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Previews Galore-ious - Dead Space 3 Gets a 20 Minute Preview and Payday: The Heist Goes All Left 4 Dead

Dead Space 3 preview right here.

Almost as if in retaliation to the criticisms shot their way for incorporating co-op into their survival horror sequel, Visceral dropped a monster of a gameplay preview for Dead Space 3 today depicting not only the solo portion of the campaign, but the accursed multiplayer aspect as well.

Historically, co-op and a gal named Tension have never gotten along decently enough to produce anything amazing, yet Visceral seems convinced they’ve concocted something special.  Their haunted house formula actually translates well within the effectively atmospheric environments, but I’ll let you be the judge if you find this footage “spine-tingling.”

And Payday: The Heist - No Mercy Trailer right over here.

So we’ve gotten some clarification in regards to the ‘No Mercy’ DLC developer Overkill is cooking for Payday: The Heist.  Yes, the content takes place in Mercy Hospital from the “No Mercy” campaign in Left 4 Dead, a co-op shooter made by Valve.  No, Valve is not making the 'No Mercy’ DLC for Payday, a co-op shooter made by Overkill.  There.  The world should make sense now.

Payday’s 'No Mercy’ merely uses the hospital setting and definitely alludes to Valve’s zombie hit (including a brief cameo from a popular character), but the content doesn’t tell the origin of the Infection nor does it even serve as canon.  If these facts spoil the DLC for you, may I counter by adding that it still looks like a blast and also who cares?

Check Out Our First Dead Space 3 Trailer

Watch the thrilling return of Isaac and the mysterious reappearance of Ellie’s missing eye hereabouts.

Oh, Dead Space, I’m so goddamn glad you’re back.  And you came back with that co-op I asked for!  Okay, yes, I agree having another breathing, thinking player huffing into a headset as your partner musses the horror atmosphere in games like RE5.  But there’s compromises that can made.  Visceral tried its damnedest to counter your Rambo-like arsenal of firepower and the upped ratio of action over scares in Dead Space 2 by overwhelming you with the amount of rotting freaks you had to dispatch (the results were mixed, but fear factor aside, the game was sensational).

I don’t think they should simply multiply the amount of things to shoot at in DS3, though.  The trick to maintaining tension is finding weaknesses in players’ safety nets, even while in co-op.  If Visceral can somehow find a method of making two quick-to-react, intelligent human partners still feel vulnerable mere virtual feet away from each other, it doesn’t matter if the game takes place entirely in broad daylight – it’ll be scary.

Expect Dead Space 3 for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in February alongside the mad rush of games suddenly releasing in early 2013.

Here’s Those Leaked Dead Space 3 Screens You Asked For

First rumors, then a motion comic, then a logo, and now beautiful, grimy screens of what appears to be the next horrific iteration of Dead Space.  Our newly introduced boy, John Carver, seems to be cozying up with veteran cosmic corpse fighter, Isaac Clarke.  Oh, yes, I am quite ready to team up with a friend and dissect some uglies in co-op.

Peep the full batch here.

‘A New Chapter in the Dead Space Saga’ Springs Out of a Vent to Attack You

With no fanfare and no warning, the official Dead Space siteupdated their page with a preview of…something. The video plays out like a motion comic (sort of like the original game’s prequel series but with better art) depicting the planet Uxor. Earthgov Sergeant John Carver is on patrol having a video feed spat with his...