He still has a few months left of his tenure at the University of Texas in Austin but he's already working part-time on designing the new game. Now the man whose credits include Deus Ex, Ultima Underworld and the original System Shockis starting work on System Shock 3 for OtherSide Entertainment. A release date for System Shock 3 is not yet known.Warren Spector has spent the last few few years in academia, teaching game design. Newcomers to the series will want to seek out an upcoming remake of the original System Shock, which is due to launch in 2017. Series devotees can also expect to see the protagonists from System Shock and its sequel return for System Shock 3, and Spector teases that “we’re going to tell their story.” “Rebecca Sutton is going to appear in this game, for sure.” “We are going to be picking up all of the loose threads of System Shock 2,” he said. System Shock 2 ended with Shodan assuming a human form named Rebecca Sutton, and Spector assures longtime fans that System Shock 3 will pick up immediately after the previous game’s cliffhanger ending. “So we’re going to be exploring the idea of a super intelligence and what would motivate a super intelligent AI.” “We never explained why she wants to destroy humanity,” Spector said. System Shock 3 will explore the reasoning behind Shodan’s desire to exterminate the human race, following storyline events featured in the original System Shock. I expect it will infuriate some people but definitely get people talking.” has been working on our version of Shodan, which is going to be interesting and different from what people expect. Spector continued: “She’ll be at the center of the game, but I also want to put her through some changes. “That’s the beauty of System Shock 3 nobody else has Shodan.” “Shodan is the heart and soul of System Shock games,” he said. Players may not recognize her new form, however, as Spector plans to “put her through some changes.” Speaking to Polygon, Spector assured fans that rogue artificial intelligence Shodan, who served as the primary antagonist in previous games, will return for System Shock 3.
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