In a time where almost every other game is a sequel or a remake, some gamers have been hungry to see new IPs be made, particularly by the larger triple-A companies. Unfortunately, sometimes, these companies just aren't interested, as recently evidenced by Activision, which apparently turned down a new concept from Dead Space co-creator Glen Schofield.

Schofield, who went on to establish the studio Sledgehammer Games - which was responsible for developing a few of Activision's popular Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare 3 - revealed in an interview with Game Informer that he pitched a new game to Activision after he left Sledgehammer to take a position at Activision (alongside Sledgehammer's other founder, Michael Condry).

"Did a little prototype for them--they didn't go for it, but they should have," said Schofield. He didn't specify why Activision rejected the proposal but he did highlight the difficulties that developers face when trying to get new ideas off the ground, "It's hard to get a great new IP going, and you've got to put time and money and effort into these things. We put time and effort into it, and some money, and it just didn't work out."

In December 2018, Schofield announced he was leaving Activision (making him one of the many employees who did not suffer from the recent massive layoffs) without having secured a new line of work beforehand, something that he now says was the result of the company shutting down his idea. "Not seeing the project greenlit--it was time [to leave Activision]. There's nothing bitter; everything about my years there were really good. I really enjoyed them. I never thought that [I'd] leave a place without a gig, right? I never thought about that. But nowadays I see why."

With Condry having also left the company and Visceral Games - the studio behind Dead Space - being shut down in 2017, any hope of a new entry in the series seems almost non-existent, which is especially disappointing since Schofield has shared some ideas for a theoretical Dead Space 4.

As for Activision, despite a very successful fiscal year, it's drawn a lot of negative press recently due to the aforementioned layoffs, which is predicted to have a negative effect on their business. The company also let go of the IP for Destiny after Bungie terminated its publishing deal with the company and as a result is now facing potential lawsuits from its own shareholders. 2018 may have been a strong year for Activision, but 2019 is already looking to be a very dark time in its history.

Source: GameSpot