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Dead Space 3
Rumor Mill: Dead Space 3 Takes Isaac to Snowy Tau Volantis
Leaked details about Dead Space 3 are mentioning a new snow covered planet called Tau Volantis that main character Isaac Clarke will have to explore after he crash lands there.
It's not clear why Clarke is flying around the planet but once he goes down he is caught in something called a white-out, a condition that limits visibility and makes any kind of exploration very hard to complete.
After managing to find shelter Isaac meets up with a number of other survivors from the vessel he was travelling with, including Ellie from the first video game in the series and a new character called Jennifer.
She is involved with a mysterious company called Rosetta and plans to reverse engineer research conducted by them that is linked with the Necromorphs.
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It seems that the first big action set piece of Dead Space 3 kicks off after the three characters meet and explore a snowy mountain, hearing the howl of an unidentified creature.
The details are coming from a source inside publisher Electronic Arts that has talked to technology site Siliconera.
The site has also published information about the Syndicate remake that the Swedish developer Starbreeze was then confirmed to be working on, which lends some more credence to the leak about Dead Space 3.
Dead Space 2 was launched earlier during the year and was a solid hit for Electronic Arts, managing to sell more than 2 million units during its first week on sale and receiving good reviews from most sites.
Visceral and EA have since then suggested that work on Dead Space 3 had already started but the two companies have not offered any clear details on the game.
Given the criticism leveled at the first two titles in the series it would make sense for Visceral to focus more on the horror aspect of the franchise, which has been rather limited until now.
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Rumor Mill: Dead Space 3 Might Introduces Split Personality Isaac
Video game publisher Electronic Arts has not revealed any official announcement that Dead Space 3 is in development but this has not stopped sources from claiming that one of the main features of the game might be that main character Isaac Clarke develops a second personality.
A source that is familiar with the development of the game has told Siliconera that Isaac Clarke will have a Shadow personality, which will appear alongside him during the game and will taunt him for his failures.
It seems that the developers will make the second personality very different from the Clarke we have gotten to know during the first two titles in the series and that he will have a physical presence in the game world, with the two having conversations as the action in Dead Space 3 progresses.
It's not clear what caused the split in Isaac's personality and whether it has any connection to the alien technology to which he was exposed.
The previous leak about Dead Space 3 mentioned that Isaac Clarke will be exploring a new ice covered planet, on which his shuttle has crashed.
The new report talks about him being on the run from the authorities and crash landing on the inhospitable world.
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Isaac Clarke will be accompanied in his new adventure by two female characters, but it's not clear whether Dead Space 3 will offer full support for cooperative play or will focus only on the gruff engineer.
The two leaks about the possible third game in the horror action series have not mentioned the Necromorphs and the developers could be getting ready to introduce a new alien species for players to fight.
Electronic Arts has not made any official announcement linked to Dead Space 3 but the company has claimed in financial reports that it was interesting in releasing further games in the series.
