After initial reports earlier in the year were suggesting that the highly-rated Dead Space series had been canned following poor sales with the release of Dead Space 3, EA has officially revealed that this actually isn't the case.

Speaking with Eurogamer at E3 2013, EA Games Label boss Patrick Söderlund has confirmed that the Dead Space series is not "dead", however has revealed that the rumoured Dead Space 4 title is currently not being worked on by developer Visceral.

Is that team working on a Dead Space game today? No they're not. They're working on something else very exciting. You have to think of it from that perspective. Is it better to put them on the fourth version of a game they've done three previous versions of before? Or is it better to put them on something new that they want to build, that they have passion for?

I am of the utmost opinion that we have to put the best possible games in the hands of our fans. How you get to a great game, the first thing you need is a great development team that have a passion for building what they're building. That's a simple parameter. Everything else follows. Money, time, everything else follows. It's less relevant. That's ultimately how you get success. It's as simple as that.

Söderlund did add that while currently development is not being worked on, a future title may see the light of day. For now though, Visceral are "focused on something else that you and other gamers will be very happy with."