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Dead (in) Space
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/26/2024
Originally envisioned as a PUBG: Battlegrounds spinoff, The Callisto Protocol instead morphed into a "spiritual successor" to the Dead Space series and it comes as no surprise as Dead Space series creator Glen Schofield was the main driving force behind the game. It also counts Steve Papoutsis, Scott Whitney and Christopher Stone - and, according to Schofield, about 25-30 other former Visceral Games and Sledgehammer Games employees (where Dead Space originated), as part of the project. Yet, despite a huge budget and the serious talent involved, The Callisto Protocol lost a massive amount of money and received decidedly mixed reviews. It turns out not amount of talent or money can fix a game that is fundamentally flawed from an actual gaming perspective. Hilariously, the Dead Space remake …
