Shadowrun

The fine folks over at 360arcadians.net have managed to net an exclusive interview with Bill Fulton. There’s a lot of material covered and more than a few bits of juicy goodness inside.

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The interview is basically the second hour of the show, but they talk about Shadowrun off and on throughout the whole.

A few points of interest from the interview:

1) The demo may not be released until just before or even after the game is released.

2) Downloadable content in the form of new maps, magic, and tech is likely. Multiple maps are already mostly complete, but they were cut from the retail release because they didn’t meet FASA’s high standards.

3) Achievements can only be earned in a public match with at least 4 people on each team.

4) Why doesn’t the Shadowrun FPS feature Shadowrun staples such as decking and rigging? One of the best answers I’ve heard can be found just after timestamp 1:32:25.

UPDATE: Bill Fulton took the time to clarify how achievements work.

Any game (public or private) that maintains at least 4v4 for the entire round can earn achievements. So you and 7 friends can unlock them all in a private game, provided you meet the conditions.