The game takes place on board a starship in a cyberpunk depiction of 2114. The alterations were made when Electronic Artswho owned the System Shock franchise rightssigned on as publisher. Stay tuned to GameSpot for more on BioShock and any future System Shock titles as details become available. Originally intended to be a standalone title, its story was changed during production into a sequel to the 1994 game System Shock. The System Shock name has been in the news a bit lately as Irrational Games, developer of the classic System Shock 2, was purchased by Take-Two Interactive, which recently registered a trademark for BioShock, Irrational's "spiritual successor" to the System Shock franchise. System Shock 2 is a 1999 action role-playing survival horror video game designed by Ken Levine and co-developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios.
Interestingly enough, it also made note that the trademark was to apply to "a computer game that may be accessed network-wide by network users," or "an online computer game accessed and played via mobile and cellular phones and other wireless devices."Īn EA representative was not immediately available for comment as to whether the trademark was a sign that the dormant franchise would soon be awoken, or if it was just a bit of routine upkeep of the company's intellectual property. Take-Two may have locked down the rights to the spiritual successor of System Shock, but Electronic Arts is making sure the original franchise stays put.Įlectronic Arts registered a trademark last month on the title "System Shock" for use in video games. Everything you need to know about System Shock 2, including who made System Shock 2 and published it, when System Shock 2 was.
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