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Dead Space

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Publisher: EA
Developer: EA Redwood Shores
Release Date: Oct. 24, 2008

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'Dead Space' (ALL) Getting Premium Download Packs

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 5:15 a.m. PST

Set in the cold blackness of deep space, the atmosphere is soaked with a feeling of tension, dread and sheer terror. In Dead Space, players step into the role of engineer Isaac Clarke -- an ordinary man on a seemingly routine mission to fix the communications systems aboard a deep space mining ship. It is not long before Isaac awakes to a living nightmare when he learns that the ship's crew has been ravaged by a vicious alien infestation. He must fight through the dead silence and darkness of deep space to stay alive.

Set in the far future, Earth’s appetite for natural resources has become a major motivator for deep space exploration. Immense, privately-owned and operated mining ships called “planetcrackers” orbit planets and use sophisticated equipment to carve out entire city-sized chunks of rock, reducing them to component elements and raw ore.

When communications go dead onboard the USG Ishimura, a famous planetcracker, systems engineer Isaac Clarke is sent in to fix the problem. Once onboard the vessel, Isaac discovers that the crew has unearthed an ancient and malevolent alien presence far beneath the planet’s surface, brought it onboard, and thave been ravaged by a vicious alien infestation. Weaponless, alone and terrified, this lone engineer is burdened with much more than simple survival – he must seal the alien horror back into the dark rock.

You must fight through the dead silence and darkness of deep space to stay alive.

Players can experience the glory of strategic dismemberment November 13 on Xbox Live Marketplace worldwide and the PlayStation Store in Europe. These premium upgrade packs will be available on the PlayStation Store worldwide November 20.

The complete list of upgrade packs include:

  1. Astronaut Pack ($3.00 / 240 MS points): Download the Astronaut Suit and Weapon Skin Pack, featuring an amazing Astronaut Suit and new skins for the Plasma Cutter, Pulse Rifle, and Ripper!
  2. Big Gun Pack ($1.00 / 80 MS points): Download the Steam Punk Force Gun, the ultimate in Necromorph-killing destruction.
  3. Heavy Damage Pack ($3.00 / 240 MS points): Download the Heavy Damage Weapon pack featuring a cool new look and massive firepower for the Plasma Cutter, Contact Beam, Pulse Rifle, and Ripper.
  4. Hot Rod Pack ($1.00 / 80 MS points): Download the Hot Rod Weapon Skin Pack, featuring awesome flame graphics for the Flamethrower and Pulse Rifle.
  5. - Military Pack ($4.00 / 320 MS points): Download the Military Weapon Pack for a new look and enhanced power for all 7 Dead Space weapons.
  6. Pedestrian Pack ($1.50 / 120 MS points): Download the Pedestrian Weapon Skin Pack, featuring a fresh new look for the Contact Beam, Plasma Cutter, and Ripper.
  7. - Scorpion Pack ($4.00 / 320 MS points): Download the Scorpion Pack featuring an upgraded Level 5 Suit and powered up Plasma Cutter, Line Gun, and Force Gun, all decorated in an awesome red Scorpion Skin.
  8. Scorpion Weapon Pack ($2.25 / 180 MS points): Download the Scorpion Weapon Pack featuring a faster death-dealing Plasma Cutter, Line Gun, and Force Gun in awesome red skins.
  9. Speed Kills Pack ($2.25 / 180 MS points): Download the Speed Kills Weapon Pack! Includes faster-firing Force Gun, Line Gun, and Plasma Cutter.
  10. Tank Pack ($4.00 / 320 MS points): Download the Tank Pack featuring an upgraded Level 5 Suit and powered up Flamethrower, Force Gun, and Line Gun, all covered in Unitology script.

PS3 Exclusive Packs:

  1. Obsidian Weapon Skin Pack ($1.50): Download the exclusive Obsidian Weapon Skin Pack now, available only for the PS3. Includes weapon skins in jet-black PLAYSTATION 3 colors for the Line Gun, Plasma Cutter, and Pulse Rifle.
  2. Obsidian Pack ($3.00): Download the exclusive Obsidian Suit and Weapon Skin Pack now, available only for the PS3! Includes an upgraded Level 5 suit, and weapon skins for the Line Gun, Plasma Cutter, and Pulse Rifle, all in jet-black PS3 colors.

Xbox 360®-Exclusive Packs:

  1. Elite Weapon Skin Pack (120 MS points): Download the exclusive Elite Weapon Skin Pack now, available only for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system! Includes weapon skins in Xbox 360 colors for the Line Gun, Plasma Cutter, and Pulse Rifle.
  2. Elite Pack (240 MS points): Download the exclusive Elite Suit and Weapon Skin Pack now, available only for the Xbox 360! Includes an upgraded Level 5 suit, and weapon skins for the Line Gun, Plasma Cutter, and Pulse Rifle in Xbox 360 colors.

Key Features:

Dead Space, rated M for Mature, is currently available in North America (PS3/X360, $59.99), PC ($49.99), and will launch in Europe Oct. 24th (PS3/X360/PC).


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