Dead Space (video Game) - Sequels and Related Media

Sequels and Related Media

The success of Dead Space has led to additional games, films and print media. In September 2009, Dead Space: Extraction was released for the Wii, a prequel to Dead Space. Dead Space 2 was released on January 25, 2011, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows, with Isaac reprising his role as the protagonist. Dead Space for iOS was released on iTunes on Jan 14, 2011 and takes place 3 years after the first Dead Space game. It was later released for Android and for BlackBerry Tablet OS.

Dead Space: Downfall is an animated film, and a prequel to Dead Space. An animated sequel, Dead Space: Aftermath, which takes place between the two video games, was released to tie-in with the second game. On July 24, 2009, it was revealed that Electronic Arts was working with director D. J. Caruso on a live action feature based upon the game, intended to "bridge the gap between the two games." EA will produce the film with Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.

A Dead Space comic was released as a prequel to Dead Space: Extraction. A novel was also released based on the video game series; Dead Space: Martyr was written by Brian Evenson and released on July 20, 2010 by Tor Books and Visceral Games. The novel gives information on the Church of Unitology and the discovery of the "Black Marker." According to the press release, the book's main character, a geophysicist named Michael Altman, the founder of the Church of Unitology, makes a key discovery that leads to the beginning of Dead Space. There was another novel written by B.K.Evenson, in the Dead Space lore called "Dead Space: Catalyst"