It produces a seemingly-endless electromagnetic field that scientists hope to harness.
The good news is: they found such a source in the ' Black Marker', a giant double-helix monolith discovered in the ashes of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. However, all this progress comes with a cost: Earth is an ecological ruin, and humanity has turned into a race of Planet Looters, smashing apart entire planets for their raw materials, and conducting as much research as possible into new sources of renewable energy. The series takes place in the future, where humanity has colonized space, and telekinesis and the ability to slow down time locally are commonplace due to portable, wrist-mounted devices.
Dead Space is a franchise based primarily in Survival Horror (Less and less as the trilogy goes on) Third-Person Shooter video games, developed by Visceral Games (formerly EA Redwood Shores).
