Digital Arts has put the Lifeless Area franchise on ice but once more following the discharge of final yr’s critically acclaimed Lifeless Area Remake, in accordance with a report on Bloomberg.
Whereas the crew at EA Motive Studio did apparently start drafting concepts for a brand new entry within the sci-fi horror sequence final yr, nothing was ever inexperienced lit and the crew have since moved on to different tasks. Lifeless Area Remake’s gross sales did not hit EA’s inner expectations regardless of its sturdy vital reception.
The information is available in wake of claims from Jeff Grubb {that a} Lifeless Area 2 Remake was in improvement earlier than being shelved, one thing which each EA and Jason Schreier have since refuted.
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Motive Studio is now engaged on its Iron Man online game in addition to aiding EA’s Battlefield franchise, which implies if we’re going to see a brand new Lifeless Area or one other remake, it received’t be for some time but.
Lifeless Area Remake was launched in January 2023 for PS5, PC, and Xbox Collection X/S. The unique Lifeless Area launched in 2008 and was developed by EA Redwood Shores, later renamed Visceral Video games, and spawned two sequels earlier than lacklustre gross sales put the franchise on ice for a decade.
[Source – Bloomberg]