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Dead Space – a series that invigorated the survival horror franchise as much as it marked its preliminary end. We explore the story of the studio Visceral Games, how they made it big and ultimately collapsed under the weight of their creation.

Shownotes

The Rise and Fall of Visceral Games (Caty McCarthy)

How Resident Evil 4 led to Visceral making Dead Space—instead of System Shock 3 (Mat Paget)

In-game footage of Visceral and Amy Hennig’s Star Wars shown (Robert Purchese)