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stp007
03-05-2013, 03:19 PM
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Despite being in the early stages of development, Dead Space 4 has been cancelled following the disappointing sales of Dead Space 3.That’s according to a report published this morning, citing an anonymous source close to the unannounced project. Should it be true the revelation casts doubt over the future of the once-promising action horror series.The source claims that Dead Space 4 was in production at developer Visceral Games, with a small team working on prototypes and potential narratives for the game.However, following the failure of Dead Space 3 to live up to EA’s expectations, the publisher visited the studio last month to inform the team that work should stop.In addition to this the source also provided some insight into the development of Dead Space 3 and none of it reflects well on EA.Apparently the game endured several budget cuts and at one point was almost cancelled. What’s more the publisher is said to have ordered Visceral to change the ammo system in the game to allow for a microtransaction implementation.Dead Space 3’s microtransactions would go on to cause quite a stir, generating ill-will for the title before it was even released.The source claims that Dead Space 3 was to feature a weapon-specific ammo system, but it made a potential microtransaction system cumbersome, so generic ammo was introduced instead.During development and post-release much of the discussion around Dead Space 3 centered on the game’s continuing shift towards all-out action and away from the series’ creepy horror.According to the source this was a publisher-led decision, as EA wanted the game to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. The studio was reportedly told to make Dead Space 3 feel more like Mass Effect.Unfortunately for both EA and Visceral, Dead Space 3’s shift wasn’t enough to secure the future of the series. Launched last month first week sales were down 26.6 per cent on those of Dead Space 2.It has slid pretty quickly down the UK charts too, suggesting that sales are dropping pretty sharply.EA has yet to comment.

pureIso
03-05-2013, 03:36 PM
I am so happy..in your face Mirco-Transactions.

Pk89
03-05-2013, 04:19 PM
I am so happy..in your face Mirco-Transactions.

I love the series and a big fan of a few other ea games .. But the micro-transactions are ridiculous .. First online pass and now this . No wonder they are going down


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thegutta
03-05-2013, 05:35 PM
I'm so glad there sales when to shit n is only gonna get worse for there future titles till they learn there lesson n stop adding ways to get more money out of our pockets you F***ing Money Hungry Company.

lewyp1
03-05-2013, 05:54 PM
Visceral need to find a new publisher, fuck EA

Swiftus
03-05-2013, 06:38 PM
Ha! Fuck EA and all their bloodsucking kind

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CloudStrife7x
03-06-2013, 12:42 AM
take that EA lol, but i also like Dead Space so it will suck if they dont make another lol

Emerald Lance
03-06-2013, 09:42 AM
Visceral need to find a new publisher, fuck EA
I believe Visceral is owned by EA, so they can't just leave, which is a shame. I don't think EA ever just publishes for anybody; they tend to buy out that company (like how they did with Bioware), and then control the company from the top down. God help Ubisoft...

But even still, I think Visceral was a team that was actually created by EA (as opposed to one that was bought out). Kind of like Sonic Team is to Sega, or 343 is to Microsoft. So they don't really have much of a say about what to do with their games, unfortunately.

FuzzBallDog
03-06-2013, 09:51 AM
on one had yay EA saw microtransactions and the drastic altering of a series shoot them in the foot. but its a shame this lesson had to be learned at the expense of dead space.

Femto
03-06-2013, 10:44 AM
This really is a pity, but it's probably for the best. Don't get me wrong Dead Space is a great game but since 1 the game has deviated into a generic shoot em up.
I'd rather see it laid to rest rather than it becoming a cash cow like Resident Evil 6.

morbidone76
03-06-2013, 10:58 AM
Thats too bad. I like the Dead Space series but the micro transactions in 3 were pitiful.

maddogtime
03-06-2013, 01:57 PM
Sad the way this industry is going - had to happen. This is starting to be like Hollywood. You're only as good as your last movie. Look at ThatGameCompany and their excellent Journey to name one > that's how it should be done imo.

Rytool
03-07-2013, 09:10 AM
As the first post stated EA decided to change Dead Space 3 from the series’ creepy horror to all-out action which in its self ruined DS3 and the fact that they went to generic ammo further killed it the game was just to easy and not scary at all. Creepy horror made the game i could care less about micro-trans i never used them to begin with.

virtz
03-07-2013, 09:25 AM
Visceral need to find a new publisher, fuck EA

I so agree with you. Such a good series turned to shit. I enjoyed DS3 but it just wasn't the same. Death to EA lol

dr99
03-08-2013, 09:42 PM
This is one of my favorite series. I hate to hear this.

Myoddthoughtss
03-14-2013, 11:29 PM
Hm, that's too bad about DS4... I hope they can leave and find someone else to bring it out.

SiN
03-17-2013, 01:29 AM
Visceral need to find a new publisher, fuck EA

Word..bro...EA on fault....that's why their going down... I really try not to buy from them..

stoneraz
03-20-2013, 07:05 PM
I really hope this isnt going to be the case. The Dead space series has been great through and through. This would be a stupid move by EA!!!

Wildcat
04-07-2013, 05:00 PM
Im glad, this is what happens when you turn a Survival Horror into a Shooting gallery game.

king skitzo
04-07-2013, 06:02 PM
Well all we can say is take that EA!!

VinceRusso
04-07-2013, 07:00 PM
never played this game so much people tells me to play it but my question is do we need to play the first and the second game to understand the 3rd?

mikeknox
04-07-2013, 10:22 PM
That sucks its a awesome game