EA Denies Report That They Canned Dead Space Series

Seems EA is on edge of late. Hard to say if the rumor is true or not, but I do find it odd to refuse to comment on rumors while commenting on a rumor. Lol

One thing that I don't understand beside that, lol is why they just can't say the series is not cancelled   <------Right there, that would end it.  

My best guess would be that they just don't know. If sales were bad they may wait to see if they might pick up, or do the market research to see if a fourth game is worth the investment.

My guess is because the first two weeks of a release are the most important to the dev and publisher. That is why they're working around the clock and promising a free game.

I'm sure they are busy, and that stress is probably why they made the comments they did about Dead Space. However, I'd be willing to bet they could reclaim any shortfall in projected profits by releasing 3 on steam.

I really think they're mostly concerned with fixing SimCity and it's two week release projections. What happens after that two weeks will be interesting, though. Both for SimCity and Dead Space.

The problem with EA and Activision is that they create successful games series (Call of Duty, Dead Space, Rock Band, Guitar Hero), and instead of waiting a few years in between releases to create a new and fresh product, they kill the series by turning it into a money cow where they release a new edition of the game every year or so, completely killing the quality and the demand for the game in the process. Sure, in the short run to maximize profits pumping out sequels may impress shareholders, but in the long run they and consumers would benefit if they took more time between releases.

The problem with EA and Activision is that they create successful games series (Call of Duty, Dead Space, Rock Band, Guitar Hero), and instead of waiting a few years in between releases to create a new and fresh product, they kill the series by turning it into a money cow where they release a new edition of the game every year or so, completely killing the quality and the demand for the game in the process. Sure, in the short run to maximize profits pumping out sequels may impress shareholders, but in the long run they and consumers would benefit if they took more time between releases.

 

This exactly, and its not just those two companies, its the gaming industry in general.  I'd rather wait an extra year or so for quality than get a new release forced out each year.  There are plenty of other games to play in the meantime.  Look at Rockstar, they make fantastic games and (handheld games aside) all of their major releases are about two years apart, not one.  It helps to have different substudios developing games for them too.  But then you get companies like Ubisoft making a new Assassin's Creed every year (and I still love the series), and its going to keep going down in quality.  AC was good, ACII was amazing, and Brotherhood/Revelations felt unnecessary in the overall scheme of things.  The reason ACIII turned out great was because it had been under development for a long time already (development started shortly after ACII).  There are better examples of quality going downhill though.  I've seen so many games ruined by trying to meet deadlines.  I loathe it when I hear about how a game turned out poorly in some aspect to meet a deadline.  You can't rush creativity.

A friend of mine is currently working on a game that's going to be released soon - and it's basically being rushed because they want it released in conjunction with the TV show / movie. (can't remember which)

So they're working 12 - 14 hour days, usually 6 - 7 days a week, and I can bet you anything both quality is slipping, and features are going to be missed. Companies that impose these ridiculous deadlines need to be smacked upside the head. If it's not done, it's not done. Stop releasing stuff before it's ready. It's like presenting me a half cooked steak, you can bet your sweet bippy I'm sending it back.

 

I do love some sequels, but when you start getting into games where it's surpassing 2 or 3, I believe it gets ridiculous. You need to let a series die. It's like letting a show continue on too long, and having fans get sick of it. Assassin's Creed was good, but it just seems to be getting stupider, honestly. Now when I hear about it, my reaction isn't "Yay! AC!" it's "ANOTHER one!?"

 

Same with Dead Space. They need to stop chugging out these cash cows, take some time, and develop a decent goddamned game.