There’s been speculation lately that System Shock 3 is about as dead as a mass hugging competition event in 2020, but it turns out that rumours of the demise of that sequel may have been grossly exaggerated.
Is System Shock 3 dead after it saw most of its key staff leave several months ago? Not acccording to OtherSide Entertainment, who want to assure you that they are indeed still open for business.
Things were looking rosy for OtherSide Entertainment back in 2017, as Starbreeze Studio sold the publishing rights back to the System Shock 3 developer after they’d experienced some catastrophic business bad luck with Overkill’s The Walking Dead. Back in their control, Otherside’s team of top tier talent were confident that they’d be able to grab a new publishing and funding …
While the trailer is showing off a game that’s still in pre-alpha, I don’t think it would be a stretch to say that development looks to be progressing fairly smoothly.
Starbreeze recently made the announcement that they’ll be stepping away from System Shock 3, currently in development by OtherSide Entertainment. Starbreeze would have published the game, having sold the rights back to the developer earlier this year. No specific reason was stated as to why the two were parting, although it seems safe to assume the blame could be on Starbreeze’s recent financial troubles.
According to this Warren Spector person who has probably made a game that went over well, the indie market is where the innovation is at.
Game Deisgn veteran Warren Spector has returned to work on System Shock 3, taking up the Studio Director role at Otherside Entertainment.
Otherside Entertainemnt has confirmed that System Shock 3 is coming. Unfortunately, that's about all we know right now.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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