System Shock 3 leaks ahead of official reveal

We were supposed to hear about System Shock 3 in a few days, but it looks like someone pulled the trigger a little too quickly.

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Otherside Entertainment has launched a website with a countdown clock that’s set to reveal its upcoming project, although eagle-eyed fans have figured out we’ll soon be learning about System Shock 3.

As of this writing, the timer is set for five days from now. Once the timer reaches its end, Otherside will reveal the game they’re currently teasing. The website shows two S’s, although the page that’s supposed to unveil System Shock 3 was prematurely set live.

It’s been over a decade since System Shock 2 was released on the PC, so to hear a new entry in the iconic cyberpunk-shooter series is in development will make many fans really happy. Best of all, Otherside Entertainment is comprised of several members of System Shock’s original development team, Looking Glass, which means we should expect an authentic sequel in the coming months.

Even though it was 1999 when System Shock 2 was released, the original System Shock recently received an enhanced edition back in September. Hopefully its sequel will also receive an enhanced edition so those looking forward to System Shock 3 can experience the original games on their current PCs.

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    December 8, 2015 6:34 AM

    Daniel Perez posted a new article, System Shock 3 leaks ahead of official reveal

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      December 8, 2015 6:36 AM

      Whoa.

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      December 8, 2015 6:37 AM

      !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Ziz legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      December 8, 2015 6:43 AM

      Half-Life 3 Confirmed!

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        December 8, 2015 6:47 AM

        At this point I think I'd rather have SS3 over HL3.

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          December 8, 2015 8:06 AM

          There's never a point where that wouldn't have been the case for me.

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        December 8, 2015 1:58 PM

        SS3 is my Half-Life 3.

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      December 8, 2015 6:49 AM

      VR support, please.

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      December 8, 2015 6:52 AM

      Ugh. Another BioShock spinoff?

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      December 8, 2015 6:53 AM

      Interesting that its the devs that are doing the new Underworld

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      December 8, 2015 6:57 AM

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      December 8, 2015 7:15 AM

      Yes! Best surprise of the day.

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      December 8, 2015 7:51 AM

      I must not allow myself to get too excited. SS2 is one of my favorite games of all time ... Gah, I'd almost rather they didn't make it :(

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        December 8, 2015 8:04 AM

        Yeah, me too. I heard that there are lots of ex-Looking Glass people behind this, but these kind of comebacks usually don't end well.

        After Master of Orion 3 I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to love again.

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        December 8, 2015 8:10 AM

        Screw it man, if it's awesome it's awesome, if it sucks it might as well not exist anyway!!!

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      December 8, 2015 8:04 AM

      Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo9ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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      December 8, 2015 8:06 AM

      i never finished 2 i could NOT get it to run right. and that was years after it came out.

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      December 8, 2015 8:14 AM

      episodic free-to-play with moba elements

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        December 8, 2015 2:33 PM

        Don't forget base building!

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        December 8, 2015 4:22 PM

        To gain advanced armor, please like and share links to System Shock 3 on Facebook, youtube, twitter, and twitch.

        Please kill cleaner bots that now have plasma guns grafted to them and acquire 15 circuit boards. (Cleaner bot circuit board drop rate is only 1% el oh el)

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      December 8, 2015 9:03 AM

      Wooot! I can't wait to be called a pathetic insect again!

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      December 8, 2015 9:44 AM

      Look, even though I read somewhere that the ending of SS2 was some-kind of mistake (I think that's bullshit).
      I'm glad they are continuing the series and they really should continue right from where they left off.
      I'm on board. I miss SHODAN a - lot.
      There hasn't been an antagonist quite like her forever.

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      December 8, 2015 11:58 AM

      YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome news.

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      December 8, 2015 12:39 PM

      I am cautiously interested.

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      December 8, 2015 12:49 PM

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      December 8, 2015 1:50 PM

      Don't fuck this up.

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      December 8, 2015 1:58 PM

      So Kevn Levine isn't involved in this right? He's still at Take Two?

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        December 8, 2015 1:58 PM

        lol *Ken

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        December 8, 2015 3:56 PM

        Ken is working on some other project with a small team at take2

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        December 9, 2015 12:35 AM

        Thank the fkin lord he isn't.

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      December 8, 2015 2:00 PM

      I read this at lunch and nearly freaked out. I totally did a double-fisted "BOOYAH!" loud enough to gather looks. Embarrassment was totally worth it.

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      December 8, 2015 2:44 PM

      waiitttt WHAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

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      December 8, 2015 3:02 PM

      Been dreading this day. About as much as Freespace 3 being announced.

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      December 8, 2015 3:15 PM

      Awesome! Bringing the franchise back to its creators. Fuck anybody who whines about that.

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      December 8, 2015 3:25 PM

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        December 8, 2015 4:07 PM

        System Shock 1 is being remade by Night Dive Studios. They own the IP. Presumably they are licensing out the rights to OtherSide Entertainment.

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        December 8, 2015 6:00 PM

        Do you want it to given SS2?

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      December 8, 2015 11:19 PM

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      December 9, 2015 12:54 AM

      OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

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