{"id":1933219,"date":"2026-05-13T14:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1933219"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:56:33","slug":"hoping-for-a-dead-space-4-series-writer-and-producer-chuck-beaver-says-the-numbers-just-arent-there-to-make-it-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1933219","title":{"rendered":"Hoping for a Dead Space 4? 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Series writer and producer Chuck Beaver says the &#8220;numbers just aren&#8217;t there&#8221; to make it happen<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Necrotic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/dead-space-screenshot.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from Dead Space remake, which was released in 2023 and published by EA.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"dead-space-screenshot.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Motive\/EA<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-13T14:56:33+00:00\">May 13, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-4-not-possible-says-producer?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"5bbe2815-9600-4c42-b984-e86f93af5ef1\" data-name=\"Dead Space (remake)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Dead Space (remake)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Dead Space (remake)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Dead Space (remake)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Dead Space (remake)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Dead Space (remake)\" title=\"Follow Dead Space (remake)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Dead Space (remake)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Dead Space 4 is a dream fans of the sci-fi horror series refuse to let go, but following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-creator-hopeful-eas-new-owners-will-let-him-make-dead-space-4-promising-to-save-them-millions-of-dollars\">creator Glen Schofield&#8217;s hopeful comments about a new game<\/a> last year, another Dead Space veteran has stepped in to explain why a fourth instalment probably won&#8217;t get made.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking <a href=\"https:\/\/frvr.com\/blog\/dead-space-4-likely-wont-happen\/\">during a yet-to-be-aired episode of the FRVR podcast<\/a>, Dead Space producer and writer Chuck Beaver revealed it&#8217;s very unlikely a new entry will happen, as the &#8220;numbers just aren&#8217;t there&#8221;. 2023&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-remake-review-a-horror-original-re-engineered-as-a-franchise-prequel\">Dead Space remake<\/a> &#8211; developed by Motive &#8211; reportedly sold a little over 2m copies. But even so, a report surfaced in 2024 claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-2-remake-was-reportedly-in-development-but-not-any-more\">a Dead Space 2 remake had also been in the works<\/a> but was cancelled due to the first game&#8217;s &#8220;lacklustre sales&#8221; &#8211; although EA later insisted there was &#8220;no validity&#8221; to that report.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dead Space - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XJ7jv3xYHOs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XJ7jv3xYHOs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dead Space &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dead Space (2023) &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XJ7jv3xYHOs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s disappointing that we can&#8217;t make a beloved franchise to its logical end,&#8221; Beaver added, &#8220;but I guess I&#8217;m too much of a producer, [I&#8217;ve] been producing for too long. I understand the numbers, and I understand what&#8217;s happening, and why even Motive wasn&#8217;t really greenlit for anything after the remake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beaver also argued &#8220;horror games have a bit of a ceiling&#8221;, saying the sales needed to keep the series alive after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-space-3\">Dead Space 3<\/a> would have been around 5m at the time. &#8220;The number is like 15m units now,&#8221; he estimated, &#8220;given the cost of things&#8221;. For reference, Resident Evil Requiem &#8211; a massive hit by all accounts &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-another-major-milestone\">has recently crossed 7m units sold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beaver has been quite vocal in the past about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-3-producer-would-redo-it-almost-completely\">his dissatisfaction with how Dead Space 3 turned out<\/a>, claiming the team wasn&#8217;t &#8220;allowed to make a horror game from the beginning&#8221;. Back in 2018, we also learned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/visceral-had-some-cool-ideas-for-dead-space-4\">the scrapped original vision for Dead Space 4<\/a>, which would&#8217;ve explored &#8220;the origin of the Necromorphs and what purpose humans held in this dark universe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Dead Space 4 is a dream fans of the sci-fi horror series refuse to let go, but following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-creator-hopeful-eas-new-owners-will-let-him-make-dead-space-4-promising-to-save-them-millions-of-dollars\">creator Glen Schofield&#8217;s hopeful comments about a new game<\/a> last year, another Dead Space veteran has stepped in to explain why a fourth instalment probably won&#8217;t get made.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking <a href=\"https:\/\/frvr.com\/blog\/dead-space-4-likely-wont-happen\/\">during a yet-to-be-aired episode of the FRVR podcast<\/a>, Dead Space producer and writer Chuck Beaver revealed it&#8217;s very unlikely a new entry will happen, as the &#8220;numbers just aren&#8217;t there&#8221;. 2023&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-remake-review-a-horror-original-re-engineered-as-a-franchise-prequel\">Dead Space remake<\/a> &#8211; developed by Motive &#8211; reportedly sold a little over 2m copies. But even so, a report surfaced in 2024 claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-2-remake-was-reportedly-in-development-but-not-any-more\">a Dead Space 2 remake had also been in the works<\/a> but was cancelled due to the first game&#8217;s &#8220;lacklustre sales&#8221; &#8211; although EA later insisted there was &#8220;no validity&#8221; to that report.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dead Space - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XJ7jv3xYHOs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XJ7jv3xYHOs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dead Space &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dead Space (2023) &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XJ7jv3xYHOs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s disappointing that we can&#8217;t make a beloved franchise to its logical end,&#8221; Beaver added, &#8220;but I guess I&#8217;m too much of a producer, [I&#8217;ve] been producing for too long. I understand the numbers, and I understand what&#8217;s happening, and why even Motive wasn&#8217;t really greenlit for anything after the remake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beaver also argued &#8220;horror games have a bit of a ceiling&#8221;, saying the sales needed to keep the series alive after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-space-3\">Dead Space 3<\/a> would have been around 5m at the time. &#8220;The number is like 15m units now,&#8221; he estimated, &#8220;given the cost of things&#8221;. For reference, Resident Evil Requiem &#8211; a massive hit by all accounts &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-another-major-milestone\">has recently crossed 7m units sold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beaver has been quite vocal in the past about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-space-3-producer-would-redo-it-almost-completely\">his dissatisfaction with how Dead Space 3 turned out<\/a>, claiming the team wasn&#8217;t &#8220;allowed to make a horror game from the beginning&#8221;. Back in 2018, we also learned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/visceral-had-some-cool-ideas-for-dead-space-4\">the scrapped original vision for Dead Space 4<\/a>, which would&#8217;ve explored &#8220;the origin of the Necromorphs and what purpose humans held in this dark universe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Dead Space (remake) Hoping for a Dead Space 4? 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