Warren Spector, producer of the original System Shock, endorsed the project, stating “The announcement of the System Shock update from Nightdive apparent that not only do people remember, they care very deeply about it.

The System Shock remake is also gaining attention from within the industry. Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick thanked the fans in an update on the Kickstarter page: “There’s no possible way I could convey how grateful the Nightdive team is to the 14,000+ backers who put their trust in us – we’re having a lot of fun remaking System Shock and we owe it all to you!” The studio’s currently focusing on stretch goals for the title which include localization, updates to the core design, additional locations and more. Looking for something new to get stuck into while you wait? Here are the best PC games right now.Nightdive Studios’ reboot/remake of classic FPS/RPG System Shock is fully funded.īolstered by a very impressive demo, the Kickstarter is garnering enough support from fans to successfully fund their campaign, earning (as of writing) over $953,000 in pledges by over 15,000 backers, with 17 days left to go. Nightdive Studios is also re-releasing System Shock 2, too. However, Nightdive Studios' CEO Stephen Kick subsequently confirmed on Twitter that Nightdive still owned the System Shock franchise and IP itself.

The clip shows one developer using the motion controls on a Valve Index VR joystick to attack one of the game's iconic Blue Monkeys with a wrench.Īs for the beleaguered third installment of the franchise? Our last update was in May 2020, when System Shock 3 developer OtherSide Entertainment announced that publishing giant Tencent 'will be taking the System Shock franchise forward'.Īs we reported at the time, while OtherSide's announcement was vague, many assumed this meant a total buyout. ICYMI, System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition will include VR support, as Nightdive recently confirmed with a brief clip of VR gameplay. Pre-orderers will also be able to play the game's 'final demo', too. However, pre-orders for System Shock are now live, and 'anyone who pre-orders System Shock remake will receive System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition for free and all Kickstarter/Backerkit backers who backed at the $30 level or higher will also be receiving SS2:EE for free,' the developer said.

There's still no specific release date for the remake, and it's still marked as summer 2021 (that's Q3 for those of you in the southern hemisphere) on Steam.

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