EA Rejected Dead Space 4 Pitch From Former Franchise Creator

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While publisher Electronic Arts (EA) greenlit the Dead Space remake from Motive Studio, there’s no word on whether we’ll get a remake of the second game or a new game for the franchise. Even if EA is silent on the matter, one person isn’t, and it’s former franchise creator Glen Schofield.

For those unaware, Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, are credited for creating the Dead Space franchise back when they ran Visceral Games (formerly EA Redwood Shores) at Electronic Arts. Visceral Games developed the Dead Space trilogy, with the third game in the entry being the last and often seen as the weakest link in the trilogy.

Since then, Schofield led Striking Distance Studios for Krafton, and the development house’s debut game, The Callisto Protocol, was seen as the spiritual successor of the Dead Space franchise. Unfortunately, the game failed to do well commercially and critically, which led to Schofield’s departure from the studio.

Glen Schofield Wanted to Developer Dead Space 4

While The Callisto Protocol didn’t meet expectations, Schofield is still interested in continuing the Dead Space franchise. In a video chat with YouTube channel Dan Allen Gaming, Schofield revealed that he, along with a few other Dead Space vets, pitched Dead Space 4 to EA this year.

We tried actually, you know, the three of us. All three of us sat there. I mean, we’re talking this year. We didn’t go too deep; they just said, “we’re not interested right now, we appreciate it blah blah blah.” We know how to talk to, so we didn’t go take it any further, and we respected their opinion, you know, they know their numbers and what they have to ship and all that.

Christopher Stone, one of the devs who worked on the Dead Space franchise was also being interviewed, and added, “The industry is in a weird place right now; people re really hesitant to take chances on things, so you got, y’know, take it with a grain of salt. Who knows? Maybe one day. We’d all love to do it (make Dead Space 4).”

Remember that this doesn’t mean that EA isn’t or is not planning on developing Dead Space 4. Rather, it’s the publisher saying no to the former devs creating the next installment in the franchise. I can’t say I’m surprised. If EA wants to make another entry in the Dead Space series, they most likely will tap first-party studio Motive to do it rather than have a team of outsiders. 

While the Dead Space remake reviewed quite well, EA hasn’t said anything about a follow-up remake or an all-new entry in the franchise. Our review of it was very impressed with Motive’s effort, stating, “Motive has resurrected the franchise and with style! Dead Space 2023 is a fantastic way to start the year for horror fans, and is one indoctrination worth experiencing.”

EA Shuts Down Rumors of the Dead Space Remake Sales Not Doing Well

In a report earlier this year, EA debunked claims that Motive was working on a remake of Dead Space 2 remake, and was asked to pivot away from the project since the first one didn’t do well commercially. EA sent a statement out to press, stating, “We don’t normally comment on rumors but there is no validity to this story.”

Hopefully, we get a chance to see a Dead Space 2 remake, and then maybe a reworked third one, so we can finally move on to the next Dead Space game. One can hope, right?

While we won’t be getting a new Dead Space game anytime soon, a sci-fi horror game is currently being developed, and it’s Cronos: The New Dawn, which Bloober Team is making. Bloober developed the excellent Silent Hill 2 remake, which was released a few months ago.

More MPst Reading:

• Bloober’s Cronos: The New Dawn Combat Will Lean Towards Resident Evil & Dead Space; Will Feature a Special Mechanic to Spice Things Up
• Silent Hill 2 Remake Dev Had Initial Concerns With New Horror Game Because of Dead Space Remake and Callisto Protocol
• The Callisto Protocol Gets PS5 Pro Support; 8K Quality Mode, 4K 60fps and Both With Full RTX

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