of a huge bomb Jeff Grub reported earlier today that EA’s Motive Studio was working on a Dead Space 2 remake before the team’s Dead Space remake was shelved last year due to poor sales. However, EA denied Grubb’s report, saying: IGN“We normally do not comment on rumors, but there is no validity to this story.”
In ~ of a huge bomb On the Game Mess Mornings show, Grubb said, “They were working on it, they were working on Dead Space 2, and they’re not working on it anymore. The first game sold poorly, so this one’s on the shelf. Me.”
He continued, “At this point, it was a work in progress. It was in the concept stage…it was in pre-production and now that work has been put on hold.”
Grubb revealed this following news from Motive yesterday. General Manager Patrick Klaus announced that the studio is creating a new team to support EA’s Battlefield franchise while development on the Iron Man game continues with Marvel. Hours later, EA denied Grubb’s claims in a statement. IGN.
follow up IGNGrubb’s report states that X (formerly Twitter) said, “I give you permission to believe EA if you want, but every time the company says ‘that’s not true’ but doesn’t specify which part of the story it is.” Um…yes. Dead Space 2 was definitely in the plans. “There was a code name, but we’re not making one now.”
IGN Written by News Director Kat Bailey. IGNToday’s story on all this, Grubb said, “My understanding, based on my own sources, is that a Dead Space 2 remake was never considered. Additionally, EA’s statement was very conclusive.”
My understanding, based on my own sources, is that a Dead Space 2 remake was never considered. Additionally, EA’s statement was very conclusive.
— Kat Bailey🏳️🌈 (@The_Katbot) April 10, 2024
And that is where it is today. Grubb said that Motive was working on a remake of Dead Space 2 before it was shelved due to poor sales of last year’s Dead Space remake, and EA has said that’s not true. Unfortunately, we will never know the real story here. However, if you were holding out hope for a remake of Dead Space 2, it doesn’t seem like that’s happening now.
For what it’s worth, we asked Dead Space Remake Creative Director Roman Campos-Oriola about the possibility of a Dead Space 2 remake in an interview conducted a few weeks after the game’s release. Here is his answer: “…We’ll look at how the game works, what the company wants, what the studio wants, what we want as a team, and figure it out from there. But for now, there are no specific “I have no plans.”
For more information, please read: Game Informer’s Read our review of the Dead Space remake and read about the Iron Man game in development at Motive.
Were you looking forward to the Dead Space 2 remake? Or are you just happy that Motive is working on Battlefield and Iron Man instead? Let us know in the comments below!