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Title: Former Gears of War and Diablo head Rod Fergusson is now in charge of
BioShock
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:56:30 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/former-gears-...
Rod Fergusson, the head of the Diablo franchise for the last five years, is
joining 2K Games to lead up the BioShock franchise. This is happening just a
couple of weeks after Fergusson announced he was leaving Blizzard. He was
also the studio head at Coalition once upon a time, where he oversaw the
Gears of War franchise.
Fergusson wrote on X that he will be "overseeing development of the next
BioShock game" and will even have a say in that upcoming film adaptation for
Netflix. The franchise is in dire need of a new steward, as it was reported
earlier this month that 2K executives were unhappy with the direction of the
upcoming sequel. The newly-hired franchise head says that he is "deeply
grateful for the work done so far" and that he's "committed to building a
BioShock game weΓÇÖll be proud of."
Would you kindly allow me to share some news?
Some of you guessed it, IΓÇÖm returning to 2K to lead a series that means a
lot to me as the new Head of the BioShock Franchise. IΓÇÖll be heading up
Cloud Chamber and overseeing development of the next BioShock game, along
with…
ΓÇö Rod Fergusson (@RodFergusson) August 19, 2025
The fourth BioShock isn't the only game in the series that has faced some
serious hurdles. Recent reporting has indicated that a remake of the original
game was shelved by 2K earlier this year. This remaster was set to support
modern frame rates and higher resolutions than the original title.
In other words, there's a lot riding on this upcoming sequel. BioShock
Infinite is over 12 years old at this point and the franchise has been mostly
dormant in that time. Here's hoping that Fergusson can reinvigorate the
series.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/former-gears-...
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