Contrary to recent rumors, EA’s Motive Studio was never working on a remake of it Dead Space 2. Supposedly canceled due to low sales of the first remake, EA claims it never existed in the first place.

There were never any plans for a remake of Dead Space 2

According to Jeff Grubb on a recent Game Mess Mornings podcast episode, a Dead Space 2 remake was scrapped at the concept stage. “They were working on Dead Space 2 and they’re not working on it anymore because the first game was a poor seller, as they put it to me,” he said. However, it appears that Grubb’s source gave him inaccurate information.

“We don’t normally comment on rumours,” a spokesman said IGN, “but there is no validity to this story.” Although EA has not disclosed sales numbers, the remake of the first game reportedly sold well and the publisher considers it a success. According to EA, Motive never planned to remake Dead Space 2.

The rumor came shortly after Motive announced that it was forming a new team led by the directors of the Dead Space remake to work on EA’s Battlefield franchise. The studio is also working on an untitled Iron Man game, and neither project has a release window. However, Motive described the Iron Man game as a “priority” and said it had recently reached a “significant development milestone”.

Still, fans of Dead Space will no doubt be disappointed by the lack of continuity in the well-received remake. Visceral Games released Dead Space 2 in 2011 to critical acclaim and is compatible with the PlayStation and Xbox consoles. However, EA shut down its multiplayer servers last year. It might also be nice to see a version that can take advantage of modern gaming hardware.