{"id":1572399,"date":"2026-05-07T09:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/take-two-ceo-strauss-zelnick-on-new-bioshock-development-struggles"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:59:45","slug":"take-two-boss-strauss-zelnick-is-as-deeply-disappointed-as-players-at-the-absence-of-a-new-bioshock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/take-two-boss-strauss-zelnick-is-as-deeply-disappointed-as-players-at-the-absence-of-a-new-bioshock\/","title":{"rendered":"Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick is as &#8220;deeply disappointed&#8221; as players at the absence of a new BioShock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/take-two-boss-strauss-zelnick-is-as-deeply-disappointed-as-players-at-the-absence-of-a-new-bioshock.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Next to nothing is known about the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/bioshock\">BioShock<\/a> game &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bioshock-in-development-at-new-2k-studio-cloud-chamber\">which has been in development since at least 2019<\/a> &#8211; but developer Cloud Chamber is apparently still hard at work on it, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bioshock-4-fails-to-impress-at-internal-2k-review-resulting-in-leadership-shake-up-and-revamped-narrartive\">last summer&#8217;s creative reshuffle<\/a> led to former Diablo boss and Irrational Games veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bioshock-4-studio-reportedly-facing-layoffs-as-former-diablo-boss-takes-over-amid-development-turmoil\">Rod Fergusson taking over<\/a> as new studio head. 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