According to VGC sources, the studio responsible for this third installment was suffering serious vicissitudes in the development of the game.
The return of this saga is not being easy. System Shock 3 was announced in 2017, but along the way they have had to deal with quite a few setbacks. The OtherSide Entertainment studio, according to sources from VGC and Eurogamer, has faced numerous problems in the development of this third installment. In addition to all this, the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been spreading throughout the world. In this sense, those responsible for the project have manifested themselves through a statement, in which they have claimed that they are still alive.
Walter Somol of OtherSide has posted an update on the studio forums to report that they are working remotely. At the same time, it has revealed that they have developed a new concept developed on the Unreal Engine 4 graphics engine, which he says is working very well. "We're still here," says Somol. “We are working remotely right now, problem like many of you. Our new concept is going very well and we are really excited about it. We have a great and distinctive artistic style ”, not to mention“ gameplay ”, all articulated“ in Unreal Engine 4 ”. At the moment, they cannot give more details about it.
It is not clear if it is System Shock 3
It should be noted that Somol has not mentioned the name of System Shock 3 at any time, so it is unknown at what point in its development it is. Since it was announced, it has not been officially confirmed that the project was officially stopped. However, VGC published that there had been layoffs within the team, mainly related to the work done in this title.
Starbreeze, who owned the rights until she sold them back to the studio, has also had to fight her own battles. The failure of Overkill's The Walking Dead, coupled with other problems related to the company's management, were about to bankrupt the company.
Source | Gaming Bolt
