As if the Dead Space team hadn't produced enough preview content fleshing out the world of the game, they've now got a contest going with a new storyline to explore. The top 100 scorers in the contest will win a copy of the game, although if that's something you're interested in you should get on it right quick, as the contest is already in its second week.
In order to compete, you have to register for the EA forums or something, which is a little too much of a hurdle for me. I'm just interested in exploring yet another of the characters that they've cooked up to populate that creep-tastic little nightmare. To be honest, I'm a bit concerned that by the time the game comes out, I'll know too much about what's going on and it will ruin the suspense. If there was ever a marketing campaign that could get me to put aside my reservations for the horror genre and pick up a truly frightening game, this would be it. Maybe a month's worth of nightmares will be worth experiencing the story.
Anyway, go check out the contest/game yourself and let me know what you think.
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A free copy of a video game?
I'll jump over any amount of hurdles for free games. Especially one that looks as decent as Dead Space.