Dead Space iPad Confirmed October 16, 2010

EA held a press conference recently to show their latest wares in the iOS department.  Among other games promised which mostly look to be handheld versions of well known series, a nice gem was in the pile.  Dead Space was announced to be coming to the iPad and iPhone some time in December 2010.  They did say it was going to be a third person non rails game which will bridge the story between Dead Space 1 and 2.  It will be enhanced for the iPad with better visuals.

It seems to be a common thread recently that games that I have an interest in just at the time of release or just around the time of release get an iOS version announced.  I’m not complaining mind you, I’ve been wanting to play a Dead Space game on my iPhone since my first playthrough of Dead Space Extraction.  I’m glad EA is taking their two newest properties (Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space) and really shining them up.  Releasing them in Holiday 2008, one of the biggest seasons for game releases in a long time, they suffered on shelves for months until price drops and positive reviews brought people to pick them up.  Mirror’s Edge for the iPhone (and iPad) is probably one of the best games on the platform, certainly one of the most addictive.  I can’t wait to see how Dead Space plays on my iPhone.