OtherSide Entertainment
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Website | otherside-e.com |
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OtherSide Entertainment, Inc. is an American
History
Prior to OtherSide, Paul Neurath had been a
In February 2016,
Hasbro revealed at its February 2021 Investor Event that it was working with the studio in the "longer term".[7][8] In March 2022, Spector stated that the studio was working on a Dungeons & Dragons game with Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast.[9][10] Jason Schreier, Bloomberg News, commented that the cancellation of multiple unnamed video game projects by Wizards of the Coast in January 2023 led to a small layoff at the company and that "the reorganization will land hard for several independent studios such as Boston-based OtherSide Entertainment and Bellevue, Washington-based Hidden Path Entertainment, both of which were working on games for Wizards of the Coast".[11][12]
Games
OtherSide was founded initially to create a sequel to
In December 2015, OtherSide announced that it was also working on
In May 2020, OtherSide confirmed that Tencent obtained the rights to develop future System Shock titles.[16] However, Spector affirmed that OtherSide is still involved in its development alongside Tencent.[17]
In March 2022, Spector stated that System Shock 3 is not being developed by OtherSide. It remains to be seen if the game is canceled. They also confirmed that they are working on a new IP. In November 2022, the name of the IP was revealed as Argos: Riders on the Storm.
In January 2023, It was reported a Dungeons and Dragons game being developed by OtherSide was canceled.[18][19]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) |
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2016 | Underworld Overlord | Android | OtherSide Entertainment |
2018 | Underworld Ascendant | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows | 505 Games |
TBA | Argos: Riders on the Storm [20] | TBA | TBA |
TBA | Thick as Thieves [21] | TBA | TBA |
References
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (July 1, 2014). "New Underworld Game in the Works for PC, Dev Promises Not to "Mess With" Original Formula". GameSpot. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Hester, Blake (April 13, 2016). "Watch First Trailer for Warren Spector's 'Underworld Ascendant'". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Peckham, Matt (July 1, 2014). "There's a New Underworld Game in Town, but It's Not an Ultima". Time. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (February 17, 2016). "Warren Spector joins OtherSide Entertainment for Underworld Ascendant, System Shock 3". Polygon. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Says, Akeashar (September 26, 2021). "Wizards Of The Coast's New Studio Is Hiring For Its AAA G.I. Joe Game". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ "Edited Transcript HAS.OQ - Hasbro Inc Investor Event 2021". Hasbro. February 25, 2021. p. 12. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ "How Warren Spector got back to making his latest game". VentureBeat. March 12, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ Macgregor, Jody (March 13, 2022). "Warren Spector confirms Otherside last worked on System Shock 3 in 2019, and that 'NFTs are ridiculous'". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ Schreier, Jason (January 3, 2023). "Hasbro's Wizards of the Coast Cancels Video Game Projects". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ Schreier, Jason (January 3, 2023). "Hasbro's Wizards of the Coast Cancels Video Game Projects". BNN Bloomberg. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (July 1, 2014). "Paul Neurath's OtherSide Entertainment game studio revives the Underworld franchise — without the Ultima name". VentureBeat. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Frank, Allegra (December 14, 2015). "System Shock 3 is officially happening". Polygon. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Tarason, Dominic (February 11, 2019). "System Shock 3 returns to OtherSide after Starbreeze sell publishing rights". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Tencent is now in charge of System Shock 3". TechSpot. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Warren Spector studio says it's 'still involved' with System Shock 3 after Tencent swoop". VGC. June 2, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ https://wccftech.com/wizards-of-the-coast-reportedly-cancels-at-least-5-games-including-2-dd-titles-from-hidden-path-otherside/
- ^ "Wizards of the Coast reportedly cancels "at least" five games". Games Industry. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Our Games".
- ^ "Our Games".