Former "Diablo 4" lead developer to bring "Bioshock 4" across the finish line

Rod Fergusson is once again working on a "Bioshock" game: The industry veteran from Canada is to bring the development of "Bioshock 4" across the finish line for 2K. Fergusson confirmed his new position in an X-Post.

"I'm returning to 2K to lead a series that is very close to my heart as the new head of the Bioshock franchise," writes Fergusson. "I'll be leading Cloud Chamber and overseeing the development of the next Bioshock game as well as franchise expansions like the Netflix movie currently in development."

Longtime industry veteran

Fergusson has been in the games industry since the 1990s. He started out at Microsoft, where he led the development of "Gears of War". This was followed by positions at Epic Games and Irrational Games, where Fergusson completed the development of "Bioshock Infinite", the third Bioshock installment. Many credited Fergusson with 'saving' the game.

Fergusson last worked at Blizzard in 2020, where he led the development of Diablo 4. As a producer, he also represented the development team to the outside world, often taking part in developer livestreams, for example. Fergusson is therefore not only known behind the scenes, but is also a household name for many game enthusiasts. A few weeks ago, Fergusson announced his departure from Blizzard.

Development of "Bioshock 4" is proceeding slowly

"Bioshock 4" has been in development at 2K studio Cloud Chamber for several years, but there are no details about the game. The fact that Fergusson is now joining the team can be seen as a signal that development is not progressing satisfactorily from 2K's perspective. This was also recently reported by the business magazine Bloomberg.

While Fergusson is joining the studio, several employees will apparently have to leave. This is reported by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier on Bluesky. It is not known how many people are affected by the redundancies.

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