So, EA deliberately strips Dead Space of the elements that made it great and cans it when it no longer appeals?!

[Mummelmann]

This is how most developers think in the 7th gen; add gimmicks and effects and shallow, action-filled gameplay to great profit. Keep on grinding the same shit over and over, remove more and more depth, sit back in stunned silence as sales plummet.
Resident Evil is the worst sinner in this regard and show that Japanese developers are adopting the same mindset as the Western ones.
This is not good news and what's worse is that companies like EA and Activision practically own all of the industry and force a lot of smaller developers to adopt this model.

EA killed companies like Westwood and Bullfrog and keep on doing it to others, gaming is headed for a dark place, perhaps not entirely gloomy business wise but certainly from a creative and depth standpoint.