Alas, the Dead Space remake hath graced our realm o’er a year and a half hence, yet lo and behold, Electronic Arts hath deemed it worthy of resurrection for a brief moment. Verily, the developer did proclaimeth on X (once known as Twitter) on the day of Woden, that a grand crossover betwixt Dead Space and Battlefield 2042 shall come to pass.
‘Tis the Season 7 event, set to unfold from the ninth day of July unto the sixteenth, wherein a limited-time mode dubbed “Outbreak” shall take center stage. By the glimpse shown in the teaser bestowed upon the digital realm, ’tis a classic PvE extraction mode where valiant players shall venture into a realm teeming with Necromorph foes, striking them down whilst striving to flee.
Behold, comrades, for your troupe is poised to stand as humanity’s final bastion! #Battlefield 2042 | @DeadSpace July 9 – 16 — Battlefield (@Battlefield) July 3, 2024
Much remains shrouded in mystery concerning this crossover, yet a proclamation at the denouement of the moving picture doth declare that in-game purchases shall be featured. ‘Tis likely that Dead Space-inspired vestments shall be made available, for some figures in the teaser wore standard military attire while others adorned Isaac Clarke’s iconic armor. ‘Tis a choice to be made, perchance.
A post from the Dead Space X account also made mention of the hive mind — the colossal entity oft beheld as the ultimate foe in Dead Space lore. Might it make an appearance in this crossover as well? Only time shall unveil the truth.
Though this liaison may seem of yore, EA hath declared in the month of April that EA Motive, the artisans behind the Dead Space remake, shall now turn their gaze towards the forthcoming Battlefield opus alongside Ripple Effect, Criterion, and Dice. Furthermore, another faction of Motive hath taken up the mantle of crafting the afore-promised Iron Man adventure.
To IGN, EA hath proclaimed that murmurs of a forsaken Dead Space 2 remake be baseless, yet a tome from Bloomberg unearthed that Motive did venture into the realm of ideas ere the project waned. Should thou seek fresh, modern Dead Space tales, this fleeting crossover event might be worth thy coin (albeit requiring the purchase of Battlefield 2042 if it not yet doth grace thy library).
Currently, Battlefield 2042 finds itself within Season 7: Turning Point, which shall mark its final chapter.
