There’s nothing strange about creating a focus group to learn about your product even if you chose people outside the target demographic. Letting them sample the product fits within the paradigms of normal research. Recording their reactions still isn’t out of the ordinary.
In the year 2511 on one of Saturn’s moons, a man with serious girlfriend issues dismembers a race of alien monsters called Necromorphs. Dead Space 2–already positioned to be one of the goriest major releases in 2011–is a refined follow-up to 2008′s rough but promising survival horror game.
Dead Space made a name for itself on the consoles in 2008. The title was named one of the top games of the year by numerous publications including Game Informer and Game Spot. With a new sequel set to be released tomorrow in the United States, publisher EA Games and developer Visceral Games have high hopes for [...]
Put down that controller: EA Games President Frank Gibeau says that the era of going it solo is a thing of the past. In a candid interview with Develop, Gibeau recounted how he plans to revamp the company which has lost money for 12 successive quarters since 2007. Part of the plan means getting rid [...]
Alien dismemberment rules. So that’s why we’re glad that Electronic Arts has finally officially announced Dead Space 2.
