EA officially announces Dead Space Wii @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on February 18, 2009

News: Dead Space: Extraction will be a prequel exclusively available on the Wii.

While Electronic Arts had previously said they were working on Dead Space for the Wii, today they've made it official, and confirmed that the game will be a prequel and exclusive to the Wii.

Dubbed Dead Space: Extraction, the game will be developed by the original Dead Space team at EA Redwood Shores and will be released this Fall. Extraction will also shift the Dead Space world to the first-person shooter perspective as well as make a change in location:

Dead Space Extraction tells the story of a handful of space colonists desperately struggling to escape from a horrific infection on the Aegis VII mining colony deep in the furthest regions of space. The game introduces a new heroine to the fiction and as the crew fall victim to a mysterious contagion aboard the ship, it becomes clear that protecting her may be their only hope for survival. Dead Space Extraction introduces all new characters, weapons, enemies, puzzles and co-operative multiplayer gameplay.

УWe could not be more excited to extend Dead Space into an experience exclusive to the Wii. Nintendo has a wonderful history in the horror genre and we are thrilled to build on that tradition with Dead Space Extraction,Ф said Glen Schofield, VP and General Manager of EA Redwood Shores studio. УAs we were developing Dead Space, we realized that there was so much of the story going untold. Dead Space Extraction tells that story with all of the intensity, blood and gore that fans would expect.Ф

We'll have more soon.