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Board the Ishimura in the Launch Trailer for ‘Dead Space’ [Watch]
It’s almost time to board the Ishimura and face the horrors within in Motive Studios’ Dead Space remake. To get you psyched for the game (as if you weren’t already), publisher Electronic Arts has released the launch trailer for the Dead Space remake ahead of its January 27th release.
It’s interesting to compare the trailer for the remake with the 2008 original’s launch trailer, as both hit similar beats, but the remake’s trailer feels more “epic”. Still, there’s plenty of Necromorph action to keep you sated.
In addition to the launch trailer, Motive has dropped a new “Inside Dead Space” blog entry that explains the need for a good story in a game like this. Coincidentally, the blog entry goes along with yesterday’s item regarding the remake’s changes and updates to the original Dead Space story.
You all know the story by now: Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. The ship’s crew has been slaughtered and Isaac’s girlfriend, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board.
Completely rebuilt from the ground up to offer a deeper and more immersive experience, the Dead Space remake by Motive Studios is touted as bringing jaw-dropping visual fidelity and suspenseful atmospheric audio, as well as offering new gameplay content and improvements while staying faithful to the original game’s vision.
Dead Space will arrive for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.
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Escape a Literal Hellhole in First-Person Survival Horror Title ‘Nature of Dread’ [Trailer]
Described as a nightmare “torn from the pages of Lovecraft, Nikolai Gogol, and Mikhail Bulgakov,” Nature of Dread is a newly-announced survival horror title coming to Steam. This sci-fi horror title has players fighting their way out of a nightmare deep within the northern wilderness, uncovering what has been buried under top-secret clearance for centuries.
The story for Nature of Dread that’s been revealed so far sees players awaken in the classified settlement of Hellhole in the northern forests. Built as humanity’s final defense in a war that has raged for over a millennium, the settlement was designed to contain an ancient evil. As these things go, in a desperate attempt to stop said evil, people tried to contain it, isolate it, and study it.
Ultimately, the military stepped in to do their usual cover-up routine, sealing the borders of the settlement off from the outside world and denying access. Unfortunately, things that were buried tend to have a habit of rising to the surface. Now you’ve been thrust into this centuries-old conflict, where you must decide how far you’re willing to go to protect what truly matters to you.
You’ll be facing off against the spawn of primordial evil, where these creatures learn, adapt, form packs, and change tactics the moment they sense your next move. Luckily, you’ll have plenty of weapons with which to fight these monstrosities, with the devs touting the game having a realistic weaponry system. Of course, since this is a survival horror title, you’ll need to be smart about your gear choices and manage your resources carefully in order to survive.