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 we’ll be proud of.”
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.
