![]() ![]() Fast forward several years and the first game had become a modern classic, and the sequel was even more beloved. It also helped that Dead Space was also very, very good. ![]() ![]() Whilst there were some action and shooter games that were incorporating horror elements it was a pretty tough times for fans of survival horror.Īs such, when a dark, claustrophobic horror game that pitted the player against monstrous creatures set to rip you to pieces it was met with huge acclaim. It had been a few years since there had been a big Resident Evilrelease, with the fifth game a year away, and the last few Silent Hillreleases had been pretty poorly received. Like Dead Space 3, it was the top seller in the UK upon release, but unlike Dead Space 3, Crysis 3 held onto the position in its second week on sale.The Dead Spacefranchise is one that very quickly found an audience when the first game was released in 2008. EA called the report "patently false," but did not address the game's performance.Ĭrysis 3 posted its sales figure with only 10 days on sale, having first hit US shelves February 19. Additionally, a report surfaced this month that early Dead Space 3 sales were beneath EA's expectations, and that the publisher had shelved future work on the series as a result. However, its UK first-week sales were down 26.6 percent from those of Dead Space 2, and it was ousted from the top spot the following week by the launch of another sci-fi shooter, Aliens: Colonial Marines. NPD data provided to GameSpot today put the month's best-selling title, Dead Space 3, at 605,000 copies sold for the month, while the third-place Crysis 3 moved 260,000 copies.ĭead Space 3 launched February 5, and also topped the UK weekly software charts upon release. February's US retail game sales were generally bleak, but a pair of releases from Electronic Arts posted respectable numbers in their debuts. ![]()
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