Aug 12 2019
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System Shock 2 is a beloved classic, a fascinating tangle of shooter, survival horror, and role-playing systems that…
Aug 12 2019
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An improved version of System Shock 2 is in the works. Nightdive Studios, which is currently working on remastering the first System Shock, announced it’s also working on System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition during a Twitch stream last night celebrating the game’s 20th anniversary.
May 5 2015
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Should I care about Solarix? Yes and no. I really love what Solarix tries to achieve—a new game in the mold of the…
Mar 11 2015
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There are few games with more loyal followings than System Shock 2, Ken Levine's classic sci-fi horror game. System…
Jan 13 2015
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Classic PC RPG System Shock 2, without which there would be no BioShock series, was released in 1999. It never got…
Dec 19 2014
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"It's chess meets Hamlet. Okay, maybe not Hamlet. But it's a start." Ken Levine, of BioShock and System Shock 2 fame, wrote an interesting review of Shadow of Mordor this week in which he praises its novel ability to tell stories that players "build for themselves simply by playing the game." Read it over at Matter.
Dec 15 2014
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There's a horrifying scene PC gamers of a certain generation will never forget. It takes place midway through System…
Aug 11 2014
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Before there was BioShock, there was System Shock 2. The first full title produced by Irrational Games when it was…
May 29 2014
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Playing System Shock 2 is a frightening experience, and no moment is quite as shocking as seeing the face of the…
Apr 17 2014
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Who would've guessed that this is what the Little Sisters in BioShock started out as? Eurogamer just published a thorough report on the origins of the seminal first person shooter that's worth a close read.
Mar 26 2013
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Back in January of last year, Irrational Games announced that BioShock Infinite would have a hardcore 1999 Mode,…
Feb 13 2013
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Sep 25 2012
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Surprise! Out of almost thin air, a pair of unofficial patches have been released for PC classics System Shock 2 and …
Jan 19 2012
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Today's gamers crave choice. Choice in how they progress through a game; choice on how they develop their character.…
Oct 25 2011
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Some of gaming's most cunning foes have been computers. Think GlaDOS from Portal, or Shodan from System Shock 2. At…
Jul 14 2010
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Irrational Games, creators of BioShock, uncovered a long-lost treasure the other day: a sketchbook, full of concept…
Jun 1 2010
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Totally subjective question, of course, but movie mag Empire decided to try and answer anyway, its writers nutting…
Jan 30 2010
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Widely acclaimed when it released in 1999, System Shock 2's cinematic conclusion nonetheless disappointed Irrational…
Jun 24 2008
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BioShock was a big hit. But, the way lead programmer Chris Kline sees it, the game should've been a MISERABLE…