Dead Space 3 co-op review: less scary, more efficient
Dead Space 3's co-op campaign isn't completely bereft of tension and features many adrenaline-pumping moments that help set it apart from its single-player counterpart.
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Dead Space 3's co-op campaign isn't completely bereft of tension and features many adrenaline-pumping moments that help set it apart from its single-player counterpart.
The first Dead Space 3 expansion is coming in March for $9.99. It will be called "Awakened."
We've played through the single-player campaign for Dead Space 3. Find out if the series' third installment is able to top its predecessors.
The media machine is cranking for Dead Space 3 as we approach the launch of the game next week. A new trailer shows off a bit of the story as protagonist Isaac Clarke gets sent in to retrieve Ellie Langford and her team, and is led to Tau Volantis.
Dead Space 3 will be getting an "additional story" weeks after launch, along with day-one DLC in the form of suits to wear. Exec producer Steve Papoutsis also detailed the various unlockable game modes.
Dead Space 3 Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis talks about co-op, ice planets and meeting expectations.
When asked about his decision to not make a PC optimized version of Dead Space 3, executive producer Steve Papoutsis went on the defensive.
The 'Take Down the Terror' title of Dead Space 3's launch trailer feels like a misnomer at first. It's not even scary, for one thing, let alone terrifying. But then the background music coalesces, stirs, and rises, and it hits you like a ravenous reanimated corpse: you've been listening to Phil Collins. We'll have nightmares for weeks, EA.
Those microtransactions in Dead Space 3 that you've grumbled and griped about? Don't worry, EA says, you won't need to use them to beat the game. Heck, they're not even meant for you! Supposedly the option to buy crafting materials was added so mobile gamers who, presumably on a whim, buy a console and a copy of the game will feel at home coughing up even more cash.
Dead Space 3 for PC is reportedly a straight port of the console versions, which means no DirectX 11 support or high-res textures.