Today, Bioware announced that when you pre-order the PC version of Mass Effect from the EA Store, you will get both the first issue of the Dead Space comic book and a Dead Space poster. Sounds pretty good, epically to a comic book nerd like myself.

I must say, this is quite a strange marketing ploy, but seeing as I plan on picking both up, this deal suits me just fine.

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Today, Konami announced that Silent Hill 5, now known as Silent Hill: Homecoming, will be arriving in stores at the end of September on both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. The game puts players in control of a new protagonist, Alex Shepard, who is lured to Silent Hill in search of his missing brother. The game will feature new graphics and an enhanced combat system.

I can’t wait for this game. I have always been a fan of survival horror games and this Fall seems to be shaping up nicely with Silent Hill: Homecoming and Dead Space. Hopefully both of them will be spooky enough for the Halloween season.

The full press release is after the jump. Continued…



Today EA announced a release date for Dead Space. Predictably, Dead Space will be arriving Oct. 31, Halloween. This apples only to the PS3 and Xbox 360 version; there has been no word on a release date for the PC.

Personally I can’t wait for this game. I have always had a thing for survival-horror games, however the classic zombies and mansions are getting kind of old. Hopefully space is just what the genre needed. Until Halloween, I guess I’ll just have to follow the comics to tide me over.

Read: Dead Space Gets Obvious October Release Date.