Dead Space series currently on hold

EA has confirmed that there is currently no Dead Space game in development at Visceral.

The latest in the series - Dead Space 3 - performed disappointingly in the sales charts, shifting 26.6% less units than Dead Space 2 upon release.

EA Games Label boss Patrick Söderlund said that Dead Space hadn't been abandoned completely, but at the moment there are no plans for a Dead Space 4.

"I wouldn't say it's cancelled at all," Söderlund told Eurogamer.

"Dead Space remains a brand that is close to Electronic Arts' heart. It's been a great brand for us done by a very passionate team.

"Is that team working on a Dead Space game today? No they're not."

Söderlund added that Visceral is instead working on something entirely new, thought to be a new Star Wars title.

"They're working on something else very exciting. You have to think of it from that perspective. Is it better to put them on the fourth version of a game they've done three previous versions of before? Or is it better to put them on something new that they want to build, that they have passion for?

"Will there be another Dead Space game? Who knows? Have we killed it? No, of course not. But right now that dev team is focused on something else that you and other games will be very happy with."