During today's EA Play Live livestream, the game publisher's solo answer to E3, EA Motive announced and revealed the Dead Space remake with a trailer. Rebuilt from the ground up using entirely new assets, the remake seeks to offer a more immersive experience.
The original Dead Space was released in 2008, spawning a series with two other main sequels and a number of spin-offs and supporting media. The series ended on a cliffhanger with the DLC of Dead Space 3, Awakening, and we haven't heard from Isaac Clarke ever since.
While EA's return to the series isn't quite the sequel and continuation of the series fans have hoped for, it's nice to see it being revived. Motive is fresh off the development cycle of Star Wars: Squadrons, and based on the quality of that sci-fi dogfight simulator, Dead Space is in good hands.
The Dead Space remake, confusingly also simply called Dead Space, is more than just a remaster. Instead of upscaling any old assets, EA Motive is completely rebuilding the game from the ground up. This means that while the overall story, gameplay experience and setting will be the same, we're not just talking about the same game with a fresh coat of paint.