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OtherSide Still Looking For ‘System Shock 3’ Publisher, Will Self-Publish Otherwise
News has been hard to come by regarding OtherSide Entertainment’s upcoming System Shock 3. That being said, the GDC 2019 teaser was certainly welcome. But then, of course, there’s Starbreeze’s financial issues, which resulted in them selling the publishing rights back to Otherside after they had purchased the rights a few years ago.
In an interview with Video Games Chronicle, System Shock 3‘s creative director Warren Spector stated that talks are currently progressing with several interested publishers, and that OtherSide has enough finances to continue while potential deals are being discussed.
“It’s going great. We’re talking to a lot of partners and we have a lot of interest. We don’t have a deal right now, but luckily OtherSide is flush enough that we’re funding ourselves and can continue to do that for quite a while. Let’s see what happens.”
That being said, if no deal is made, OtherSide will self-publish the game if they have to, although it would be a “huge distraction” if they did.
“The reality is, OtherSide is a company of developers who want to develop games. We don’t particularly want to be a publisher. [Founder] Paul Neurath and I have worked with publishers before, Origin self-published when I was there, and we don’t want to get into the market of distributing stuff.”
System Shock 3 still doesn’t have a release date, though given that we’ll probably see Nightdive’s System Shock remake next year, it’s probably better that OtherSide focus on development, and not dates.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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