EA announces Dead Space premium upgrade packs

[EAUK_Adroit]

Guildford, UK – November 10, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the critically acclaimed Dead Space™ will be releasing premium upgrade packs* to provide the game hero, Isaac Clarke, an everyday systems engineer, with the ultimate Necromorph-dismembering equipment in his fight for survival aboard the space-traveling USG Ishimura. Players can experience the glory of strategic dismemberment November 13 on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace worldwide and the PLAYSTATION®Store** in Europe. These premium upgrade packs will be available on the PLAYSTATION Store worldwide November 20.

Winner of over 23 critic awards and boasting a score of 89 on Metacritic.com, Dead Space delivers the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. It is a bold and often-bloody sci-fi survival horror game set 500 years in the future. The innovative combat in the game calls for intense gore and character dismemberment that can be experienced even further with these premium upgrade packs.

The complete list of upgrade packs include:

• Astronaut Pack: Download the Astronaut Suit and Weapon Skin Pack, featuring an amazing Astronaut Suit and new skins for the Plasma Cutter, Pulse Rifle, and Ripper!
• 240 MS points

• Big Gun Pack: Download the Steam Punk Force Gun, the ultimate in Necromorph-killing destruction.
• 80 MS points

• Heavy Damage Pack: Download the Heavy Damage Weapon pack featuring a cool new look and massive firepower for the Plasma Cutter, Contact Beam, Pulse Rifle, and Ripper.
• 240 MS points

• Hot Rod Pack: Download the Hot Rod Weapon Skin Pack, featuring awesome flame graphics for the Flamethrower and Pulse Rifle.
• 80 MS points

• Military Pack: Download the Military Weapon Pack for a new look and enhanced power for all 7 Dead Space weapons.
• 320 MS points

• Pedestrian Pack: Download the Pedestrian Weapon Skin Pack, featuring a fresh new look for the Contact Beam, Plasma Cutter, and Ripper.
• 120 MS points

• Scorpion Pack: Download the Scorpion Pack featuring an upgraded Level 5 Suit and powered up Plasma Cutter, Line Gun, and Force Gun, all decorated in an awesome red Scorpion Skin.
• 320 MS points

• Scorpion Weapon Pack: Download the Scorpion Weapon Pack featuring a faster death-dealing Plasma Cutter, Line Gun, and Force Gun in awesome red skins.
• 180 MS points

• Speed Kills Pack: Download the Speed Kills Weapon Pack! Includes faster-firing Force Gun, Line Gun, and Plasma Cutter.
• 180 MS points

• Tank Pack: Download the Tank Pack featuring an upgraded Level 5 Suit and powered up Flamethrower, Force Gun, and Line Gun, all covered in Unitology script.
• 320 MS points

PLAYSTATION®3 Exclusive Packs:

• Obsidian Weapon Skin Pack: Download the exclusive Obsidian Weapon Skin Pack now, available only for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Includes weapon skins in jet-black PLAYSTATION 3 colors for the Line Gun, Plasma Cutter, and Pulse Rifle.

• Obsidian Pack: Download the exclusive Obsidian Suit and Weapon Skin Pack now, available only for the PLAYSTATION®3! Includes an upgraded Level 5 suit, and weapon skins for the Line Gun, Plasma Cutter, and Pulse Rifle, all in jet-black PLAYSTATION®3 colors.

Xbox 360®-Exclusive Packs:

• Elite Weapon Skin Pack: Download the exclusive Elite Weapon Skin Pack now, available only for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system! Includes weapon skins in Xbox 360 colors for the Line Gun, Plasma Cutter, and Pulse Rifle.
• 120 MS points

• Elite Pack: Download the exclusive Elite Suit and Weapon Skin Pack now, available only for the Xbox 360! Includes an upgraded Level 5 suit, and weapon skins for the Line Gun, Plasma Cutter, and Pulse Rifle in Xbox 360 colors.
• 240 MS points

Developed at EA Redwood Shores, Dead Space is rated M for Mature with descriptors of Blood and Gore, Intense Violence and Strong Language by the ESRB and 18+ for PEGI. Dead Space is now available for MSRP £49.99 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and MSRP £34.99 for the PC. For more information about the game, go to the website at EA : Dead Space : Language Selector or EA Press.

* Requires Dead Space for the Xbox 360 or PLAYSTATION 3 to play.

** INTERNET CONNECTION required. Xbox LIVE gold or silver membership OR PLAYSTATION®Network account required.

[deelondon]

Is there any chance for a bundle of all these packs? It would be quite fun to change your sets at every store during a play-through

[Spidery Yoda]

They are hilarious. Especially the hot rod pack XD.

Are EA expecting any sales of these I wonder or are they being put up on the marketplace for a joke?

[Avile]

Alright, I'll admit some of them being kinda cool, for fun.
Not something I'd give 2080 MS points for collecting thou. And most of them seem quite useless?
Maybe except Heavy Damage Pack, but the Hot Rod Pack sounds more like something that should be included in a patch or something like that.

This doesn't sound like the greatest move I've seen, but I'm sure you'll be able to squeeze out some extra money from some people.

