Electronic Arts Inc. put Dead Space series on ice for the second time, despite the release of a critically acclaimed remake last year that breathed new life into the troubled video game franchise.
While news of the sci-fi horror series being shelved broke this week, EA made the decision last spring, according to people familiar with the project. New hopes Dead Space The game went off the rails at EA after sales of the remake missed the company’s expectations, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.