

It is a prequel to the survival horror video game Dead Space 2 which was released on January 25, 2011. No price was mentioned however, which begs the question of how much people will be willing to pay for what sounds like a promotional demo." Dead Space Ignition is an all-new downloadable game that takes place on the Sprawl and challenges players to survive the initial Necromorph outbreak." -Description on EA.comĭead Space: Ignition is a horror-action puzzle video game developed by Megatube, Visceral Games and Sumo Digital and published by Electronic Arts for the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. Sounds like it’s clear that EA and Visceral Games have their eye on downloadable content, so it will be interesting to see what they bring to the XBLA table in the future. “Dead Space Ignition is the first of many exciting game extensions we have planned for the launch of Dead Space 2,” said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer on Dead Space franchise.

One of these items will be an exclusive suit for Isaac Clarke. Electronic Arts announced today that the downloadable game will be a “choose your own adventure,” comic-style story, written by Antony Johnston, the award-winning comic author responsible for creating the six-book Dead Space comic series in 2008.Īlso, according to the press release, Ignition will take place only a few hours before the events of Dead Space 2 and will feature “three unique hacking mini-games,” and four separate endings that will unlock special items in Dead Space 2 upon completion. A prequel to Dead Space 2, titled Dead Space Ignition, is heading to the XBLA this fall, just in time for the proper sequel in January.
