Gamasutra has received comment from EA, and posted this to their twitter feed:<\/p>\n
Rumors about poor Dead Space 3 sales and an unannounced Dead Space 4 being cancelled are “patently false,” EA tells us. Spread the word!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Joystiq has received comment from EA saying:<\/p>\n
“While we have not announced sales for Dead Space 3<\/em>, we are proud of the game and the franchise remains an important IP to EA,” an Electronic Arts spokesperson informed Joystiq.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Original article:<\/h3>\n
The development plans for Dead Space 4 have been canned following the underwhelming sales of Dead Space 3.<\/p>\n
The news comes from Videogamer, who say that the series has been axed due to the most recent release, Dead Space 3, not meeting EA\u2019s sales targets.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s reported that Dead Space 4 was in pre-production at Visceral Games, prior to EA executives visiting the Visceral Montreal studios to announce the grim news of termination and restructuring.<\/p>\n
Videogamer\u2019s source also claims that Dead Space 3\u2019s switch to universal ammo was a result of forcing the controversial micro-transaction system.<\/p>\n
Sales figures of the game haven\u2019t been officially released, however, EA Labels President Frank Gibeau did say that Dead Space 3 would need to sell 5 million copies in order to survive.<\/p>\n
A former Visceral employee has claimed to have said that the entire Montreal studio has been laid off following the restructure.<\/p>\n
Source: Videogamer<\/a><\/h6>\n
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