Final month, EA lastly gave Useless House followers what they’ve been pleading for, after they introduced the collection was coming again within the type of a next-gen Frostbite-powered remake from Montreal-based Motive Studios. What they disregarded was any indication of when the sport would possibly arrive, apart to say it is nonetheless in early growth. Will it’s a number of years earlier than we will chop up necromorphs once more? In response to the most recent rumors, that received’t be the case.
According to wanton leaker Jeff Grubb, Motive is aiming to get the Useless House remake out by the autumn of 2022. As with all plans, it is a best-case situation – continued pandemic-related problems or different points may push issues again. Grubb additionally hints EA might launch one other trailer, presumably with a launch date connected, earlier than the tip of this 12 months. After all, none of this has been confirmed by EA but, so take it with a grain of salt for now.
Simply listening to about this Useless House remake now? Right here’s EA and Motive’s official description for the much-anticipated undertaking:
The sci-fi survival horror basic Useless House returns, fully rebuilt from the bottom up by Motive Studios to supply a deeper and extra immersive expertise. Useless House is being developed completely for next-generation consoles and PC, elevating the extent of horror and immersion to unprecedented heights for the franchise by means of gorgeous visuals, audio and controls powered by the Frostbite sport engine. Followers will expertise an improved story, characters, gameplay mechanics and extra as they battle to outlive a dwelling nightmare aboard the desolate mining starship, the USG Ishimura, all whereas uncovering the dreadful thriller of what occurred to the slaughtered crew and ship
Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to restore an unlimited, sprawling starship, the USG Ishimura, solely to find one thing has gone horribly flawed. The ship’s crew has been slaughtered and contaminated by some alien scourge…and Isaac’s beloved companion, Nicole, is misplaced someplace on board. Now Isaac is alone with solely his instruments and engineering abilities as he makes an attempt to uncover the nightmarish thriller of what occurred aboard the Ishimura. Trapped with hostile creatures referred to as “necromorphs”, Isaac faces a battle for survival, not solely towards the escalating terrors of the ship, however his personal crumbling sanity.
The brand new Useless House is coming to PC, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PS5.