Items tagged with System Shock
We've got some bad news for who got excited about System Shock Remastered that hit Kickstarter back in 2016. If you were hoping to play the game this year, unfortunately it seems that it isn’t going to happen. A recent announcement on the game's Kickstarter page from Stephen Kick, CEO of Nightdive Studios, has poured cold water on hopes of a finished game anytime soon. Kick says of the development, "...along the way something happened." Kick wrote, "Maybe we were too successful. Maybe we lost our focus. The vision began to change. We moved from a Remaster to a completely new game. We shifted engines from Unity to Unreal, a choice that we don’t regret and one that has worked out...
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If you were a System Shock fan in 1994, you are in for a treat. Night Dive Studios has just started a campaign on Kickstarter where supporters can back a new and improved reboot of System Shock. There is a even a free demo to quench the thirst of early backers. System Shock will be a complete remake of the classic using the Unity Engine. System Shock was one of the first 3D games that incorporated both storytelling and exploration through audio logs and messages scattered throughout the game world. Players were trapped aboard Citadel Station as they fought to survive against the cyborgs and mutated crew members corrupted by a maniacal A.I. known as SHODAN. The various interactables offered...
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Tomorrow morning, the long-awaited Bioshock Infinite will launch. Unlike the previous Bioshock titles, which focused on the doomed undersea city of Rapture, the new game takes place decades earlier -- and in the sky. In Bioshock Infinite, you play as Booker DeWitt, a former agent of the non-fictional Pinkerton Detective Agency. You're tasked with rescuing a young woman aboard the floating-air city Columbia. The game is set in 1912, rather than Rapture's late 1950s, which gives the product a definite steampunk motif. Early previews and reviews have all been excellent, with multiple sources praising the art, plot, and gameplay. Players who prefer a particularly tough challenge may enjoy the game's...
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