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‘System Shock 3’ Still in Development, According to Developer
When we last checked in with OtherSide and the development of System Shock 3, things looked pretty grim as to whether development would continue after the mass layoffs. However, according to Walter Somol, vice president of marketing and business development at OtherSide’s Boston studio (which as far as we know, isn’t working on SS3), the team is still there, technically.
In a post on OtherSide’s forums, Somol claims that “[the team is] still here. We’re all working remotely right now, probably like most of you. Our new concept is coming along nicely and we are really excited about it. We have cool and we think distinctive art style for it and we have that and gameplay coming together in UE4. I know it’s a tease, but I just can’t really say anything about it at this point.”
Keep in mind that Somol doesn’t explicitly state whether he’s referring to the OtherSide Austin team (which is working on System Shock 3) or the Boston studio. Regardless, the fact remains that development on the sequel is still up in the air until someone (like Warren Spector) comes along and gives us an update.
Meanwhile, Nightdive Studio’s upcoming System Shock remake is still humming along, with the devs posting monthly updates to the project’s Kickstarter page.
Remember back in 2022 when developer Survios had announced that they were teaming up with 20th Century Games to develop a new Alien title? Well seeing as it’s Alien Day, Survios has announced their brand-new VR title, Alien: Rogue Incursion. Coming “Holiday 2024” to the PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3, Rogue Incursion will feature an original story that “fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe”.
Details on the game are light at the moment, but the official site describes the upcoming title as being “designed by Alien fans for Alien fans”, with Survios aiming to craft a “technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game.”
Seeing as Alien: Isolation never got official VR support when it was released, this is obviously a welcome announcement. In the meantime, if you’re keen to experience an Alien game in VR, you can always check out the fan-made mod for Alien: Isolation by Nibre_, which allows both the Steam and Epic Games Store version of Alien: Isolation to be played using the Oculus.
And speaking of Alien: Isolation, as you might expect, it’s got a hefty 80% discount going on at the moment on Steam until May 1. So if you still haven’t grabbed it after all these years, this is as good a time as any.
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