BioShock 4 is definitely happening ‘without question’ says Take-Two boss
After undergoing a change in leadership, Take-Two has confirmed the next BioShock game will be released eventually.
After undergoing a change in leadership, Take-Two has confirmed the next BioShock game will be released eventually.
BioShock 4 was originally announced way back in 2019 and outside of a job listing last year, which suggested development was ramping up, we’ve heard practically nothing since.
However, that changed last week when a Bloomberg report revealed publisher 2K Games had decided to overhaul certain aspects of the sequel and change the leadership at developer Cloud Chamber. This decision, which was later confirmed by the publisher, was made after senior executives said they were unhappy with its progress.
The game’s narrative was highlighted as one area which will be ‘revamped’ in the coming months, although it’s unclear what that means exactly.
Following these changes, Take-Two Interactive, the parent publisher of 2Kand Rockstar Games, discussed BioShock 4’s progress in an interview with IGN, where they promised the sequel will come out ‘without question’.
‘It’s going to come out. That I can say hand on heart, without question,’ Take-Two Interactive CEO, Strauss Zelnick, told the outlet.
If that didn’t qwell your fears around the sequel’s tumultuous development, Zelnick offered some more words of encouragement.
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‘We don’t talk about how long our development cycles are,’ he added. ‘We have had some ups and downs along the way. That is accurate. And we have had changes in studio leadership.
‘That said, we have very big shoes to fill on BioShock because of the legacy of Ken Levine, the legacy of what has gone before, which has been so successful. And we need to make sure that this experience is true to the BioShock DNA on the one hand, and a massive step forward on the other hand. That’s always challenging. We think we’re up to the challenge, but it has not been seamless.’
While BioShock 4 does have a lot to live up to, it’s not an encouraging sign that we’ve seen nothing from the sequel after six years – even if it does eventually come out.
Previous rumours suggested the game is based in Antarctica, with a plot loosely inspired by H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine, but even if that was true at the time, that’s not necessarily the case now.
After the original Bloomberg report, 2K Games issued a statement: ‘We are working hard to set BioShock up for the best possible future. Right now, we have a good game, but we are committed to delivering a great one. We are working closely with leadership at the studio to define this path.’
The last game in the series was 2013’s BioShock Infinite. A remake of the original game is rumoured to be in development, and Netflix is working on a film adaptation.
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