[John "JC" Calhoun is the Senior Designer in charge of story on a tiny Wii-exclusive hitting shelves later this year, Dead Space: Extraction. Maybe you've heard of it? We've got an exclusive little sneak peak at what will be his first blog entry on the official Dead Space: Extraction Web site, which is set to go live next week. Enjoy. - Nick]

Hello! My name is JC, and I’m the story designer on Dead Space: Extraction. If you haven’t heard, Extraction is the official “first chapter” in the Dead Space universe. A prequel — easy, right?

Actually, if history has taught us one thing, it’s that prequels can be extraordinarily difficult.