EA announces Dead Space 2

  • Posted December 7th, 2009 at 15:21 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Electronic Arts has officially lifted the curtains on survival horror sequel Dead Space 2, confirming the game is currently in development for PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 platforms.

According to EA’s press blurb, the sequel marks the return of protagonist Isaac Clarke, who will apparently be “taking the fight to the Necromorphs” in a fright fest packed with new weapons, characters and “epic zero-G environments.”

Dead Space 2 executive producer Steve Papoutsis commented: “The infection continues to spread throughout space and our hero Isaac Clarke is the only person able to contain it. There are still loads of Necromorphs that need killing.”

“In Dead Space 2, not everything is exactly as it seems. Expect plot twists that will surprise you and a huge cast of twisted, disgusting monsters that are sure to scare the daylights out of you.”

The original Dead Space launched back in October 2008, and has since gone on to shift around 1.4 million copies across PS3, PC and 360. A prequel, Dead Space: Extraction, was released for Nintendo Wii a few months back.

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  1. aarono_21 | sniperflash

    • 3:27pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 1

    i never played the first one might give it a try though

     

  2. darthrazorback

    • 3:32pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 2

    The first is one game you should not miss.  Probably the biggest surprise love of my life. :)

  3. Stevie | XxSteviexX

    • 3:41pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 3

    Sweet, Dead Space was a gem. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I did.

  4. SPNVG | SolarPoweredNVG

    • 3:45pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 4

     finally a new ip with a sequel this game is awesome by the way

  5. V3nom | steven2710

    • 3:45pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 5

    Awesome! The 1st one was a real diamond in the dirt!

  6. faaeng | Faaeng

    • 3:46pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 6

    Knew they would be working on a sequel. 1st game was too good for them to pass up making money off of a sequel. This is EA after all... lmao

    Fiist DS was a great game and I've been awaiting the announcment of the sequel. The audio in that game was OUTANDING. Truly helped set the atmosphere and tone for the game.

    Cant even count how many times I stopped short myself from just rushing into a room because the audio would make me second guess myself. lmao

  7. Paranoimia | Paranoimia

    • 4:10pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 7

    1.4 million sales across all platforms? Strange and disappointing sales... it was a brilliant game.

    If you haven't played it, pick it up. I doubt very much that you'll regret it. Way, way better than Resi 5 - and I'm a Resi fan.

  8. coverton341 | groovy341

    • 4:10pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 8

     I am half excited and half worried for this sequel. The first game was great but you were not some super-everyman with an ar senal of weapons and ultra bad-a**, you were a miner in a mining suit that had a plasma cutter and accidentally came across some other weapons. From the description it sounds like they are going for just the opposite and that worries me.

    Well, I guess I will just have to wait it out and see what they do.

     

    FIX THE CENSOR

  9. Sephiroth27 | sephiroth27

    • 4:28pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 9

    hmm my current Dead Space file is half way through on my broken PS3.. and the disk is currently in that playstation also =/

  10. Jules909 | jules909

    • 5:48pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 10

    Dead Space was absolutely amazing, can;t wait for the next one.

  11. Rapture | NEREVAR117

    • 5:55pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 11

    Great news, Dead Space was an awesome game, very underrated. Looking forward to the sequal!

  12. FUZZY_LLAMA | FUZZY_LLAMA

    • 5:55pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 12

    I still wanna know what happened on the ship in the ending. X_X I won't spoil it for anyone that hasn't beaten the game, but I'm sure everyone that has knows what I'm talking about and wants to know what happened as well.

  13. NotoriousBOB | Notorious_B_O_B

    • 5:59pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 13

    Loved the first and looking forward to the second

  14. qmoney88

    • 6:27pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 14

    ooo this is gonna be awesome, i just picked up some true surround sound headphones and played through the first one with em and it was just an orgasm in my ear, I cant wait to play this one with those headphones as well.  I would suggest to anyone that is still listening to the audio of games through your t.v. to pick some of these up, they're a little pricey but definitely worth the money.  This is gonna be epic

  15. tremblingwater | tremblingwater

    • 6:34pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 15

    awesome news. cannot wait

  16. TheMadTitan | EcksMane XBL: XdaKing WKS

    • 6:38pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 16

    hope they dont go the way of RAMBO like the RE series did. no need to with how great the 1st game was.

