I stumbled across a job posting recently, and noticed 2K's hiring for a new FPS, helmed by a new team. Exciting news!
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2K's Creating a New Team to Work on an FPS.
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Kenzodielocke
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Ken Levine said yesterday on twitter that his next game is also a first person single player game.
Ken Levine's studio is called Ghost Story Games, it's based in Boston and has been around for a while. This new team appears to be based in Novato at 2K's HQ.
According to a different job posting, Ken's game is an immersive sim.
Funyarinpa
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New, more complex Bioshock baby, let's go.
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Sad Affleck
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I'm cautiously pessimistic.
Rap2thaMoon
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Wait ... it's the Darkness 3 isn't it?
Is it finally happening?
Is it finally happening?
Sad Affleck
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I'd like that but chances are incredibly slim.
Bits N Pieces
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GamePlay Johnny
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I would be willing to bet good money that this is an online-based game like Destiny or Overwatch. It could be Borderlands 3, because the last game sold great, but it will be game as a service type deal.
Evolve and Battleborn were created under Christoph Hartmann's watch. He departed 2K back in May, and now there's a new dude in charge, David Ismailer, so I would expect some changes from 2K.
Glass Rebel
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Always up for trying and playing new FPS but I cant remember the last 2K FPS I enjoyed. BioShock 2 maybe?
Well, thanks for planting that dream into my head.
Talk about an eerie coincidence. I was mulling over creating a Darkness games retrospective thread
SallyIsNow
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PartTimeWarrior
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So you're saying 2K is doing a worked shoot
Damn Silly
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Interesting. Away from the game itself whatever it may be, I hope they live up to avoiding the "gross tech culture trappings" they mention.
Finally, a wrestling game where I can SHOOOOOT.
Finally, a wrestling game where I can SHOOOOOT.
Will we ever hear something new about his game, I'm so ready for a new Ken game.
Triggerhappytel
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I doubt it. It seems very unlikely that 2K will be co-developing that. They'll probably fund it but Gearbox will be doing all the work.
I would like this. I had a lot of issues with Infinite, but I'd like the series to continue. Seems odd if they've really waited over 4 years to start work on a sequel though.
I don't agree. Neither Overwatch nor Battlefront brought anything new to the table and yet both were massively successful. Similarly you have Battlefield Hardline which was part of a huge IP that didn't do particularly well.
That would be awesome, but I really don't see it happening. I don't think The Darkness 2 was especially successful.
DeceptiveAlarm
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100 player giant map submission only. Sign me up.
jim2point0
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funkystudent
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A new AAA studio in this day sure is Bioshocking news
So let's see it's either a battle royal game, a hero shooter or some destiny/division mmo-fps hybrid. But what it isn't for sure is the Darkness 3... which saddens me to no ends.... oh wait unless it's a darkness battle roy-
Did I mention how painful this industry is sometimes
Did I mention how painful this industry is sometimes
The fact that opening boxes of loot is a key component of the series' gameplay loop has me very curious about how in-game monetisation will be handled in 3.
CriterionDog
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Is anyone else kind of getting burnt out on FPSs?
Ill gladly be proven wrong, as I absolutely adored RE7, but it seems like every game now adays has to be first person or have a gun.
Maybe its just me.
I wish 2K the best of luck with their new FPS.
Ill gladly be proven wrong, as I absolutely adored RE7, but it seems like every game now adays has to be first person or have a gun.
Maybe its just me.
I wish 2K the best of luck with their new FPS.
Adam Tyner
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valkillmore
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It's fucking Evolve 2 isn't it.
Would rather it be based on an 80s action franchise or something. If it's a smallish team, maybe something that starts out smaller but is expanded if successful. And they say they have unbridled ambition.
Who currently holds the Timesplitters IP?
Would rather it be based on an 80s action franchise or something. If it's a smallish team, maybe something that starts out smaller but is expanded if successful. And they say they have unbridled ambition.
Who currently holds the Timesplitters IP?
Vinterbird
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I assume this is the new Bioshock team considering 2K saying they still see that as a relevant franchise in their portfolio.
Come to think of it, Evolve is probably one of the IPs that would benefit most from copying PUBG.
Valthael
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We can dream.
Glass Rebel
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BriareosGAF
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FWIW I (as someone who would be a target for this ad) also read this as a thrust at quality of life; the "you live at the office, we feed you all your meals, everyone hangs out and drinks after work" etc. bullshit that has accompanied the Ycombinator exit-or-bust atmosphere of the last decade.
Didnt Crytek pick that up at some point before downsizing?
valkillmore
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Wow, imagine that, would be incredible! In and out of different buildings, huge desolate swaths of the ocean floor peppered with abandoned buildings, etc.