naiwa 2026-05-13

Chuck Beaver: "Horror games don't sell in tens of millions."

Chuck Beaver, who participated in the creation of the Dead Space trilogy, expressed doubts about the prospects of a new installment in the franchise on the FRVR podcast.According to him, the series has never recouped investments at a proper level. For success in today's conditions, the game would have to sell 10 million copies — figures achievable in the genre only by Resident Evil.Beaver noted that horror games have a natural "ceiling" on sales. During the era of the original trilogy, this was about five million; now the bar is slightly higher.The producer does not consider the outcome a failure: EA released four projects in the franchise, including a remake. "It's a pity the series wasn't brought to completion, but numbers are numbers, and even EA Motive didn't get the green light after the remake."In 2024, the co-authors of Dead Space proposed a concept for the fourth installment to EA but were rejected. Glen Schofield, the former project lead, previously admitted that he fought for funding for the horror game using "guerrilla" methods.Schofield hopes that after EA's departure from the stock market, the franchise will still receive a continuation.
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