The Informal Synthetic Orchestra has shared a video, showcasing one hour of gameplay footage from an unofficial port of System Shock 2 in Unreal Engine 5. By using Unreal Engine 5, System Shock 2 can now take advantage of its Lumen tech. As such, there isn’t any baking of lightmaps or manually placed lighting. Instead, the game now uses emissive materials, global/indirect illumination and bounce lighting. Continue reading Here is an hour of gameplay from an unofficial port of System Shock 2 in Unreal Engine 5
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Sledgehammer Games’ environment artist creates a beautiful System Shock 2-inspired Shodan scene in Unreal Engine 4
Sami Bashir, environment artist at Sledgehammer Games, has shared some beautiful screenshots from a side project he’s been working on. This scene shows Shodan from System Shock 2 being recreated in Epic’s latest engine, Unreal Engine 4. Continue reading Sledgehammer Games’ environment artist creates a beautiful System Shock 2-inspired Shodan scene in Unreal Engine 4
System Shock 2 has just received a new patch with various improvements and modernisations
Now here is a pleasant surprise. Night Dive Studios has released a new patch for System Shock 2 that comes with various improvements and modernisations, as well as some fixes. This patch is only available for the Windows version of the game, however Mac and Linux will receive it really soon. Continue reading System Shock 2 has just received a new patch with various improvements and modernisations
GOG Summer Sale 2016 is a go, System Shock 2 offered for free
GOG has launched its Summer Sale 2016, offering a huge amount of games with great discounts. Moreover, GOG is offering – for a limited time – System Shock 2 for free. Yeap, you read that right; you can go ahead and download for free this classic FPS/RPG hybrid. Continue reading GOG Summer Sale 2016 is a go, System Shock 2 offered for free
System Shock 2 Is Now Available on Linux
Night Dive Studios has released a new update for the Steam version of System Shock 2. The new v2.43 patch for Looking Glass Studios’s classic horror title adds support for Linux along with a plethora of fixes. Continue reading System Shock 2 Is Now Available on Linux
This Mind-blowing Video Shows How Amazing A New System Shock Game Could Look Like In CRYENGINE
A couple of months ago, we informed you about a fan-made project that was based on System Shock 2 and powered by CRYENGINE. Created by Polycount member ‘Mr Smo’, this project is now being moved over to Unreal Engine 4. However, the artist has released an amazing video from the CRYENGINE version, giving us a glimpse at what a current-gen System Shock game could look like. Enjoy! Continue reading This Mind-blowing Video Shows How Amazing A New System Shock Game Could Look Like In CRYENGINE
Underworld Ascension Announced – New RPG From The Creative Director Of “THIEF” & “System Shock”
OtherSide Entertainment, a new independent games studio, today announced its formation. Fronted by game pioneer Paul Neurath, OtherSide Entertainment revealed that its first title, Underworld Ascension, will mark the return of the groundbreaking and long fallow Underworld franchise. Continue reading Underworld Ascension Announced – New RPG From The Creative Director Of “THIEF” & “System Shock”
Here Is What System Shock 2 Could Look Like In CRYENGINE
System Shock 2 is one of the classiest FPS/RPG hybrids. Created by Looking Glass and Irrational Studios, this masterpiece made us fall in love with Shodan, featured a big twist regarding the entity helping the player, and was one of the few games sporting action role-playing and survival horror elements in a first person shooter. Continue reading Here Is What System Shock 2 Could Look Like In CRYENGINE