Dead Space

There's a game out there that 3 million people played but only 1.5 of them actually bought it and when you think about it, it's a damn shame 'cause Dead Space is good fun. It's a Sci-fi horror that borrow heavily on the movie Event Horizon and the myth of HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu.

The game came out in October last year and it's bizarre 'cause it's only recently that everyone seem to realize how good it is; better late than never I guess. This past week-end, at the San Diego Comic Con, the game became a franchise... Comics are on their way, a possible movie by DJ Caruso and rumored game sequels are in production. Not bad for a game taht was a huge risk to start with.

There's already an animated movie out called Downfall, it's not that bad if you can go over bad animation. It's a direct prequel to the game, where the end is the start of the game.

The developper were called EA Redwood Shore at the time, but they recently changed their name to Visceral Game and their logo is basically an X-Ray of a cracked skull. It really show promises as a game company that may just specialize in horror games. That, is rare. Their next game is called Dante's Inferno (yes, ''based'' on the Italian poem but loosely would be an understatement) it's basically an action game in hell... which mean weird creatures, sounds and weapons.

Here's a preview with chessy dialogue and all.