


When Looking Glass ceased to be, the rights passed to Meadowbrook Insurance Group and without both, the series cannot be revived. As I understand it – and I may well be wrong – Looking Glass retained the rights while EA held the trademark. RPS: The story of the System Shock rights and trademark has frustrated people for years.

How did all of this come about and what is System Shock 2's place in gaming, past, present and future? I spoke to Stephen Kick of Night Dive, who secured the rights and worked on the release, and Guillaume Rambourg at GOG.com. I envy those who can now play for the first time, but there is no longer an excuse not to indulge in yet another playthrough of one of the finest and most frightening games ever made. Today, Good Old Games announce that they will finally, and exclusively, be selling a digital download version of System Shock 2.
