Bioshock creator Ken Levine has recently confirmed that his next project, which is being developed by Ghost Story Games, Judas, will not have a modern gaming trend that most players seem to loath.
According to Levine, during a deep dive interview with Nightdive Studios, Judas will not feature any online components or live service elements, with Levine saying: "we're not gonna push any of that stuff on you" (via Eurogamer). Levine continued his statement, cementing his stance on Judas' release strategy, saying: "You buy the game and you get the whole thing. There's no online component. There's no live service, because everything we do is in service of telling the story and transporting the player somewhere."
Levine also went on to praise the leadership of Ghost Studio Games for allowing Judas to just be a single-player, offline experience. He stated: "This is no diss on any developers who have done that, because look, games are expensive to make, and we're very fortunate to work at a company where they believe in us enough..."
Judas is a first-person action-adventure game and is a spiritual successor to the Bioshock franchise. The game features combat very similar to Bioshock, with a focus...