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Twice As Many People Played Dead Space As Bought It
playstationlifestyle.net - 7/7/2009
Twice As Many People Played Dead Space As Bought It
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Used games have been a hot topic for a while now. Many believe that used games are nothing more than an excuse by retailers to boost profit margins. And it’s widely known that developers have lost a lot of money over used games, with overall sales figures taking a big hit. But now, ...
Why Did Twice As Many People Play Dead Space As Bought It? [They Said It On A Podcast]
kotaku.com - 7/7/2009
Why Did Twice As Many People Play Dead Space As Bought It? [They Said It On A Podcast]
— kotaku.com — In studying how Dead Space sold, a key stat loomed large for EA. EA's Glen Schofield, studio... manager for the company's Dead Space team at Visceral Games , appeared on the second episode of EA's official podcast to talk games, mention that Dead Space ... (more) Why Did Twice As Many People Play Dead Space As Bought ...

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The Dead Space mystery - 1.5 million sold, 3 million played
thatvideogameblog.com - 7/7/2009
The Dead Space mystery - 1.5 million sold, 3 million played
— thatvideogameblog.com — Last year’s Dead Space from EA’s Visceral Games (then EA Redwood Shores) can be considered a commercial... success. The title sold over a million units in 2008, not bad for a brand new IP competing with big Christmas games like Fallout 3 . But as happy as studio manager Glen ... (more) The Dead Space mystery - 1.5 million sold, 3 million played

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Dead Space Originally Had Co-Op
co-optimus.com - 7/1/2009
Dead Space Originally Had Co-Op
— co-optimus.com —   Hold still...there's a fly on you. It's already known that Dead Space Extraction for the Wii... will contain a two player cooperative mode.  But what isn't known is the fact that the original Deadspace had a cooperative mode as well, at least, until it was cut like the limbs of the ... (more) Dead Space Originally Had Co-Op

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News: Three million play Dead Space, only half bought it — Official Xbox 360 Magazine
EA Studio Manager reveals the slightly bizarre statistic behind new EA horror. EA has revealed that while three million people played Dead Space, only half bought it. Click here to read the full article
3 Million Gamers Played Dead Space — BeefJack
Survival horror game Dead Space has been played by about three million gamers — that’s twice as many customers who actually bought the game brand new. No, this isn’t because of piracy; rather, Visceral Games’ Glen Schofield said during an Electronics Arts podcast that the used game market ...
Dead Space mystery — That VideoGame Blog
Played twice as much as bought
Three million people played Dead Space — Joystiq
The sobering second half of that sentence? Only 1.5 million people bought it new. Speaking on the official EA podcast, Glen Schofield, EA studio manager for the Dead Space team, said that while the team had discussed adding co-op, he didn't believe the lack of that feature is what sent the ...
Three million people played Dead Space — GamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts
The sobering second half of that sentence? Only 1.5 million people bought it new. Speaking on the official EA podcast, Glen Schofield, EA studio manager for the Dead Space team, said that while the team had discussed adding co-op, he didn't believe the lack of that feature is what sent the game ...
1.5 Million Bought Dead Space, 3 Million Played It — GamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts
Visceral Games lead Glen Schofield says that for every gamer that bought Dead Space new, two were playing it while logged into Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network. ---- link GamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts
1.5 Million Bought Dead Space, 3 Million Played It — The Escapist : Latest News
Visceral Games lead Glen Schofield says that for every gamer that bought Dead Space new, two were playing it while logged into Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network.
Dead Space was a used-sales smash — play.tm
Visceral investigate popularity Dead Space did well at retail, and, it seems, the survival-horror shooter set in space also did rather well in the second-hand stakes. EA and Visceral's opus apparently sold 1.5 million copies, but boasts a ...