Tag Archives: visceral

Tue, Jan 10, 2012 | 21:36 GMT

Dead Space 2 difficulty toned down after playtesting

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If you struggled with Dead Space, offer up thanks that Visceral’s original vision didn’t make it through QA.

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Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 22:20 GMT

Check out Visceral Melbourne’s final project, Blood Dust

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Footage has emerged of Blood Dust, the under-wraps project in the works at the shuttered Melbourne arm of Visceral Studios.

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Mon, Oct 03, 2011 | 23:59 BST

Dead Space 3 leak details Isaac’s changed personality

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More details have surfaced from what is claimed to be a leaked script for the unannounced Dead Space 3, including a potentially spoileriffic bit of info.

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Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 01:04 BST

Rumour – Dead Space 3 script details leaked

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Purportedly leaked script details for the unannounced but almost guaranteed Dead Space 3 place portagonist Issaac Clarke navigating the hazards of a snowy planet called Tau Volantis.

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Tue, May 24, 2011 | 02:22 BST

Free Dead Space 2 DLC to bring multiplayer maps

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Visceral has announced an upcoming free map pack, Outbreak, for the multiplayer component of Dead Space 2.

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Tue, Mar 29, 2011 | 22:24 BST

Former Visceral staffer to lead new Crystal Dynamics team

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Producer Scot Amos has joined Crystal Dynamics. From Isaac Clarke to Lara Croft? Not quite – it looks like the Tomb Raider developer wants fresh blood for new IP.

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Wed, Feb 23, 2011 | 16:37 GMT

Dead Space 2: Severed releasing March 1, video released

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EA and Visceral announced a date for the Dead Space 2 digital download pack Severed, today.

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Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 03:17 GMT

Your Mom’s Really Bad at Dead Space 2 Multiplayer trailer appears

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Like all good gaming properties, Dead Space 2′s “Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2” campaign has a sequel – “Your Mom’s Really Bad at Dead Space 2 Multiplayer”.

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Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 03:23 GMT

Dead Space 2: kill Steve Papoutsis, get shiny things [Update]

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Whatever the clock says in your location, it’s time to go play some Dead Space 2 multiplayer. Producer Steve Papoutsis is online right now, promising to hand out rewards to anyone who manages to take him down.

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Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 23:01 GMT

Analyst: Dead Space 2 “significantly outselling” original

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If the hypsesplosion somehow didn’t tip you off to this, Dead Space 2 is pretty damn nifty. Apparently those of you with dollars in your pockets are expressing your opinion on the matter in the capitalist way, blowing the socks off the original game’s sales performance.

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Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 01:20 GMT

Dead Space 2 bonus DLC workaround for Silver Live subscriptions

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New copies of Dead Space 2 on Xbox 360 come lovingly bundled with a couple of download items, which according to the directions, you can have for free … by accessing a Gold subscriber level Live feature. Oh.

Never mind, EA have realised their instructional oversight and advised of a workaround so you can still obtain your swag.

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Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 13:48 GMT

Steam version of Dead Space 2 refuses to “activate”

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It looks as though Steam gamers are being denied access to the now-released Dead Space 2.

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Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 06:33 GMT

Dead Space 2 launch event live stream today

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Today’s the day, Dead Space fans – depending on which side of the international date line you are. But whether you’ve got it in your hands or not, you can tune into a very special live event stream directly from EA as Visceral celebrate the launch of Dead Space 2.

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Sun, Jan 23, 2011 | 23:26 GMT

Dead Space 2 producer: Visceral “really needed to adjust” Dead Space’s weapons

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Visceral Games’ Steve Papoutsis has said the original Dead Space’s weaponry needed tweaking for the sequel, to make it “more fun”.

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Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 13:17 GMT

Disclosure: EA’s Dead Space 2 press swag bag unboxed

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EA held a press event in Sydney for Dead Space 2 and I was surprised and delighted to be given a bag full of presents on exit. In the interest of full disclosure, you can watch me go through the swag bag through the jump.

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Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 12:55 GMT

Dead Space gets reduction on Steam, further reduction if DS2 is pre-ordered

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Steam’s dropped the price of the original Dead Space. You may want to pick it up now if you haven’t played it.

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Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 08:27 GMT

Visceral: Isaac is not a “chatty Cathy,” no monologues in Dead Space 2

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Dead Space 2 producer Shereif Fattouh has said that formerly silent protagonist Isaac Clarke has not become a “chatty Cathy,” despite speaking in the sequel, and has described talkative heroes as “ridiculous”.

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Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 07:22 GMT

Dead Space Extraction Move edition is “way, way” better looking

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The “Limited” PlayStation 3 Edition of Dead Space 2 comes with a pretty spiffy bundle – Wii title Dead Space: Extraction, ported over in a Move-friendly fashion. But the port process is fraught with peril. What changes has the Big Black Box wrought? Are hardcore fans perhaps obligated to pick up this new version for extra content and plot details?

“It just looks way better,” said producer Zach Mumbach.

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Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 03:48 GMT

Dead Space 2 trailer looks “through the eyes of a necromorph”

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In this trailer for Dead Space 2, producer Scott Probst talks us through footage of the game’s multiplayer – from the necromorph perspective. Really, who isn’t tired of looking at Isaac’s butt?

Watch through the jump.

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Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 20:36 GMT

EA and Visceral throw out a few more Dead Space 2 screenshots

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With Dead Space 2 aiming to take up spots on retailer shelves later in the month, EA and Visceral have seen fit to release six screenshots for the title.
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