(Pocket-lint) — One of the breakout successes of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 era of gaming, the Dead Space franchise, is back — a remake of the first game is on the way.
The game was unveiled at EA Play Live in July 2021, and we already know a few key facts about it, so read on to find out everything you need to know.
The trailer above is the one that EA and developer Motive showed off during EA Play Live, and while it's light on details, you can tell that it gives a pretty good sense of what the finished game is going to feel like — it's creepy! There's a far more lengthy and detailed developer diary that you'll find a bit further down, too.
However, the teaser doesn't end with a release window at all, so we're still none the wiser about when the game will actually come out. We'd imagine that late 2022 would be the earliest you can expect it, but don't be surprised if it ends up taking a little longer than that, even.
While we don't have a release date, one very interesting detail confirmed in the details of that trailer is about the platforms Dead Space is coming to.
This is a next-gen only experience, people! It's planned for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and the PC — that's it. If you're still on the PS4 or Xbox One, you're out of luck, although there's still plenty of time to upgrade before it comes out.
While the new Dead Space is being rebuilt from the ground up from a technical perspective, we can assume that the story of the game will remain very similar to the original.
That means that we'll once again be taking on the role of Isaac Clarke, a 23rd-century engineer sent to help fix the stranded spaceship Ishimura. Upon arrival, it quickly becomes clear that things are very wrong on the ship, with
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