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If you were worried that Dead Space 2 was abandoning horror for action, some new concept art should set your mind at ease — and give you nightmares at the same time. More »
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Dead Space 2 is one of the year's most anticipated games, and we've got an inside look at the action-horror series' next chapter. Check out an exclusive pulse-pounding trailer featuring Smashing Pumpkins, plus our interview with Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis. More »
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This week on Cult Movie Worship we have two equally disturbing movies. One's about giant killer spiders, the other's about the Scandinavian wood nymph, the huldra. Plus, check out the latest scifi short obsession! More »
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Want to know what this whole Dead Space thing is all about? A new trailer for Dead Space 2, "Excavations," gives you a rundown on the backstory of the first game — plus the first moments of the second. More »
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Director D.J. Caruso revealed his plans for his Dead Space film, and he's calling it a prequel. "You have have the whole sort of brainwash-y/Scientology thing, and ultimately the Necromorphs." A Necromorph/Scientology tie-in? You've got our attention. [MTV] More »
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It's not the busiest of weeks in terms of new comics, with Marvel pretty much dominating new launches, and alien horrors both old and new making a comeback. There may not be many, but these are still comics we crave. More »
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We're totally calling it: the Halo movie is never happening. When Steven-freakin-Spielberg says he wants to make a film, and Microsoft still says no, it's doomed. Here are 10 other video game films you'll see before you ever see Halo. More »
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If you've been excitedly playing Dead Space since its release last month - or you just want to get to the bottom of those space scientologist rumors - then you might want to tune into the Encore Action channel tonight at 10 for the broadcast premiere of Dead Space: Downfall, an animated prequel to the sci fi horror game. If, like me, you don't have the Encore Action channel, don't worry; the movie's already available on DVD. More »
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Does the new scifi horror game Dead Space have a hidden agenda against Scientologists? We've told you all about EA's sci-fi horror game Dead Space - including the tragic romance that led up to its release, and even written about the game being banned in Germany, Japan and China. But now we've started hearing rumors about the game's hidden references to Xenu and the gang. More »
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If our coverage of EA's SF horror game Dead Space has gotten you in the mood to experience the Alien-esque dread and disquiet for yourself ahead of the game's release, then new site No Known Survivors is for you. Each week, a new episode of backstory - packed with interactive video, animation and "papervision 3d technology" - premieres at the site's Hub, bringing you closer to whatever's gone wrong out there in space. We've got a look at what you've missed so far, as well as what's coming up - and a special message for you from one of the series' characters, as well. More »
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Those of us looking forward to EA's survival horror game Dead Space were given a shot of good news on Thursday...as long as we weren't in Germany, Japan, or China. The release date for the game in North America has been moved up to October 14th in North America (and October 20th for the PC release) and October 24th in Europe. We've got the original announcement, plus some analysis. More »
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We've skewered you with the Dead Space trailer cut by James Han, peppered you with details about the Community Event at Electronic Arts Redwood Shores, and slow-basted you in details about the game's forward-thinking dynamic lighting mesh. But apart from the briefest of mentions, we've held off on serving up our impressions of Dead Space as a video game...until now. Under the jump, our impressions of the gameplay of Dead Space (including what EA doesn't want you to know), how the game measures up against the knowledge and aspirations of its wicked-smart design team, and why it can be so hard to make the case for video games as art. More »
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The developers of upcoming sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space are more than happy to show you the schematics they've worked up for protagonist Isaac Clarke's ore cutter, or how a handheld graviton accelerator might work in the far future, but it was the practicalities of the game's dynamic lighting system that blinded us with science. Under the jump, concepts that boggled the minds of people (me, mainly) used to getting their science served up with generous portions of fiction, such as the mysteries of ambient occlusion and how many milliseconds of the GPU Dead Space can allocate to bringing the awesome. More »
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Electronic Arts held a "Community Event" for their upcoming sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space at their Redwood City headquarters yesterday, inviting bloggers who cover video games, horror, and science fiction for a full day of presentations, discussions and, yes, strategic dismemberment. And we learned about a crucial change the developers were forced to make to the game, which amped the adrenaline levels massively. Our impressions of the event — including some creepy concept art, screen shots, and the game trailer edited by Saw filmmaker James Wan, under the jump. More »
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Electronic Arts recently debuted the "Lullaby" trailer for upcoming space-horror video game Dead Space. It's creepy and gory, but did it deserve bannination? Check out this teaser trailer that's intended "for mature audiences only." More »
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It takes a certain amount of technique to kill the baddies of Dead Space the video game, the Necromorphs. Shoot 'em in the head, and that'll only piss them off. According to this "Strategic Dismemberment" video from Dead Space special ops, it's a matter of timing and using your surroundings, especially if you run out of ammo and have to kill the alien with it's own ripped-off limbs. Click through and listen to Glen Schofield, the Executive Producer of Dead Space, explain the how-tos of alien slaying. More »
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Electronic Arts has a new game coming out for Halloween called Dead Space whose backstory sounds as good as any scifi book. On an Earth with scant natural resources, mining companies go to remote planets, and rip them apart for any and all natural resources. The problem is that one mission has discovered that something isn't too happy about its planet being ripped apart. We've got exclusive video, below, of some of Dead Space's developers talking about creating the backstory for the game. More »
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It's just like the good old days when you couldn't launch a new toy line without there being an attendant Saturday morning cartoon series. Electronic Arts has announced that fans of their upcoming new SF/horror game Dead Space will have an animated prequel to watch while flexing their fingers in anticipation. More »
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What's that you say? You feel that the world of comics may have many things for many people — including, this week, the long-awaited Wonder Woman revamp by a Gray's Anatomy writer, alcoholic corporate superheroes and time-traveling cyborg mutants — but it's still lacking the crucial element of video-game-based space zombies? Well, you're in for a treat with this week's haul, my friend. Click under the jump to find out why. More »
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Dead Space, a new game from Electronic Arts, brings parasitic "we want to kill you, kill you, kill you" aliens back into fashion just in time for next Halloween. In the far future, humans have depleted all of the natural resources on Earth, so private corporations begin sending out enormous ships called "Planetcrackers" that carve off enormous chunks of planets, and then mine them down to their bare essentials. Of course, as often happens in these games, this pisses off an "ancient and malevolent force" who decides to start unleashing hell. In space. More »
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