When you’re short of formal announcements about a game, sometimes there are things to be gleaned from its job listings. It's said the person who ultimately gets the job will need to "push the envelope of what is possible with interactive crowd systems".Ĭlues given by more job listings point to a new setting In yet another piece of juicy gossip supplied by a new round of job listings, it appears that Cloud Chamber will be taking BioShock in a different direction this time out, with the developer actively searching for someone "who can weave impactful, character-driven stories in an open world setting."Īnother job listing also points to the upcoming BioShock implementing an "urban crowd system" with a "systemic tribal ecology" backed by a "sometimes hostile AI".
More job listings suggest the next BioShock will be open-world Of course, this remains nothing more than a rumor at the moment and, even if Sony is in talks for exclusivity, there’s no certainty that any deal would be made. According to Baker, he wasn't given many details about the current situation and couldn’t say for certain whether any deal being made would make the game an outright exclusive or a timed exclusive, though he did say he would assume the latter. On an episode of the Xbox Era podcast, host Nick “Shpeshal_Ed” Baker said that he has heard from unnamed sources that Sony is going after BioShock 4 as a PlayStation exclusive. There’s a rumor going around (via ComicBook) that Sony could be pursuing BioShock 4 as a PS5 exclusive in some capacity, whether outright or timed.
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If BioShock 4 is being developed using Epic’s latest, next-gen engine it bodes well for how the game will look as Epic’s recent demo footage of the engine in use on PS5 and Xbox Series X was very impressive. In the ad for a Senior Gameplay Programmer it states that the candidate will “work within Unreal Engine 5 adapting existing systems and building new technology in order to fulfil the project’s technical needs and creative goals.” However, we can’t be sure until something official is announced.Ī recent job listing at Cloud Chamber games, developers of BioShock 4, suggests the team could be developing the game using Epic’s Unreal Engine 5.
Based on that, a 2022 release does seem slightly too soon, especially given the coronavirus pandemic has caused delays for more than a few studios. The last we heard was in a Take-Two financial report in early 2020 which said the next BioShock “will be in development for the next several years“.
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Since the leak took place, 343 Industries has stepped forward to say that a listing for Halo 5 on PC was incorrect and that the game will not come to the platform which is as good a sign as any that many of the games that appeared on the list (or any release dates tied to them) should be taken with a pinch of salt. No confidential game builds or personal information were exposed.” “Nvidia took immediate action to remove access to the list. Inclusion on the list is neither confirmation nor an announcement of any game.
Nvidia told Wccftech: “Nvidia is aware of an unauthorized published game list, with both released and/or speculative titles, used only for internal tracking and testing. There was a major leak from the Nvidia GeForce Now (game streaming service) database in September 2021 and it included a listing for “BioShock 2022”, which could be related to the BioShock game announced in 2019, known for now as BioShock 4.Īddressing the leak, Nvidia issued a statement to confirm that while the leak was real, the inclusion of any game on it doesn’t mean anything.