The first screenshots of Dead Space 3 have appeared ahead of a confirmed debut at E3 next week.

AGB has six shots in action. It’s now confirmed to be at E3 next week.

Issac Clark does still feature, but the screens also show a second person fighting alongside him in action. This may add weight to the talk surrounding a drop in, drop out co-op mode for the game.

The shots also show the game’s new location.

The game’s logo and a smaller screen appeared online yesterday. On Tuesday, a graphic novel trailer showed a new character in the Dead Space universe whose story looks set to be expanded upon in DS3. It’s probable the guy alongside Issac is that character.

EA announced at the start of the month a new Dead Space game was in development, but wouldn’t elaborate further than that.

Dead Space 2 launched in January 2011 for PS3, 360 and PC.