It looks like our hopes for Dead Space 4 have been shot down faster than a Necromorph in zero gravity. Glen Schofield, the mastermind behind the original survival horror classic, revealed that Electronic Arts recently rejected his proposal for another installment. Yikes!
In a chat with Dan Allen Gaming (see below), Schofield and his team shared their enthusiasm for revisiting this chilling universe. He said, “We tried actually, you know, the three of us, yeah, we tried Dead Space 4.” It sounds like they were all in on bringing back Isaac Clarke’s terrifying journey!
The trio, Schofield as director, Bret Robbins as creative director, and Christopher Stone handling animation, had some juicy ideas brewing. Unfortunately for us fans craving more nail-biting horror action in space, EA wasn’t biting. After their pitch earlier this year, Schofield mentioned that EA responded with a polite “no.” They respected EA’s stance, but man, what could have been!
“Well we didn’t go too deep,” Schofield noted. “They just said no; we’re not interested right now…” This left them feeling like they had to put their plans on ice while respecting the company’s decisions about numbers and shipping titles.
This situation has got me thinking about where things stand in the industry. Stone remarked that “the industry is in a weird place,” hinting at how companies are hesitant to take risks these days. Could it be that beloved franchises like Dead Space fall victim to financial caution? Let’s hope one day, we’ll see those ideas come to life!
If you’ve been keeping up with Dead Space, there were whispers in April that the franchise was on hold. Sales from the recent remake didn’t hit EA’s expectations, which is shocking considering how well-received it was! The developers over at Motive Studios seemed keen on crafting another entry but faced roadblocks due to lackluster performance at retail.
I can only imagine how frustrating this must be for fans and creators alike! Are we going to let such a fantastic series slip away because of some charts and graphs? I mean c’mon…
