Housekeeping: This news post is based wholly on speculation with nothing confirmed from within EA's four walls.

Rumour has it EA is set to unveil a reimagining of the original Dead Space at its annual EA Play event, scheduled to happen on July 22 (July 23 in Aus). According to multiple reports citing multiple sources, the reimagining will be at the hands of EA Motive, the studio behind Star Wars: Squadrons which, if true, can be seen as awesome, or on-rails alarm bells.

Far be it for us to cast a shadow over an officially unannounced title from a maybe studio, but with Squadrons being almost better to play in VR, and with Dead Space at one time featuring in an on-rails scare-fest on the Nintendo Wii, and EA looking for dollarydoos where it can find it... well, "caution" is how we'd prescribe any fan anticipation.

Related: Exclusive: Dissecting Dead Space - A Revisit to the USG Ishimura with Co-Creator Michael Condrey

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Interestingly, this rumour, which has blossomed over the past few weeks either due to it being very real, or for the sheer will power the industry has in hoping things of this ilk are real, would sidle any endeavour up against The Callisto Protocol -- a "Dead Space-like" from the creators of Dead Space, specifically outspoken beefcake, Glen Schofield, who is one of our favourite games people.

If the rumour is true and it's all handled with a measure of respect to what came before it, we'll hold our breath, but heavy "what if" caveats weigh down the potential here. Like, why reimagine an already masterpiece-level title? Why revive a series in reboot form at all when it's not even that old and still incredibly relevant? And in taking into account those questions, why not just kick off with a brand-new horror-based IP in the same spirit as what Condrey and Schoefield did with Dead Space, you'd be held less accountable to fucking up a near-perfect game as it still stands, and applauded to trying something new.

One thing currently is true -- this rumour isn't going anywhere, so all eyes now are fixated on July 22/23. But in the meantime, check out the Related link above for a deep-dive on Dead Space, and watch the reveal trailer for The Callisto Proitocol embedded below. And be sure to tell us what do you think of all of this.