Word arrives from EA that its promising deep-space horror affair has officially gone gold today. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners will be able to embark on this treacherous tour of duty starting October 14th, with PC gamers following suit on October 20th, at least here in North America. All three versions will launch in Europe on October 20th.

EA mentions that console gamers who purchase the game within the first two weeks of release will be eligible to redeem an exclusive platform-specific suit for the main character via either the Xbox Live Marketplace or the PlayStation Network Store. As previously reported, Xbox 360 gamers are able to pre-order a very limited edition of the game through the EA Store which costs $150 and includes the "Dead Space Downfall" animated movie on DVD, plus a 97-page art book among other items.

The PS3 bonus "Scorpion Suit"

The bold and often bloody Dead Space promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological terror and gruesome cinematic action. Set in the cold blackness of deep space, the atmosphere in Dead Space is soaked with a feeling of tension, dread and sheer terror. In Dead Space, players step into the role of mining engineer Isaac Clarke, an ordinary man on a seemingly routine mission to fix the communications systems aboard a deep space mining ship. It's not long before Isaac awakes to a living nightmare filled with vicious genetic mutations inside a dead, claustrophobic silence. Now Isaac is cut off, trapped, and engaged in a desperate fight for survival.
Look for GameSpy's full review, coming soon.