[PeteJ1984]

Wait, so people can pay to download things for the game that makes it easier? Doesn't that ruin it a bit (though I suppose it's up to the player)? I think it's a little lalalalalaeeky to offer downloadable content that has to be bought to be used. I would only buy extra content in terms of an expansion pack.

[CountofHell]

Hi, i have an error ( ? ) in Chapter 12.
The remaining objective is :
Taking The Marker to Pedestal Site.
In Airlock " C " i have opened the Airlock Door, but The Marker is stucked and can't come outside. I say why ? I can move the Marker backwards, but cannot forward to move, whilr it stops, and i don't know why ?
Did anyone know something ? And how can i restart this Chapter ?

[CountofHell]

I DID IT ! IT ISN'T AN ERROR, but it was funny how i should do that.
If the Airlock door begins to open, the Marker must be quickly moved with the Kinesis energie, otherwise it will be surely stucked in Airlock, this why exactly happens i don't know. :-( :-)

[BlindWolf]

so you could get the heavy damage weapon set and then play through on the hardest settin with one of the level 5 suits and it'll make things alot easier right

[Matieo10]

Damn shame they're rippin' me for the DLC that should be in the game to begin with this is why this game will never reach the heights of say a Resident Evil or Gears of War.

[1145678910]

dead space is great game

[Sirrion]

This is the cheapest lamest thing EA have EVER done A PURE SCAM!! It purely cosmetic changes with one or two useful items at most.

[himmbeeroo]

EA should announced a patch in my optionion by the way...

[sofarukus]

i dont see anyone buying it to be honest...at least i hope no one is buying it...its a joke!

[TJSeven]

I was just wondering why us gamers get charged for add-ons on some games but not on others and why certain parts of add-ons are free yet not the rest.

Games are expensive enough for a lot of people let alone having to fork out more for add-ons especially if they were a waste of time being bought!

Why don't you allow gamers to do a trial on pay for add-ons and give us the opportunity to keep it or not.
Give like a 3 day trial on things if your going to charge for them.

Bad Company for instance, that was all given away free!

Thanks for your time.
Regards
TJSeven

[trancers3]

Originally Posted by sofarukus

i dont see anyone buying it to be honest...at least i hope no one is buying it...its a joke!

this game is best from EA and 1 of the best game of the year and dont understand when ppl are Complaint that EA makes only sequels and when there is something really new and fresh ppl like you still complaint

[SeWox]

I would rather see a patch to PS3 with Chapter 9 problem when the blue and black battery disappear and you cant kill yourself or reload your save. The problem is still there.

[Dannathrik]

Wow, scammy premium upgrade packs!

It's kind of funny how, after all of the complaints about there needing to be a patch, the devs get to work on a completely different thing!

I bet that, if they do release a patch, it'll need to be bought, for a hearty sum...

What's more, it probably won't work

[Matieo10]

Not really "premium", more like 'minimal' or 'lalalala'

[jayshan]

why cant we the control configuration WASZ?
and why are we stuck with 3rd peron's view.
this just sucks.
EA hasn't released a patch, so i would imagine that thye could include these functions.
This game sucks as it is - FOR REAL

[jayshan]

why cant we the control configuration WASZ?
and why are we stuck with 3rd peron's view.
this just sucks.
EA hasn't released a patch, so i would imagine that they could include these functions.
This game sucks as it is - FOR REAL

[ZeroMaverick]

Originally Posted by jayshan

why cant we the control configuration WASZ?
and why are we stuck with 3rd peron's view.
this just sucks.
EA hasn't released a patch, so i would imagine that they could include these functions.
This game sucks as it is - FOR REAL

the game in third person is pretty cool bcuz i really liked Resident Evil 4...at first i thought i wouldnt like 3rd person but it is really good

as for patches it would be nice to have some of hte glitches fixed bcuz my cousins 360 version has glitched quite a few times...mostly in elevators or on moving platforms

and all in all it is seriously one of my top games right under Mirror's Edge and FEAR 2 so that makes two for EA...good work but i would like to see more community awareness

[KylieDog]

To be honest this sort of thing used to be stuff you kept playing and earned as unlockable content.


It is quite insulting that they try to sell it, even more so looking at the prices.


Dead Space has no replay value, adding this stuff as stuff to unlock would have given it some.


I'll be renting Dead Space 2 only, if it ever sees the light of day.

[sarge278]

any NEW upcoming dlc planned??

[necroissac]

i would pay, however reluctant, i would... but, just on my city block, its pinned in a no-broadband area, can i buy it on the computer (i have dial up) and copy via flash drive?

[PowerTech]

new thing for daed space. a new wiew mode.. the mode over the shulder is no good. must be 1 wiew or 3 wiew... atleas the option to change wiew position. this is the only game whit no cheats. shoud make a new versjon whit the ability to cheat... make and upgrade whit the standard cheat modes. GODLIKE/IMORTAL. unlimited ammo. and more guns

None of my friends like the game. keep to the standard game making. dont start making new commands and key funktions. all other games have a standard use for game. but this game have one all to him self. the wiew is bad. the keys are all wrong. even the mouse use is bad. point one way and he goes the other way. atleast have the invert mouse and Y invert so one can change it to its liking

DEAD SPACE IS THE SUCKIES GAME EVER CREATED