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MYSTERIOUS: Shadowrun 2007 almost had its own system shock style campaign until microsoft pulled the plug | Mind Blowing Facts

Citadel Station from the System Shock remake

Beloved tabletop RPG Shadowrun offers a tantalizing mix of cyberpunk and fantasy which has captured fans' imaginations since it first released in 1989. 

In 2007, FASA Studio adapted the setting, crafting a multiplayer shooter which, though reminiscent of Counter-Strike, failed to grab audiences. Thanks to a recent AMA, however, it's been revealed that the game was originally intended to boast an impressive single-player campaign, which would have been much more in line with Shadowrun's traditional emphasis on storytelling. 

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