28th January 2011 / Dead Space / On Sale / Videogames
Not content to bundle it with DEAD SPACE 2, I’m informed that EA has now also made the PS3 version of DEAD SPACE: EXTRACTION available as a standalone download, from the PlayStation Network. It definitely seems to be getting a better reception this time around, which is nice.
Meanwhile, on the App Store, over 90% of all ratings for DEAD SPACE (iOS) are a full five stars. Also nice!
I’m off to the US for a week (up at 5am for a 12-hour flight! Joy!), so updates here — and the usual messages and replies on email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. — will be slow at best until I return.
25th January 2011 / Dead Space / On Sale / Videogames
DEAD SPACE for iOS is now on sale from the App Store (iPhone & iPod Touch / iPad).
This is another prequel to the main game of DEAD SPACE 2; you take on the role of a mysterious Sprawl engineer known only as ‘Vandal’, who’s on a mission to… well, I don’t want to spoil it for you. Suffice to say, this is DEAD SPACE and things don’t go well.
The iOS edition has been garnering rave reviews all over the place for its graphics and gameplay, which is truly as close as you can get to the original on a touch device. It’s a pretty astounding technical feat, and hey, the story’s not bad either.
Speaking of the main game, DEAD SPACE 2 itself is also on sale today, and if you cough up for the PS3 Collector’s Edition, you get a new HD version of DEAD SPACE: EXTRACTION thrown in. The PS3 version, as you might expect, is compatible with the Move controller (though you don’t need a Move to play it).
ADDENDUM: I’ve just been informed that Visceral devs say EXTRACTION is in fact included with all PS3 versions of DS2, not just the Collector’s Edition. Hurrah!
EXTRACTION was a bit of a lost gem in the DEAD SPACE series. It won awards, got some fantastic reviews praising its story, acting, atmosphere and pacing, from people who actually played it… but frankly, not enough people actually played it. So here’s hoping the game gets a new audience, and a new appreciation, on the PS3.
18th January 2011 / Dead Space / On Sale
DEAD SPACE: SALVAGE goes on sale today… again! The good folks at IDW have released a digital version for the iPad.
So now if you want some scares on the move, or if the thought of holding up a heavy graphic novel simply strikes you as far too much effort, your prayers have been answered.
*Insert joke emoticon here*
Click here to buy SALVAGE from the App Store.
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