In a recent speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, EA CEO, John Riccitiello, nonchalantly revealed that he sees the Dead Space franchise grow steadily following the release of "Dead Space 3".
As quoted by VGchartz, Riccitiello said,
Right now we've got strong, growing franchises including Madden, FIFA… Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and Battlefield – I include them as one because we're unlikely to ship them in any one year at the same time.
There's also Mass Effect… Dragon Age… and the one that's sort of not proven that's coming later in our fiscal year, Star Wars: The Old Republic. That excludes Dead Space because I think it will probably take Dead Space 3 before we get into that five million unit cadence versus say three, four.
Last year, Capcom had also announced at a press briefing that they're planning to increase the volume of its popular titles which includes Resident Evil, it seems like that'll be the case with EA and the Dead Space franchise.