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Oct 17, 2017 · EA is shutting down Visceral Games, the studio behind games like Battlefield Hardline and Dead Space, the publisher said today. The Star Wars game in development at Visceral will be...
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Visceral Games, which produced the beloved horror franchise Dead Space, is sadly shutting down.
The news arrived via EA Executive Vice President Patrick Söderlund on the status of Visceral's upcoming Star Wars game, which has now been shifted to a new EA team.
Visceral's acclaimed Dead Space 1 and 2 helped revitalize classic survival horror during an era when Resident Evil began chasing more action-styled gameplay. Dead Space itself succumbed to the trend, sadly, with the franchise's poorly received third-instalment, which also contained early experiments in gameplay-modifying microtransactions in "AAA" premium games. Visceral also produced the tragically underrated slash 'em up Dante's Inferno, which featured some of the medium's most grotesquely awesome depictions of Hell.
Visceral lost many of its core staff over the years, with ex-GM Steve Papoutsis leaving back in 2015 after the Battlefield Hardline spin-off shooter failed to meet expectations.
Visceral's Star Wars project, touted as a linear action adventure game was originally slated for fiscal year 2019. It will now arrive at a later date, headed up by EA Vancouver and other EA teams. Söderlund says that EA will find placements for "as many as possible" Visceral staff within other teams.
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Nov 17, 2017 · By Brendan Doyle. Visceral Games, the studio behind the futuristic survival horror franchise Dead Space as well as the God of War -inspired Dante’s Inferno was officially shut down by its...
Oct 17, 2017 · Read more. Visceral Games, the studio behind Dead Space and an upcoming Star Wars game, is shutting down. But its project will live on.
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Gaming. Visceral Games, the studio behind Dead Space and an upcoming Star Wars game, has been closed by EA. News. By Sam Prell. published 17 October 2017. Comments. EA is shutting down...
Oct 17, 2017 · Published: Oct 17, 2017. Visceral Star Wars Game. EA have shut down Visceral Games. The studio had most recently been responsible for Battlefield Hardline, and was perhaps best known...
Oct 18, 2017 · Updated on 18 Oct 2017. 233 comments. EA has shut down Visceral Games, the studio behind Dead Space and Battlefield Hardline, and will "pivot" the direction of its untitled Star Wars game.