  17. Sektor | Sektor0724

    • 6:53pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 17

    The first was amazing.

    I will sure pick the 2nd one up day 1.

  18. restored_lost | Restored_lost

    • 8:06pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 18

    my favorite horror game ever...

  19. golem

    • 8:30pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 19

    i just hope the second will be as good as first...and sad its not ps3 inclusive ... 

  20. XxTheReaperxX | XxTheReaperxX

    • 8:52pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 20

    Good thing they've finally announced it. The first one was amazing (killed RE5, if you ask me), and I expect greatness from this one. I think the best thing about the first one was that it was genuinely FRIGHTENING, instead of how RE has become.

  21. Anim3Fr33K | Anim3Fr33K

    • 9:15pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 21

    Awsome, i really hoped they would do a Dead Space 2. Cant wait.

  22. alkalinesi

    • 9:16pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 22

     cannot wait! first one was so perfect. im actually thinking about buying the wii so i can play the prequel. this is a game i love to see a movie out of, only if its done right.

  23. Mr-Camera-Man

    • 9:17pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 23

    I agree with Stevie. I was looking forward to everyother game that was comin out at the time of the 1st game and this was my favorite of the lot :) im glad issac is back but please I hope they give it some better story and let issac talk in this one. will be buying the day it comes out :)

  24. Jules909 | jules909

    • 9:20pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 24

    @18 sounds great! I used normal dj headphones when playing Dead Space at night and it really adds to the experience, the audio in in was top notch stuff, remember that boiler room with the crazy noise fx and lighting, cool part of the game.

  25. Masked Maniac | Masked_Maniac

    • 9:49pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 25

    Ah sweet, so hyped!

  26. regissreg | Zapp

    • 11:00pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 26

    I agree with the other comments. It was a Sleeper hit for me also.  Great Graphics, Sound and Gameplay.  I was Wishing for a sequel and my wish is coming true.

  27. C-Carcharias | C-Carcharias

    • 11:58pm GMT - December 7th, 2009
    • 27

    @ 8 - agreed.

    The first one had the right setting as you went to do one job and ended up having to SURVIVE, instead of this leading the charge where "you are the only one who can stop them" BS.

  28. killakadugan98

    • 12:25am GMT - December 8th, 2009
    • 28

    finally man awsome game

  29. coverlord | Drahgoon

    • 2:32am GMT - December 8th, 2009
    • 29

    It's funny, I've never played the first 1 and everytime I go to buy it, I always find something else.

    I will end up getting it sometime soon.

  30. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 5:14am GMT - December 8th, 2009
    • 30

    ummm.. another game i won't buy from EA HAHA!

  31. a_stray_bullet10

    • 7:10am GMT - December 8th, 2009
    • 31

    yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  32. Kostchtchie

    • 7:30am GMT - December 8th, 2009
    • 32

    woohoo, loved this game to bits

  33. daevv | daevv

    • 12:15pm GMT - December 8th, 2009
    • 33

    The first one was a great gaming experience...hope EA don't ruin the 2nd it with online garbage!

  34. MannyET

    • 6:02pm GMT - December 8th, 2009
    • 34

     the first game i found to be the slightly better version of resident evil 5. Don't get me wrong i loved resi 5 but not a fan of the standing to shoot thing considering that dead space has the same sort of control system. All in all i think that the next game will hopefully be better than the first.

  35. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 3:45am GMT - December 9th, 2009
    • 35

    All i can say is it's 'bout time.

  36. jello_snake

    • 1:45pm GMT - December 9th, 2009
    • 36

    dead space = win

  37. Javonne

    • 3:00pm GMT - December 9th, 2009
    • 37

    oh yes I knew it!! Santa Jesus is real! and he's answered my prayers!

    the first game was AMAZING! The controls, the setting, the gore, the scares, the story, and zero G

    OH GOD I CAN'T WAIT!

    hopefully they'll have some filler movies that will show tit bits of the unknown parts of the story, like the animated move, Dead Space Downfall and the comics did

  38. Drak_Black

    • 7:07am GMT - December 10th, 2009
    • 38

    YES.

     

    It was only a matter of time. Can't wait for Dead Space 2 and Dante's Inferno!

    I <3 Visceral Games!

  39. cdubski

    • 4:41pm GMT - December 10th, 2009
    • 39

    Loved the first one, nice weapons. Cant wait to see what the come up w in this one

     

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