Dead Space Gets Animated (PC)

Electronic Arts and Starz Media today announced that they are creating an animated movie prequel to the upcoming Dead Space video game. The story of this Dead Space animated feature will take place after the comic book but before the game itself, telling the story of crew members of the mining spaceship USG Ishimura and their struggle to survive. Electronic Arts and Starz Media are also working on animation projects for two other EA franchises.

"Due to the richness and complexity of stories that have evolved for video games, they have become a type of entertainment that can span generations and provide fantastic inspiration for other forms of media; especially in the realm of animated features," said Film Roman President and COO Scott Greenberg. "We're particularly thrilled to be starting off with Dead Space."

"We are really excited to be working with Film Roman to create an animated feature that will tell the portion of the Dead Space saga between the comic and game," said Glen Schofield, Executive Producer for Dead Space. "With the video game, comic book and now animated movie, Dead Space has become a true multimedia brand. Each of these elements delivers the story to new audiences and tells it from different aspects and perspectives."

The Dead Space animated feature will debut at the same time as the game during Halloween 2008.