In a report from MP1st, a new image from Bioshock 4 was released by an anonymous 2K Visual Effects Artist. The image is reportedly from an early demo build of the game that was featured in a 2021 showcase reel and is seemingly codenamed “Parkside”. The image shows a first look of a Shotgun called the Ricochet Shotgun, the UI also shows that the game may have three weapon slots, along with a return of abilities but no meters for Plasmid or Vigor, seen in other games. An Hourglass and stopwatch symbols on the UI also suggest that the player may give some time-based abilities. According to older reports, the game takes place in a 1960s Antarctic city called Borealis.
Bioshock Senior cinematic designer Jeff Spoonhower recently took to LinkedIn to announce that developer Cloud Chamber is now “ramping up” and looking to hire several new employees across a variety of disciplines. “The BioShock team at 2K Cloud Chamber is ramping up!” He said. “We have many positions open across a variety of disciplines including art, animation, engineering, design, narrative, and production. Back in 2020, Take Two announced that the next Bioshock game “will be in development for the next several years.” Additional details have yet to be revealed but according to several job listings related to the title, the game is being developed on Unreal Engine 4 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Details on the latest game in the series:
Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia. Forced to trust one another, Booker and Elizabeth form a powerful bond during their daring escape. Together, they learn to harness an expanding arsenal of weapons and abilities, as they fight on zeppelins in the clouds, along high-speed Sky-Lines, and down in the streets of Columbia, all while surviving the threats of the air-city and uncovering its dark secret.
Key Features
The City in the Sky – Leave the depths of Rapture to soar among the clouds of Columbia. A technological marvel, the flying city is a beautiful and vibrant world that holds a very dark secret.
Unlikely Mission – Set in 1912, hired gun Booker DeWitt must rescue a mysterious girl from the sky-city of Columbia or never leave it alive.
Whip, Zip, and Kill – Turn the city’s Sky-Lines into weaponized roller coasters as you zip through the flying city and dish out fatal hands-on punishment.
Tear Through Time – Open Tears in time and space to shape the battlefield and turn the tide in combat by pulling weapons, turrets, and other resources out of thin air.
Vigorous Powers – Throw explosive fireballs, shoot lightning, and release murders of crows as devastatingly powerful Vigors surge through your body to be unleashed against all that oppose you.
Custom Combat Experience – With deadly weapons in one hand, powerful Vigors in the other, and the ability to open Tears in time and space, fight your own way through the floating city of Columbia to rescue Elizabeth and reach freedom.
1999 Mode – Upon finishing BioShock Infinite, the player can unlock a game mode called “1999 Mode” that gives experienced players a taste of the kind of design and balance that hardcore gamers enjoyed back in the 20th century.
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