Dead DeadJust in case you had any hope the horror series wasn't dead, EA said no to a Dead Space 4 pitch from the original co-creatorRemember when EA managed to fool us into thinking that maybe it's ready to really bring back Dead Space? Well, that was fun while it lasted. News by Sherif Saed Contributing Editor Published on Dec. 23, 2024 For a little while there, it seemed like EA felt jealous of Capcoms immense success with its Resident Evil remakes. The publisher had its own horror franchise laying dormant, so it decided to do something with it.Out of that short-lived initiative, we got a remake of the first Dead Space that expanded the original narrative, updated the gameplay and brought visuals up to modern standards. A remake of its follow-up, Dead Space 2, was the next logical step. Except, of course, that never happened.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. In fact, forces internally at EA, and the remakes developer, Motive, wanted to continue working on Dead Space, but EA reportedly passed on that and decided to instead put the series back on ice.And just now, we find out that EA is really serious about that plan to pretend Dead Space does not exist. According to co-creator Glen Schofield, the company turned down a fresh pitch for a Dead Space 4 hed made to them.Schofield, a games industry veteran, revealed in a lengthy and wide-reaching interview with Dan Allen Gaming that himself, Bret Robbins, and Christopher Stone were part of the pitch. According to Schofield, EA wasnt even interested in hearing out the whole pitch.We didnt go too deep, Schofield revealed. They just said Were not interested right now, we appreciate it blah blah blah and we know who to talk to, so we didnt take it any further. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Schofield added that he understood why EA didnt let them go through with it, indicating that it may have had something to do with the games sales potential. This is particularly relevant, as reports suggest the Dead Space remake wasnt as successful as EA had hoped, which is why the publisher pivoted from the initial plan of remaking the trilogy, and is likely the reason why we may not see a new Dead Space game for a while.We respect their opinions, Schofield added. They know their numbers and what they have to ship and all that, soIn a sense, Schofield did get to make a new Dead Space after departing the series original team at EA. The veteran designer went on to direct The Callisto Protocol, a spiritual successor to the horror classic that underperformed and received middling reviews from fans and critics, leading to his eventual departure from Striking Distance, the studio he co-founded.