Dead Space 4 cancelled, Visceral Games dismembered

[James]

Dead Space 4 cancelled, Visceral Games dismembered

Dead Space series’ future halted following poor sales and a reported restructuring

 

[czc]

So they've been eviscerated?

 

[Isengard]

I'm really coming to despise EA. I will avoid most if not all their games until they make some kind of turn for the better.

 

[Saint_Dee]

I certainly can't say I saw this one coming 0.0

Then again, 5 million copies before the game is even considered a success? That's grim.

 

[czc]

I certainly can't say I saw this one coming 0.0

Then again, 5 million copies before the game is even considered a success? That's grim.

I guess its relative to how big the budget was for the game?

 

[Saint_Dee]

I guess its relative to how big the budget was for the game?

Exactly why I think it's grim. Just how much did they spend? How much financial trouble were they in even before the game (I doubt their financial troubles could have resulted from 1 game)?

 

[Juvenile]

I'm not surprised by

The development plans for Dead Space 4 have been canned following the underwhelming sales of Dead Space 3.

I had this suspicion that it wouldn't make good sales.

Dead Space 3 would need to sell 5 million copies in order to survive.

How much more are needed to make this quota?

 

[Tank]

big budget AAA gaming claims yet another studio

 

[JP'S]

Sadness fill's my heart

 

[Ike_009]

A legend has died

 

[Saint_Dee]

Well, that de-escalated quickly 0_o