Looking for something new to get stuck into while you wait? Here are the best PC games right now. 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.

The System Shock video, below, includes plenty of skulking about in the Research level of. ICYMI, System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition will include VR support, as Nightdive recently confirmed with a brief clip of VR gameplay. 22 comments Nightdive Studios has published seven minutes of gameplay of its System Shock remake. 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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