(*4*)In an interview with Dan Allen Gaming, Glen Schofield, Christopher Stone, and Bret Robbins, three of the main creatives on the now shuttered authentic Dead Space developer EA Redwood Shores / Visceral Video games, revealed all of them joined collectively to pitch EA on Dead Space 4.
(*4*)“We tried, truly, the three of us,” Schofield revealed. “Dead Space 4. We’re speaking this yr.”
(*4*)Sadly for Dead Space followers, EA stated it wasn’t , with Schofield suggesting projections for what number of copies Dead Space 4 must promote to make the enterprise worthwhile had been maybe a key issue within the choice.
(*4*)“We didn’t go too deep,” Schofield defined. “They simply stated, ‘We’re not proper now. We respect it blah blah blah, and you already know we all know who to speak to.’ So we did not take it any additional. And we revered their opinion. They know their numbers and what they need to ship and all that so yeah.”
(*4*)Stone added that the online game business’s high-profile struggles and its subsequent danger aversion has made tasks corresponding to Dead Space 4 a very arduous promote.
(*4*)“The business is in a bizarre place proper now,” Stone stated. “Individuals are actually hesitant to take possibilities on issues. So you bought to take it with a grain of salt. Who is aware of, perhaps in the future. I believe we would all like to do it.”
(*4*)“Yeah,” Schofield continued, “we acquired some concepts.”
(*4*)“I might make a Dead Space 4,” Stone declared.
(*4*)Alas, it seems like Dead Space 4 is an unlikely prospect, with EA specializing in its enormously profitable sports activities video games, The Sims, the revival of Battlefield, and Respawn’s ongoing tasks, together with the third Star Wars Jedi sport. BioWare not too long ago launched Dragon Age Veilguard and is engaged on Mass Impact 5.
(*4*)EA launched the well-received Dead Space remake in 2023, however since then EA hasn’t stated something a few potential Dead Space 4. The final mainline sport within the franchise, Dead Space 3, got here out over a decade in the past, in 2013.
(*4*)Wesley is the UK Information Editor for IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You possibly can attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.