‘Dead Space 3’ gets beautiful new screenshots

Visceral Games’ third entry in the scary-as-all-hell Dead Space franchise won’t be out this year, and the developer has just released plenty of screenshots to make the wait even worse.

The majority of Dead Space 3 is said to take place on a chilly, frozen planet called Tau Volantis, but protagonist Isaac Clarke seems to be spending plenty of time floating through space in these images. There’s no sign of cooperative buddy Sergeant John Carver, either, but since the game won’t force you to tackle the campaign with a friend, what’s shown below may just be a single-player affair.

Look for Dead Space 3 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in North America on February 5, 2013.

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