units in the first week of its release, these were considered financially disappointing. Dead Space 3 received a less enthusiastic critical reception compared to its predecessors, though reviews are generally favorable. It sold 605,000 copies in North America during its debut month. In both the United States and the United Kingdom, Dead Space 3 was the top-selling game in February 2013. In spite of this, the title failed to meet the company's sales expectations. A fourth main series title was canceled as a result of the third entry's disappointing sales. With the closure of Visceral Games in 2017, the franchise was left without a managing developer. In an interview on the Here's Johnny podcast, Dead Space producer Chuck Beaver stated: "Dead Space 4 would have been about Isaac being a unreliable narrator having the player not know what was true or not". He went on to say "it would have been about Isaac either remaining the Herald for the Necromorphs or saving earth". The franchise's spin-off titles, Dead Space: Extraction and the 2011 mobile game Dead Space, received generally positive reviews from critics, whereas reception towards Dead Space Ignition was generally unfavorable. See also Event Horizon, a 1997 science fiction horror film cited as a major inspiration for the series Resident Evil, a survival horror video game series by Capcom Silent Hill, a survival horror video game series by Konami The Callisto Protocol, a similar survival horror game directed by Glen Schofield. References External links EA's official Dead Space website Official Dead Space YouTube channel Electronic Arts franchises Video games adapted into comics Video games adapted into films Video game franchises introduced in 2008 Video games about zombies Video games set in the 26th century Horror video games Mythopoeia Science fiction video games Transmedia storytelling