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.