Publisher 2K will reveal the next iteration in one of its “biggest and most beloved franchises” at Summer Game Fest on Friday, June 7, it’s been revealed.
While no hint was offered as to which franchise the announcement could be related to, 2K has previously confirmed it’s working on new entries in its BioShock and Mafia franchises.
Developer Hangar 13 confirmed last year that a new Mafia game is in development, but claimed that it was “a few years away” from release. More recently, it was claimed that 2K is gearing up for an announcement related to Mafia.
Meanwhile, 2K announced in December 2019 that work had begun on a new entry in the BioShock franchise and that it would be in development “for the next several years”.
Jonathan Pelling, who was a designer on the original BioShock, as well as creative director at the 2K Australia team responsible for Infinite’s floating world of Columbia, is design director for the new BioShock.
The game’s creative director is Hoagy de la Plante, who was involved in the original BioShock across multiple disciplines including level design, environment art and programming.
Scott Sinclair, the art director of the original BioShock and BioShock Infinite, is also working on BioShock 4.