Electronic Arts has come under fire for offering a $35 Dead Space Isaac Clarke skin for the free-to-play Skate, which is currently in early access.
The Isaac Clarke bundle features a homemade-style costume based on the Dead Space protagonist, a themed skateboard, the Necro Stomp emote and various stickers, which sets you back 3,350 San Van Bucks. To acquire this amount of in-game currency, you have no choice but to part with a total of $35; 2,800 San Van Bucks costs $25, and 500 retails for $5. Annoyingly, players will be just 50 San Van Bucks after spending cash on a pack of 2,800 and 500.
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However, fans are not happy with this, as evidence by comments on ‘The state of Dead Space’ on Reddit. One user, IllustriousReveal962 commented, Let’s hope that one day Dead Space will reach state as an IP that it isn’t solely relegated to just being a skin in a mediocre always online game to boost mtx.”
User Diogo Rodriguez added, “You can buy 3 Dead Space games with that money (and probably 3 Skate games),” while cayo663 offered, “Dead Space 2 remake got cancelled and now we get this.”
Skate is a reboot of the franchise that had previously been on hiatus for more than a decade, and launched in early access on September 16, 2025.
[Source – SirBlackout on X, Reddit via IGN]