EA hints at Dead Space 2 and others

By Tom Bramwell Published 24 October, 2008

Bad Company, Army of Two sequels.

Electronic Arts has dropped hints about sequels to Battlefield: Bad Company, Army of Two and Dead Space.

EA Games label president Frank Gibeau told Variety, "Bad Company has come out and done very well. Army of Two sold very well. We've got sequel ideas planned for those. I feel pretty good about that mix right now."

Variety had been chatting to Gibeau and his colleague, Dead Space executive producer Glenn Schofield, about the latter's survival-horror-in-space, which comes out in Europe today, and Schofield mentioned a sequel so casually we almost missed it.

"We're talking with movie studios right now," he had been saying. "The difference with this is we need to go in and say, 'This is not a USD 10 million movie.' Sure somebody could make it, but that's not what we are looking for. It's an expensive movie. By doing this now, we could have a movie that bridges the gap between the two games."

Of course, the news that EA is making a sequel to Army of Two, in particular, has thrown the blogs into chaos as everyone scrambles to be funny. Variety's Cut Scene suggested "Army of Two Squared" (go to the back of the class), but Kotaku's Michael McWhertor rescued the gag with Look Who's Army of Two-ing Now.

We can't think of any, because we're not funny. But we can point you to our Army of Two, Dead Space and Battlefield: Bad Company reviews.

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  • Eraysor #1 3 years ago

    I'm glad Bad Company is getting a sequel, it's great.

  • Gearskin #2 3 years ago

    A Dead Space movie? They're pushing the cross media hard. Comics, Animated Comics, an Anime. All very cool it is too.

  • Eighthours #3 3 years ago

    Army of Tutus.

  • Charlie_Miso #4 3 years ago

    Army of Two: 2009

  • jonbwfc #5 3 years ago

    Surely the best title for an Army of Two sequel is "Oh F!ck Not Again". Or maybe "Army of Two : Now with AI that isn't completely broken"

    Jon

  • Triggerhappytel #6 3 years ago

    Good news for Dead Space and Bad Company. I'm not sure I want to see a Dead Space movie because - let's face it - it'll probably just be Event Horizon with added monsters. That, and statistically it will probably be crap.

    Army of Two, I don't care about really. I just hope EA listen to all the feedback, because although I haven't played it a lot of people have heavily criticised it.

    Still, take a bit of time with these sequels, EA. Give 'em a good 18 months or more - especially Dead Space.

    Also, being totally serious, I expect the AoT sequel will be called something like Army of Two: Dead Men Walking, or some other vacuous sub-title.

  • dan13l #7 3 years ago

    Army of Three/Four?

    Dead Space had franchise written all over it, which is probably OK if the creative team stays the same as they can refine the scares and atmosphere.

  • jaydeluxe #8 3 years ago

    Army of Number Twos (it's a joke and a review in one)

  • Apostle #9 3 years ago

    Too Army Too Two? Nope, that didn't work.

    Glad Bad Company is getting a sequel, I really enjoyed both single and multiplayer. The online side of things needed a bit of touching up here and there, particually the user interface and clan features. Gripes with the single player game, well, it was really very hard was it? Even on hard mode, with regenerating health it was just a case of finding somewhere to hide for a minute and go back at them.

  • muscleblade #10 3 years ago

    I would love a sequel to AoT. I think it was a great game. Not perfect by any means but incredibly fun.

  • ChaK #11 3 years ago

    I fuckiing need a REAL battlefield on PC first !!!

    Make BF3, then you'll make what you want !

  • coojam #12 3 years ago

    DICE said they had 5 projects in the works before Bad Company and Heroes were "released". Another is obviously Mirror's Edge and they mentioned that a new PC game was on the cards. Battlefield 3 I am looking forward too. Maybe the 5th project is Bad Company 2.

  • DB2k #13 3 years ago

    Army of 22?
    Army of 2 was just shit.
    And I thought Bad Company was awful. dunno why - every thing felt too big on screen - taking up too much real estate on my TV.

  • GamesConnoisseur #14 3 years ago

    Army of Two works far better with a proper second player playing co op online together, that was a great fun! I mean it was very macho sure but with the air guitar and slapping to spice up the interactions.

    That was good, AI not so good sure. A great rent but not a buy, if doing the sequel they need to up the ante and make its work better and more fun to play.

  • Hunam #15 3 years ago

    They should get the Dead Space team to make System Shock 3.

  • septimus #16 3 years ago

    Bad Company got pretty dull towards the end, so not fussed about a sequel. Army of Two on the other hand, even though shit in a lot of ways, was great fun in co-op. Hopefully they remove most of the crappier aspects of it.

  • Freek #17 3 years ago

    "They should get the Dead Space team to make System Shock 3. "


    That might not be that far fetched as the Dead Space project is rumoured to have started out as a System Shock game.

  • evild_edd #18 3 years ago

    Get a license to use schwarzenegger's likeness, introduce some kind of clone soldier storyline and what have you got...

    ....

    ....Arnie of Two!!!

    //orders taxi, collects coat

  • Vin #19 3 years ago

    Danny Boyle to direct Dead Space, please.

    Make it happen, EA.

  • michaelius #20 3 years ago

    That's the EA we all love and know