
Dead Space Ignition features a unique "Choose Your Own Adventure" type narrative, allowing players to survive the initial Necromorph outbreak on the Sprawl in multiple ways, with four different endings. Each game offers a fun arcade experience that will challenge players with puzzles and twitch gameplay. It's a fun way to dig deeper into the fiction, while allowing core fans to give Isaac Clarke an edge in Dead Space 2." Dead Space Ignition combines an interactive comic-style story with three unique hacking games Hardware Crack, Trace Route and System Override. "Dead Space Ignition will show fans what happens in the hours leading up to the beginning of Dead Space 2 with gameplay that is fast-paced and accessible. Dead Space Ignition is a great way to jump back into the Dead Space universe while the Visceral development team completes the final stages of Dead Space 2," said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer, Dead Space franchise. Look for more official details to come out of the DS2 multiplayer reveal in the coming days."Dead Space fans are hungry for more Necromorph action and we're thrilled that they don't have to wait until January to get their fix. Plus, pre-order at GameStop and stretch “free” even a little further by receiving a Rivet Gun at no extra charge. This seems to fall in line with producer Rich Briggs’ earlier tease that there will be “some very exciting news around the price point that we’ll be talking about in the near future.” Free is a very exciting price point. It was also unveiled that anyone who pre-orders the game will earn a free download of Dead Space Ignition, the prequel set just hours before the start of Dead Space 2.


More multiplayer features are expected to be revealed later, presumably at the planned event next week.

Gamernode reports that during the annual GameStop conference in San Antonio (likely one of the hardest places to keep videogame secrets), EA confirmed that multiplayer mode will allow players to control “soldiers” or Necromorphs in deathmatch-style combat. A few Dead Space 2multiplayer and pre-order tidbits have been unveiled just days before the official Visceral Games multiplayer ceremony.
