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BioShock 4 may be taking notes from Half-Life 3

The BioShock 4 setting and time period may have been revealed, and it may sound familiar to Half-Life 3 followers.

A number of possible Half-Life 3 followers.

These rumours come from podcaster and game journalist Colin Moriarty on the latest episode of his Sacred Symbols PlayStation podcast. Reportedly the Cloud Chamber-developed BioShock 4 is targeting a 2022 release, is internally codenamed "Parkside" – which has been rumoured previously – and "the development team has incredible latitude to get it right", according to Moriarty.

While all this is rumour until announced, sources at VGC and Eurogamer  Moriarty's findings. The game will supposedly take place in the 1960s – the same time period as the original BioShock. It's the setting, however, that might resonate with Half-Life 3 devotees – as BioShock 4's version of Rapture or Columbia may be an "Antarctic city called Borealis".

As FPS game series that has sadly never materialised. Sob.

BioShock 4 was Half-Life 3 doesn't seem to be in any sort of serious production at Valve.