Electronic Arts is developing a new Dead Space game. No surprise there, but it doesn’t take place on a spaceship. Dead Space 3 is set on Tau Volantis, an icy planet where Isaac Clarke has to wade through white-out blizzard conditions.
Early in Dead Space 3, Isaac crash lands on the planet. He believes he may be the only survivor and makes his way to an abandoned waystation, which he uses for shelter from the snowstorm. There he finds a survivor who is severely injured. Isaac speaks to the near dead comrade who reveals there are other survivors that trekked off to another facility. One of them is Ellie, a key character from the original Dead Space game. Isaac grabs a snowsuit and heads into the blizzard.
Later in the game, Isaac reunites with Ellie and a new character named Jennifer. The trio scale a mountain, but Jennifer is reluctant to do so. She’s a tech type excited over finding a codex and plans to reverse engineer research by a group called Rosetta to gain access to it. As they climb up the mountain, they hear a howl from below, but cannot spot what kind of creature made the sound.
The enemies in Dead Space 3 are being referred to as "the hive mind."

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/26/dead-space-3-takes-place-on-a-frozen-planet-first-details-inside/

Wow if that's true I'm back on board after my lackluster experience with Dead Space 2. I'm glad they're eager to keep the series fresh and dynamic.

Snow is pretty cool. I guess.

Ellie wasn't in the original Dead Space game. Holy bad reporting!

So basically the Thing then right? Snow setting, scientists, mysterious out of sight, hivemind aliens?

@YoshiKart64 said:

One of them is Ellie, a key character from the original Dead Space game.

Ellie first appeared in Dead Space 2.

One of them is Ellie, a key character from the original Dead Space game.

Sounds like a fresh and interesting new backdrop for more sci-fi horror. DS2 was so good; couldn't stop playing that game.

Ripley also crash landed on a hostile planet and was the only survivor in Alien 3. What a coincidence.

Seriously though, this sounds like a refreshing change of scenery, which is always welcome.

So Dead Space is now basically The Thing? Sign me up.

Human guts monsters, this time with snow.

Sounds cool, though I doubt it to be true.

Isaac Clarke. Your life is fucked up.

Sounds like a potentially cool setting, but if this rumour is true, I'm disappointed that Isaac is returning again. If you ask me, they should've abandoned him as a playable character after the first game.

@MikeGosot said:

Isaac Clarke. Your life is fucked up.

As long as it isnt like 2 where everything is a walkthrough / 1 narrow path. it will be good.

2 > 1

@SethPhotopoulos said:

@MikeGosot said:

Isaac Clarke. Your life is fucked up.

That's why i LOVE when they change characters in horror games sequels. I mean, i'm gonna play Dead Space 3 thinking the entire time: "Well Isaac, i think you're cursed or something. This can't be just bad luck."

@Artemesia said:

So Dead Space is now basically The Thing? Sign me up.

@MikeGosot: It kind of makes sense for Isaac since he was the only survivor from the first game so the cult had a special interest in him and even after the events for Dead Space 2 it sounds like the cult would still have it in for him.

@SethPhotopoulos said:

@MikeGosot: It kind of makes sense for Isaac since he was the only survivor from the first game so the cult had a special interest in him and even after the events for Dead Space 2 it sounds like the cult would still have it in for him.

Scientology will never surrender.

Sounds fuckin' rad.

If this is true, sign me up :o
 
Also, I think it would be cool to play as Ellie.

So it's Lost Planet?

I wonder if they'll try and actually make this game scary. It's telling how they crib from so many horror movies and yet produce a totally sterile experience.

@Icemael said:

Sounds like a potentially cool setting, but if this rumour is true, I'm disappointed that Isaac is returning again. If you ask me, they should've abandoned him as a playable character after the first game.

Why should they have abandoned him? There isn't much more than him to tie the games together. I actually like him as a protagonist.

@Icemael said:

Sounds like a potentially cool setting, but if this rumour is true, I'm disappointed that Isaac is returning again. If you ask me, they should've abandoned him as a playable character after the first game.

Why should they have abandoned him? There isn't much more than him to tie the games together. I actually like him as a protagonist.

@Artemesia said:

So Dead Space is now basically The Thing? Sign me up.

shut up and take my money.jpg

Well I'm looking forward to playing this.

Putting a bunch of meaty, tentacle corpse monsters on a constant blizzard planet seems like they're aping the hell out of The Thing. And honestly, that's the perfect direction.

@huser said:

So basically the Thing then right? Snow setting, scientists, mysterious out of sight, hivemind aliens?

That's exactly what I was thinking. Then again, I've never seen The Thing.