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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53607

EA has cancelled development of Dead Space 4. As odd as it may sound, coming only a few days after Dead Space 3. The fourth installment, which has been in pre-production, has been nipped in the bud and cancelled. Dead Space 3 failed to reach a certain sales target, this was taken as an indication that the series 4th in

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Sabot · Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:24 pm Post subject:

It's been cancelled because micro transactions in dead space 3 have reduced sales, drastically. That and EA have announced that all future games from them will inc micro transactions. So it's time to factor in redundancy.

Thudo · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:02 am Post subject:

Its time for Mega Corps like EA to be cancelled also. TOO BIG TO FAIL BS.. EA is but a mere utter corpse-shell of its olden days..

Csimbi · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:23 am Post subject:

They should sell the licenses to those capable of making great games rather than sitting on them and failing.

kittomer · Contributing Member Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 56

I hate it when they put micro-transactions into a game that costs money, for things that aren't purely cosmetic. It always leaves me with the foul aftertaste that things were tuned so that you are more likely to spend money on them.

Besides, I always traditionally cheat myself more money in single player games at some point, simply because I'm not really desiring being limited by money in the virtual world, too.

What sort of legal situation does that create? Am I now committing "theft"?

Csimbi · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:20 pm Post subject:

That would make you a pirate I guess - or at least, that's what 'they' would want to brand you. I have not heard about any precedence on this. Cheating is legal online and offline; however, morally, online cheating is usually seen as a baaad act...

Tom · Elite Member Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 4289

I typically play the game as it is. Micro transaction shit I don't bother with. I never cheat in any game, including if I'm low on coin to buy ammo etc. Why rid myself of a different challenge. Either knife the bad guys or scrape around for bullets around the place. Kinda dumb to buy a game and then cheat just so you can finish it. What's the point?!

Csimbi · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:34 pm Post subject:

I cheat on the first play-through only if really needed, to avoid having to start the entire game (not a level!) all over.
I typically cheat on my second play-through for extra fun.