Xbox

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games In Japan (That Were Never Released There)

Multi-national releases are a difficult process. Not only are there linguistic and cultural barriers to overcome, but very often content or simple monetary reasons can keep a game from entering one country or another. Even so, some games are desired despite their limited availability no matter where you are.


May 9, 2012
News

Rumor: Dead Space 3 Will Be Snow-Bound And Feature Co-Op

According to IGN, Dead Space 3 will feature optional co-op play. It’ll be drop-in, drop-out. Their source also describes the game’s setting as a “desolate snow planet.”


April 21, 2012
News

Dead Space Developer On Gears Of War: ‘Literally The Worst Writing In Games’

A lot of games set out to tell engaging stories. Some use a narrator, lots of cutscenes or branching dialogue systems. Others embed plot points in the environment. Success rates vary, of course. But what’s the worst storytelling in video games? Why, Gears of War, says Dead Space story producer Chuck Beaver.


April 16, 2012
Uncategorized

Dead Space’s Isaac Clarke Comes To Life In This Amazing Action Figure

Forget NECA’s official Dead Space figures, which make Isaac look like was born disfigured. Remember the Dead Space hero as he should be remembered, with this intricately-detailed, custom-made action figure.


February 28, 2012
In Real Life

Dead Space’s Navigation System Is Now A Reality

If Dead Space is to be remembered for one thing, it should be its navigation system, where pressing a button triggers an illuminated “path” in the game world showing you your destination. I don’t know if it was the first game to do this, but it was certainly the first to do it so prominently/so well.


February 22, 2012
In Real Life

The BioShock, Dead Space & InFamous Art Of Opus Artz

Opus Artz is a concept studio in London which specialises in production art for the video game industry. Among its artists are guys like Bjorn Hurri and Theo Stylianides, so yeah, we’re about to see some good stuff.


February 4, 2012
PC

Noxious: A Free, Student-Made Dead Space Clone

Kotaku AU

It looks like an extremely early build of Visceral’s Dead Space, but it’s not. The clip above is a full play-through of Noxious, the final project for the Game Development/Art class at Full Sail University in Florida. If you want try it for yourself, it’s available as a free download.


January 12, 2012
In Real Life

Would You Pay $275 For This Little Isaac Clarke?

Sideshow is bringing out a limited edition statue of Dead Space hero Isaac Clarke, dressed in his workman’s duds from the first game, not his space policeman outfit from the sequel.


December 30, 2011
In Real Life

2011: The Year In Pleasant Surprises

2011 saw its share of disappointments, but it was also a year that contained a good number of nice surprises. Some were games we just didn’t see coming — they snuck up on us and grabbed us with their excellence. Others were games that we thought were going to be terrible or at best so-so, but which would up being terrific.


November 30, 2011
News

EA Wants To Make A Dead Space First-Person-Shooter (And More!)

With 2008 survival horror third-person shooter Dead Space, EA created a hit title. Dead Space went on to spawn a sequel, a rail-shooter spin-off and a puzzle game, animated films, comic books, and a novel. But according to one insider, EA is just getting started.