System Shock creator Warren Spector is now part of the System Shock 3 dev team

System Shock 3 from OtherSide Entertainment just got a lot more interesting with news that Warren Spector – director of System Shock, Deus Ex, Ultima – is to take on the full time position of OtherSide Studio Director from June.

I’ve re-entered the world of game development. Part-time until June then full time with OtherSide Entertainment. First up, System Shock 3!

— Warren Spector (@Warren_Spector) February 17, 2016

Spector has acted as a Creative Advisor to OtherSide since the studio’s inception, but will return full time to the games industry in June following the end of this semester’s classes at UT Austin. He will continue to help in a creative capacity on Underworld Ascendant, before leading the team working on System Shock 3.

OtherSide founder Paul Neurath and many of the current team worked with Spector on the original Ultima Underworld games, Thief: The Dark Project, and System Shock.

“I’m delighted to have Warren stepping up into a director role at OtherSide and helping lead the charge with our innovative approach to gaming,” said Neurath. “I can think of no one better suited to take on this creative challenge. Warren has changed the industry before and will do so again.”

“I’ve loved working with students as Director of the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy in the University of Texas’ Moody College of Communication,” said Spector. “But when the opportunity to have a bigger role in bringing Underworld Ascendant to life, as well as playing in the System Shock universe once again, helping to bring these games to a 21st century audience, I just couldn’t say no.

“Working on System Shock was one of the most fulfilling things I’ve done in my career and it’s hard to describe how much I’m looking forward to sharing with players what SHODAN has been up to since the last game was released.”

Development of System Shock 3 will “accelerate this year under Warren’s direction,” OtherSide says.

Source: OtherSide Entertainment