BioShock 4, a new installment of the retrofuturistic video game series from creator Ken Levine that is best known for its epic worlds, including the underwater city of Rapture that was first introduced in the original 2007 title, may feature a HUD and UI that is only partially inspired by the ones that were featured in the past games, according to a screenshot that has been leaked online, one that teases what appears to be a more minimal design approach, including what is apparently one of the game’s new weapons, a Ricochet Shotgun. Cloud Chamber, a new internal studio at 2K, revealed that it was developing a fourth BioShock title years ago, in December 2019.
From a report:
- “…do expect things to change from this release (especially since this is an early build).”
- “The image comes from a 2K Visual Effects Artist, but for the sake of privacy (and we don’t want the person getting fired), we are refraining from naming or linking their online profile.”
- “The image…is from an early demo build of the game featured in a 2021 showcase reel, and you can see the ‘Parkside’ codename in it.”
- “It takes place in a 1960s Antarctic city called Borealis. [The game’s] codenamed ‘Parkside’… I’ve been told that the development team has incredible latitude to get it right.”
The leaked image, showing what may or may not be BioShock 4’s final HUD:
A trailer for BioShock Infinite, the most recent game in the series:
Game description:
Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia. Forced to trust one another, Booker and Elizabeth form a powerful bond during their daring escape. Together, they learn to harness an expanding arsenal of weapons and abilities, as they fight on zeppelins in the clouds, along high-speed Sky-Lines, and down in the streets of Columbia, all while surviving the threats of the air-city and uncovering its dark secret.