#games #pc #console #playstation #microsoft #rockstar #xbox #tencent #nintendo #ubisoft #activisionblizzard #electronicarts #epicgames #capcom #deadspace1 Dead Space takes place in the year 2508, a time when humanity has spread throughout the universe. Following the near-extinction of humans on Earth due to a lack of resources, ships called "planet crushers" are used to harvest resources from barren planets. The oldest planet crusher is the USG Ishimura, which operates an illegal mining operation on the planet Aegis VII. The backstory reveals that Aegis VII was once home to a "red marker," a man-made replica of an original alien mass discovered on Earth. Attempts to weaponize and replicate the marker created a virus-like organism that infected corpses, turning them into undead creatures called Necromorphs.