Glenn Schofield, the creator and executive producer behind Dead Space, is trying to pitch Electronic Arts to a possible Dead Space 4. If this feels like déjà vu to you, that's because it is. Schofield has tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to revive the space survival horror franchise, and he thinks he has a new lane.
Why? Well, because EA was recently purchased by a consortium of buyers for $55 billion. That consortium includes Saudi Arabia's PIF, as well as Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. Surely new owners mean a better chance of success, right? It turns out, not really.
At this point, there are more dead space pitches than actual dead space games
In an interview with IGN after his keynote speech at this year's Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show, Schofield revealed that Dead Space is back on his mind, though it's almost guaranteed it will never leave.
“I'm gone [EA] Lately, and they're like no, we're not interested anymore,” Schofield revealed. “I said, I can take the leadership team back. I need models from EA Motive [who built the Dead Space remake in 2023] And I can save you 30 to 40 million dollars I think. And they're like, 'No.'
But — key word but — Schofield now has a little more confidence that EA will have new money and potentially new leadership.
“I have a lot of ideas that I'm ready to go with and one of them is Dead Space 4,” Schofield added. “The fact that EA just bought it, I think there's an opportunity. I'm already calling.”
However, if EA has not exactly bought Schofield's pitch, and this is not the first time, there is a chance that the IP can be sold due to debt or the need to recover costs, which, again, could result in Dead Space 4, whoever buys the IP is interested in it, as well as Schofield's pitch.
“Dead Space needs to be adapted into different mediums — movies, TV series, it would be great,” Schofield said, noting the franchise's lack of profitability. “But I'm more optimistic [since the sale of EA]Because one can buy a new one [the Dead Space IP].”
Whether or not that comes to fruition is anyone's guess, but you can't blame Schofield for trying…over and over again.
