuracy and mandated that players target enemy limbs first, and this deadly doctrine looks to have been maintained in the remake.

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The second screenshot grants a peek at another fairly early-game area, though the third shows off a hitherto-unseen zero-gravity section. This is of particular interest, because, of the game’s many areas, these were probably the most in need of revamping. In an August 31 developer livestream, members of the Motive Studios team showed some zero-gravity gameplay and indicated that these segments would be refined, and, when paired with the stellar visual flair seen in the screenshot, it feels as if the remake may do an excellent job of shuffling off the limitations of its nearly fifteen-year-old predecessor.

That said, while