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BioShock 4 Reportedly Getting a Narrative Overhaul Amid Development Struggles
NO LOC, AUG 1 – BioShock 4 failed an internal review due to narrative issues, prompting leadership changes and a story overhaul as 2K Games aims to improve the project before release.
- 2K Games is overhauling development of BioShock 4 after the game failed a publisher review focused on its narrative weaknesses.
- The overhaul follows a decade-long development period at Cloud Chamber studio, with leadership changes including the removal of Kelley Gilmore as head.
- In 2022, Liz Albl, who previously worked on Ghost of Tsushima, was appointed as the narrative lead, while Hogarth de la Plante was moved from his role leading creative direction to a position within publishing.
- 2K Games affirmed its strong dedication to producing a BioShock title that surpasses fans’ high expectations, emphasizing their ongoing efforts to secure the franchise’s successful future.
- The narrative overhaul and management shifts imply the new BioShock will face continued delays before release, extending the franchise's hiatus since 2013’s BioShock Infinite.
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NewsGaming.net Bioshock 4 would encounter difficulties and a remake of the first would have been canceled in-house Blowout, we learn a good and bad news about one of the most important licenses of the late 2000s. The good news is that Bioshock 4 is still alive. The bad news is that we can't really say that the development is going smoothly. At least this is the situation at Cloud Chamber and 2K Games according to Bloomberg. There would even have…
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