February 2017
Please try the two steps linked below as they apply to your setup:
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Dead-Space-3-starts-then-minimizes/m-p/1454786#M8275
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Dead-Space-3-Crashes-on-Launch/m-p/5356226#M11521
February 2017
HAHAHA barry you da man baby, it was a program for my joystick called vjoy virtual joystick causing the crash uninstalled the drivers for it. now the game runs, thanks for sticking it out i know this was a pain in the A@#
February 2017
Hey, no worries man. Glad we were able to get you going.
Post again if you need help in future.
Happy gaming