Useless House is without doubt one of the most beloved horror video games of all time. The latest remake of the unique might have given followers hope for EA probably serious about doing a brand new entry. Sadly, Useless House 4 was pitched not too long ago, however EA turned it down.
Useless House 4 pitched to EA this yr however was denied
In a latest interview with Dan Allen Gaming, authentic Useless House creators Glen Schofield, Bret Robbins, and Christopher Stone mentioned pitching Useless House 4 to EA earlier this yr. Whereas they tried, talks of a brand new entry “didn’t go too deep” and appeared to be rejected fairly shortly.
“Effectively we didn’t go too deep, they simply mentioned ‘Mo, we’re not proper now, we respect it, blah blah blah,’ and you already know, we all know who to speak to, so we didn’t go take it any additional, and we revered their opinion you already know, they know their numbers and what they should ship and all that,” mentioned Schofield.
Stone credit the present state of the business as a possible reasoning behind EA’s determination to not greenlight Useless House 4.
“The business is in a bizarre place proper now,” says Stone. “Persons are actually hesitant to take probabilities on issues, so that you’ve acquired to you already know, take it with a grain of salt. Who is aware of, possibly someday. I believe we’d all like to do it.”
The Useless House remake was launched again in January 2023. It did very properly critically receiving an 89 metascore on Metacritic. Our reviewer Jason Faulkner gave it a 9 out of 10. Nonetheless, regardless of constructive opinions, the remake didn’t meet EA’s gross sales expectations.
It was reported earlier this yr that Useless House 4 or a remake of Useless House 2 had been within the works by Motive. Nonetheless, because of the remake not hitting gross sales targets, the challenge was scrapped.
