Dead Space 2

The sequel to the first is coming.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/12/ea-announces-dead-space-2-isaacs-coming-back.ars

The two games in the Dead Space franchise have been high-quality titles. Unsurprisingly, Electronic Arts has officially announced that it's working on a sequel after a tease over the weekend. EA hasn't announced much information about this sequel yet, but what little has been revealed sounds... interesting.

"We’re thrilled to jump back into the series, making the next chapter in Isaac’s journey," said the game's executive producer, Steve Papoutsis. "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!" Aside from this small amount of information, Papoutsis also explained that the game's story will be even more labyrinthine than that of the original title. "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."

Electronic Arts also revealed a couple of new features for the game: "New tools to gruesomely slice and dismember the Necromorphs complement Isaac's signature Plasma Cutter, empowering him as he meets new characters, explores epic Zero-G environments, and fights against a relentless necromorph onslaught. Survival isn't the only thing on Isaac's mind in Dead Space 2- this time, he calls the shots."

Gamers will undoubtedly be overjoyed to hear that Isaac will be returning to the universe of Dead Space, especially since his fate was left unclear at the end of the original game. While it's great to hear that Dead Space 2 will be even bigger and continue Clarke's adventures through space, Electronic Arts is staying quiet on other details, like a release date. It is being developed for the 360, PS3, and PC.

New screenshots

http://www.destructoid.com/enjoy-some-dead-space-2-art-with-your-saturday-morning-165181.phtml





I'm all about videogame art and while Art Attack Friday may more or less be dead, we won't stop bringing you brilliant pieces of artwork when they pop up all over the Internet. Thanks to GamOvr, I stumbled upon this Dead Space 2 piece that could very well be concept art straight from Visceral Games.

As it turns out, this work of art was done by Jessada-Nuy over on deviantART. The piece was done for the cover of the latest issue of Future Gamer Magazine over in Thailand. No clue as to when that issue will hit or if it even already has.

In any case, I think we're all in agreement on just how badass this piece is.

Dead Space 2 [All Games Beta, via GamOvr]

http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/12/18/anatomy-of-a-character-dead-space-2.aspx