OtherSide Entertainment has just announced that Tencent will now lead the development of System Shock 3. Tencent will be the main team working on it, with OtherSide Entertainment providing additional help.
1/2 We are happy to announce that Tencent will be taking the #SystemShock franchise forward.
— OtherSide Entertainment (@OtherSide_Games) May 20, 2020
As OtherSide noted, it had been challenging to develop System Shock 3 on its own. Thus, the team decided to partner with Tencent in order to complete it.
2/2 As a smaller Indie studio, it had been challenging for us to carry the project on our own. We believe Tencent's deep capabilities and expertise as a leading game company will bring the franchise to new heights.
— OtherSide Entertainment (@OtherSide_Games) May 20, 2020
To be honest, this announcement does not really surprise us. After all, System Shock 3 has been in development hell. In February 2019, we reported that its main team was no longer working on it.
Do note that this won’t affect in any way the development of System Shock Remake. After all, Nightdive is working on that game and not OtherSide. So yeah, Tencent won’t have anything to do with that remake.
System Shock 3 will be a first-person action game in which players are free to play and explore how they want. Players can become hackers, stealth specialists, melee masters, or other classes. Players will also uncover the mysteries of the space ship that’s been taken over by the evil AI, SHODAN.
Stay tuned for more!
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R.I.P. System Shock.
And….is dead for me.
Haha, you know it man. Just like that, a dream deferred.
It’ll now be free for me!
Look at This remember that it “WAS” on GoG. I can guarantee you that within the next 6 months, EPIC SHITSclusive.
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And of course dumbed down to mobile r*tard race
This is SS1 remake from different studio.
Well I’m relieved, I stand corrected.
prepare the ship men, we sail today.
A Hoy Matey… Sails deployed.
Haha, I love you for this comment. ???
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CHINA NUMBA ONE!!!
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Nightdive still owns the franchise. They licensed the IP to OtherSide Entertainment so they could make System Shock 3 and Tencent has only acquired that license to fund the game. This means that Otherside Entertainment ran out of money at some point of the development which is no wonder when you look at their track record.
Also Tencent has funded (and also published) games that are not Epic Store exclusives. If SS3 turns out to be crap people should point their fingers to Otherside Entertainment, they’re the ones messing things since Underworld Ascendant crowdfunding.
I’m not a fan of Tencent but people should get their facts straight before spreading misinformation since it only leads to more unnecessary anger and other idiotism.
Yep, that’s one reason why this site is full of frustrated and angry gamers, but I guess it’s good for them to have atleast one place where they can vent some steam.
I believe System Shock have funding problem hence the Tencent takeover. This will mean the game will become a reality at least just as long as they don’t shove micro-transactions and other shady practice
Yep! Epic or no System Shock at all is the choice.
No micro-transactions ? Tencent HAVE invented this shet !
“we are happy to announce”
are you sure about that?
Imagine having to type that out
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Well done!
Robo?..
LMAO you radioactive piece of trash
Never had any hope for this unlike the Remake, this is just the final nail in the coffin
Another Rune 2 in the making
Yeah its gonna die
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On the up side, I won’t have to pay for this 🙂
Epic, make piracy great again.
A sad to mourn the death of a golden franchise…RIP System Shock!
They can shove this hot pile of sh*t right in their f*cking yellow a**
They can shove this hot pile of sh*t right in their f*cking yellow a$$es