Earlier this year, leakers claimed that Ghost Story Games was struggling to make any kind of progress in Levine’s first game since directing BioShock Infinite, and its DLC, Burial at Sea, in 2013. But, judging by what we saw in the game’s first trailer at The Game Awards 2022, it’s probably safe to say that Ghost Story Games has moved past its initial problems. Levine describes the narrative-driven single-player shooter, Judas, as a game that’s going to explore “different approaches” to single-player, narrative first-person shooters. Levine formed Ghost Story Games back in early 2017 after he and his long-time publishing collaborator, Take-Two Interactive, shut down Irrational games. It’s believed that Ghost Story Games has been working on Judas since. The initial reveal trailer for Judas didn’t come with a release date. After spending five years in development, we’re hoping that it won’t take that much longer to come out. The BioShock franchise is considered some of the most iconic in history. All three games are seen as some of the most influential projects in gaming that influenced future narrative titles. More importantly, the series is often pointed to as the reason why the argument for video games as a form of art exists. The legendary first-person shooter trilogy is a unique criticism of both gaming as well as the people behind the controllers. With such a storied series in his resume, expectations are high for Judas. Although if we look at the trailer, it doesn’t feel like Levine’s lost his touch. Speaking of, there is a BioShock game in development at a different studio at Take-Two as well as a live-action adaptation at Netflix.
