• dead space

    Dead Space Upgrade Packs Are Scary Too

    Just when we thought the horror was over and we could go back to playing games that were more colorful and less deadly, EA goes and announces Premium Upgrade Packs for their new survival horror franchise Dead Space, delivering a brand-new sort of terror to the series - useless, cosmetic upgrades...for a price! Now to be fair, some of the upgrade packs do add functionality to the weapons and armor in Dead Space, such as the Heavy Damage Pack that adds a new look and increased firepower to several of the game's weapons, but at the same time we get the Hot Rod Pack, which lets us pay a dollar for flame graphics for the flamethrower and pulse rifle. The only difference between that and horse armor is the horse armor cost a bit more.

    The new packs will be available on the 13th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Store in Europe, with the rest of the world getting the PS3 versions on the 20th. Hit the jump for a full list of all nine packs, plus two console-specific packs per system. More »

    8:20 AM on Mon Nov 10 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    13,612 views, 161 comments

    Most discussed Witzbold: What the fuck is this... more »

  • dead space

    And The Best Cosplay Is...

    We've picked a winner, we've picked a winner, we've picked a winner. That's right, our Dead Space helmet cosplay contest has drawn to a close. It's over! One lucky cosplayer will get this amazing helmet to wear around their neighborhood and freak out small children.

    Hit the jump for the winner. More »

    11:00 PM on Wed Nov 5 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    26,774 views, 158 comments

    Most discussed SeanBradley: Would it be innapropriate to be all sour grapes about this? I'm unhappy with the result of this contest (surprise!). Maybe more »

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    What New Games Excite Dude Huge

    There are tons of big games coming out. (There always are!) Gears of War 2 designer Dude "Cliff Bleszinski" Huge gives a laundry list of what's on totally awesome radar:
    Fable II looks cool. And Resident Evil 5 is next year, right? I'm dying for that, I loved RE4. Street Fighter IV looks sick, and Dead Space also looks solid. I'm a fan of horror games — I loved Event Horizon and all of those movies, so they're making Dead Space for guys like me. That's my genre, and it looks great.
    More »

    10:00 PM on Wed Nov 5 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    8,923 views, 109 comments

    Most discussed Schoolimangooli's backpack turns into a ham sandwich!: Is there away to block dude huge stories instead of not looking at kotaku anymore? Just like what you guys more »

  • contest

    Look At These Great Reader Costumes

    Nursing those candy hangovers? Our cosplay contest has drawn to a close, and we've picked a strong list of finalists. (Many thanks and much love to all who entered.) Voting starts now and will wrap up in exactly 24 hours. The winner will receive this amazing Dead Space helmet. Everyone will get a big helping of satisfaction of a job well done.

    To vote write a comment under the specific photo you like best. Any comment under the photo will count as a vote. Do not write multiple comments under photos OR ELSE. Happy voting!

    12:00 AM on Tue Nov 4 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    20,194 views, 125 comments

    Most discussed NnamkcebNairb: That Link should not be qualifying. Mine was a lot better than some of those. [s351.photobucket.com] For God's sake, I even had more »

  • Tivo Alert

    Dead Space: Downfall To Air On Encore Action Sunday

    Did you love Dead Space, but not enough to shell out $15 for a DVD version of the animated film tie-in Dead Space: Downfall? Well if you receive Starz's Encore Action channel from your cable provider then you're in luck, as the full animated feature will be making its world television premier this Sunday, November 2nd, at 10PM Eastern and Pacific.

    “We are thrilled to have the world television premiere of Dead Space: Downfall on Encore Action,” said Nancy Silverstone, vice president of program acquisitions for Starz Entertainment. “The feature sets a new standard for animated horror that our audience will love. It provides the story thread from the comic books to the newly released game, using the background and sound design from the game and the same artistic spirit of the comic book series.”

