Rumours suggest Dead Space 4 may be cancelled

There seems to be a lot of controversy surrounding EA and its Dead Space franchise of late. According to VideoGamer, the company may be shutting the franchise down. Reportedly, Dead Space 3 has failed to meet sales targets and EA executives visited Visceral Montreal in February to inform the staff that the project had been terminated.Back in 2012, EA Labels' President Frank Gibeau said Dead Space 3 would need to sell around five million copies in order for the series to survive. While the company hasn't revealed sales numbers yet, the game has been praised by critics despite having a microtransactions system. However, some have voiced their concerns about the game's emphasis on combat over horror.VideoGamer's source said Dead Space 3 had almost been cancelled during its development and the game's budget saw many cuts. EA had also advised Visceral that Dead Space 3 would have to appeal to a wider audience than the earlier games in the series. The developers were reportedly told to focus on action rather than horror to get more mainstream appeal.

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