This is the second year Spector has served as director at the UT Gaming Academy. He’s long been a fixture in Austin’s gaming scene, even refusing to move to California when he was working for Disney on two “Epic Mickey” video games as head of Junction Point Studios. It’s unclear if that means Spector will relocate to Boston. Spector will leave his post as director of the University of Texas Denius-Sams Gaming Academy at the end of the current semester to work with OtherSide. OtherSide previously announced “System Shock 3” as well as “Underworld Ascendant,” both based on beloved PC-gaming franchises Spector originated at Austin’s Origin Studios.

Spector has been an advisor to OtherSide Entertainment since the company was founded in 2014 by Paul Neurath, and has now become its Studio Director, overseeing production on both Underworld Ascendant and System Shock 3.Game developer Warren Spector, the influential designer of games such as “Deus Ex,” “Epic Mickey” and “System Shock” is leaving academia to head up development of “System Shock 3” for Boston-based OtherSide Entertainment, according to multiple reports. Working on System Shock was one of the most fulfilling things I’ve done in my career and it’s hard to describe how much I’m looking forward to sharing with players what SHODAN has been up to since the last game was released.”

“But when the opportunity to have a bigger role in bringing Underworld Ascendant to life, as well as playing in the System Shock universe once again, helping to bring these games to a 21st century audience, I just couldn’t say no. “I’ve loved working with students as Director of the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy in the University of Texas’ Moody College of Communication,” S pector said in a statement, courtesy of. Spector left Disney Interactive in 2013 to start a post-baccalaureate game development program at the University of Texas. Spector has joined OtherSide Entertainment, the studio that is making System Shock 3 on behalf of Night Drive Studios. Warren Spector, producer of Deus Ex, System Shock, and Wing Commander, has abandoned his new career in academia to return to gaming.

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