    The feature starts up where the Dead Space comic books left off, leading up to the beginning of the video game storyline. If anything, it's bound to be 10 times more entertaining that anything else on television late on a Sunday evening, and there's also DVR in case it airs past your bedtime. More »

    1:20 PM on Thu Oct 30 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    3,512 views, 42 comments

    Most discussed Benzak: So is the art as shitty as the animated comics or do people have real hands instead of lumpy Charlie more »

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    We've Hit Our Metal Gear Solid Cosplay Quota

    And our Dead Space helmet contest is off and running — better yet, off and hiding. It already seems like we gotten all the Metal Gear Solid entries we'll ever ever need. Pictured is Kyle's entry of himself dressed as MGS3's Naked Snake... at what looks like a train station. Hit the jump for entries from another Kotakuite named Kyle (no relation!) as Raiden and Ben as Big Boss. And yes, the date on the camera is wrong.

    The contest: Dress-up like a game character (any game character is okay!) and send along a picture of you holding up a Kotaku sign to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom with the subject line Cosplay Contest. Please do not send photos of Kotaku signs Photoshopped in. The deadline is November 1st. The winner will be selected by Kotakuland and get this helmet. Happy Halloween to everyone and all that crap! More »

    12:00 AM on Mon Oct 27 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    11,699 views, 50 comments

    Most discussed Xer0Ph0kus: Man why do so many people have tiger stripe uniforms? Until I saw the USAF swap over to them I more »

  • Review

    Dead Space Review: True Stories Of Space Horror

    Space is a frightening place, even without the monsters; a soundless, airless void where nothing can survive. Even in the most well-fortified spaceship, you're still moments away from death. Science fiction movies and novels have explored this primal fear on numerous occasions, with classics films like Alien capitalizing on the fact that the only thing more hopeless than being trapped with unidentified flesh-hungry creatures is to be trapped with them millions of light-years away from home.

    Now EA hopes to translate that experience into a video game with the release of Dead Space, a twisted tale of horror, madness, and betrayal set within an abandoned deep-space mining colony. Have they succeeded in creating something truly terrifying, or does Redwood Shores' effort evoke more laughter than screams? More »

    4:20 PM on Fri Oct 24 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    37,089 views, 218 comments

    Most discussed alb1221: FRST!!!!! more »

  • sequelitis

    Dead Space, Army Of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company Sequels Planned, Sun To Rise

    According to EA Games president Frank Gibeau and EA Redwood Shores general manager Glenn Schofield, EA is planning on producing sequels to recent hits Army of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company and Dead Space. We'll agree that it's about as shocking as finding one's nose still attached to one's face, but it illustrates just how important original intellectual property is to the company. That's why they've been doing all that brand building recently, y'know.

    In recent interviews with Variety, the two EA bossmen loosely confirmed plans for new franchise iterations, with Dead Space looking to have its property further whored out to toys, novels and even a big budget, live action movie. More »

    4:40 PM on Thu Oct 23 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    3,473 views, 73 comments

    Most discussed Archaotic: That's some of the old EA we remember...find a new successful IP, and mine it into obscurity. I thought that was more »

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    This Is The Dead Space Helmet You Can Win

    Oh! We forgot. For our cosplay contest, here is the amazing Dead Space helmet we are giving away. This is a handmade helmet and there are only a small number of them in circulation on this blue spinning planet we call Earth. For those who have no clue of what's going on with our cosplay contest, read this. Don't you just want to put it on your head?

    6:40 AM on Thu Oct 23 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    10,909 views, 31 comments

    Most discussed Argyle: How to win the Cosplay contest in three easy steps -Step 1- Be female -Step 2- be attractive with large boobs -Step 3- wear as little more »

  • spoilers

    All The Ways To Die In Dead Space

    This here is a video compilation of all the death sequences found in Dead Space. The majority of them are decapitations or involve several limbs being chopped off. However, there are some pretty creative ones as well, particularly the sequence starting at 3:28 (which is also my favorite). Be warned though, this video does contain spoilers from boss fights, so you may want to wait until you complete the game. To be on the safe side, I put the video after the jump. Oh, and make sure you enter Ash's contest, too! More »

    9:00 AM on Wed Oct 22 2008
    By Jim Reilly
    19,367 views, 100 comments

    Most discussed denki: After watching that video I get the impression that Dead Space-man has a skelton of cruton surrounded by meaty tomato more »