As details of the next entry in EA's space slip out, it appears that fans of the new franchise will have to wait until 2011.

GameStop have posted a pre-order shipping date for 2 and it reads the 3rd of January 2011. This may be a bit presumptuous, as have not confirmed a release date for Isaac Clarke's return.

On a very positive note, the game's executive producer, Steve Papoutsis, said: "The game will ship when it is ready and meets with the teams and Games high quality standards."

For those who might be a bit confused on the change of developer, Visceral Games is the new name for the original Dead Space developer, EA Redwood Shores so Dead Space 2 is still in safe hands.

Thanks CVG.

By Ewan Aiton