EA shuts down the studio behind 'Dead Space'

[Joystiq]

So much for hopes of a

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sequel in the near future. EA is

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Visceral Games, the studio behind the Dead Space series,

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and The Godfather. According to EA, the closure is the result of a decision to "pivot"

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. It was intended as a linear, story-driven adventure (not surprising given the involvement of Uncharted director

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), but player feedback led EA to decide that a it should be a "broader" game with "more variety and player agency." This included changing "central elements," EA added. To put it another way: the publisher wanted a game that was more, well, EA-like.

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