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Recent content by Kin Corn Karn

  1. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    No, I don't even know any recent information. I got spooked after seeing my posts quoted all over game industry news and kept my head down.
  2. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    Can I come out of my hole now? I didn't expect my posts to go so viral.
  3. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    I can't be any more specific without violating my NDA.
  4. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    That's not something I can do, but it wouldn't hurt to ask for an update on the official forums.
  5. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    I don't actually know what's going on, but the team is no longer employed there.
  6. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    The only reason I'm posting is because I saw so much confusion about the state of the company and the project I thought some first person information would be welcome. I never suggested we were halfway done, core systems are a great foundation for a game but most of the work is content...
  7. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    It wasn't complete enough that it could be handed off without any engineering support, and everyone on the content side is no longer with the studio.
  8. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    The in-game scenes showed real gameplay, we didn't even have any cut scenes. Core systems were nearly done. What we were way behind on was content.
  9. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    There's a lot of criticism of Warren here that I don't think is very fair. He was the most visible face of the team so I imagine it's natural to assign him blame, but if anything we needed more of his direct involvement. The team had a lot of strong personalities and he was mostly hands-off. In...
  10. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    I don't know what's going on there right now. Maybe they found a publisher who insisted the project be transferred to a new team. Maybe Warren and Paul will succeed at fundraising and give the game a budget to reach the finish line. I wouldn't bet money on it releasing, though.
  11. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    Warren kept promising us a play test to give Boston feedback, but for whatever reason it never happened, so most of us didn't play it until it launched. We were horrified. Not only was it a financial loss for the company, the damage to our reputation was irreversible even if Austin had nothing...
  12. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    Not realistic. SS3 was bogged down by problems with Unity. If the project had started today it would probably be fine, but at that time Unity was still exploring and experimenting with AAA fidelity and we paid a heavy price in productivity trying to achieve it. We were also way behind in...
  13. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    It might be down to Paul and Warren fundraising, but it's safe to assume no meaningful development is happening. They're not staffed for it.
  14. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    I honestly have no idea. My best guess is they are still fundraising, holding out hopes to put a team back together. I'm not sure Boston is still staffed.
  15. Kin Corn Karn

    Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

    I'd prefer not to. Bridges are better left unburned.

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