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Sink Or Swim? The Game Designer's Conundrum
Original at Kotaku
• 8 hours ago
By Stephen Totilo Swimming is something you and I can probably do — and will do more this summer. But swimming has long been an ability less common to video game characters than running, jumping or shooting shotguns. I asked top developers why. That's the story explanation.
Saturday Special: Spoilers & previews
Original at Neoseeker
• Sat, Jun 13
Saturday Special: Spoilers & previews A second example (there are many) is BioShock 2. If you check out all the news we have on this game on GameGrep, you'll see damn near all of the game pretty much laid out for you. Multiplayer details, screenshots, nine straight minutes of gameplay ...
Prototype video game review
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Fri, Jun 12
United Kingdom But while other games featuring superpowered protagonists - such as BioShock and inFamous - have offered players the choice to use their new found powers for good or evil, Prototype dumps all questions about morality into a rubbish skip in the first ...
Opinion: E3: BioShock 2 both a sequel, prequel
Original at San Jose Mercury News
• Mon, Jun 8
USA He can use the iconic drill and the rivet gun, but better than all these natural powers is his ability to use plasmids. Yes, players will be a Big Daddy that has the power to burn, electrocute and freeze splicers. On top of that, 2K Marin and company ... BioShock Review Stick Skills Gaming
Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Impressions: That Sinking Feeling
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Jun 4
By Luke Plunkett While the final game will feature three multiplayer modes, we were only shown one, which centred around a single Big Daddy. At the start of the level, there's a Big Daddy suit dropped randomly into the level. First person to find it becomes said Big Daddy, and inherits all the advantages you'...
BioShock Movie Needs To Be Filmed Outside America
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jun 1
By Brian Ashcraft If director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of Caribbean) were to helm the picture, he says the movie would need to be filmed abroad. "The bottom line is it has to shoot out of the States for budget reasons and my schedule may be prohibitive." he tells The Los Angeles Times. "Big movies are just not bein...
2K Games Reveals First Details of the BioShock 2 Multiplayer ...
Original at GamingExcellence
• Thu, May 14
• 21 related articles
Canada Multiplayer in BioShock 2 provides a rich prequel experience that expands the origins of the BioShock fiction. Set during the fall of Rapture, players assume the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions, a premier provider of Plasmids and ...
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**INSIDE LOOK** AT BIOSHOCK 1 & 2 ReviewOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, May 11
By rss@youtube.com (GaminAlbanian) Author: GaminAlbanian Keywords: Bioshock Bioshock 2 Tits Boobs Games Shooters Music Rhianna Comentary Comdey Action One Million Trailers Inside Look Xbox Xbox360 PS2 PS3 PC Steam Added: May 11, 2009
2K Games reveal first details of BioShock 2
Original at Tone Magazine
• Mon, May 11
BioShock, one of the best games of 2007, has revealed details of BioShock 2. It is currently still in development, but one of the new features that has got everyone excited about, is that it will now include multiplayer. ... BioShock 2 Multiplayer Is Officially Confirmed Softpedia
BioShock 2 will have multiplayer
Original at GamesAreFun.com
• Sun, May 10
2K Games' BioShock was one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2007. The ending mentioned by some to be a weak point in the game, but what is usually never mentioned is the lack of multiplayer. But that isn't stopping 2K from putting multiplayer ...
BioShock 3 Might Be Returning To Rapture
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 6
• 1 related articles
By Brian Ashcraft Corridor shooter BioShock takes place in underwater city Rapture. BioShock 2 takes place in underwater city Rapture. BioShock 3? According to 2K Marin's creative director Jordan Thomas, the setting is "one of the characters we don't want to let go." Thomas added that he thinks Rapture is s...
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BioShock DemoOriginal at GameSpot
• Thu, Apr 30
This a walkthrough of BioShock the spirtual successor to System Shock 2. I got the demo from IGN.com, a site that has good videos but worthless ... www.gamespot.com
The Breadth Of Game Design
Original at Ve3d.com
• Mon, Apr 27
is an opinion piece at Gamasutra by BioShock 2 lead level designer Jean-Paul LeBreton, who looks to the past, present and future of gameplay mechanics, and how designers may use them to adequately reflect true human ...
BioShock 2 Impressions: Spoilers? What Spoilers?
Original at Kotaku.com
• Thu, Apr 23
NY Once back inside Rapture, the game introduces combat. No real spoilers here, since the only enemies around were Splicers. No explanation what they're still doing in Rapture after 10 years, but they're just as agro as ever – even considering that ...
Those About to Die: 16 Colossi
Original at Destructoid
• Wed, Apr 22
Florida I don't mean something “bad” as in the “good and bad” morality choices we've seen over the past two years like BioShock and Mass Effect. Games that ask you to make the choice between being a Paragon of righteousness and a hell spawn that enjoys ...
Want To See The First BioShock 2 Footage?
Original at 1UP.com
• Fri, Apr 10
NY By Patrick Klepek, 04/10/2009 We've seen BioShock 2, but we can't talk about it. Give us a few weeks. In the meantime, however, GameTrailers TV has debuted gameplay footage from BioShock 2, giving gamers their first look at 2K Games' return to Rapture. ...
BioShock 2 Eyes on Impressions
Original at Ve3d.com
• Thu, Apr 9
Before you get your legal panties in a bunch about breaking NDAs, an extended BioShock 2 gameplay trailer was just shown on SpikeTV's Gametrailers show. So you can relax about that. The clip itself was fairly short; I didn't time it but I'd reckon it ...
Review: BioShock for the Playstation 3
Original at attackthis (Blogspot)
• Thu, Apr 2
BioShock 2K Games, Irrational Games Available for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 With so much information circulating on the internet currently about ... attackthis.blogspot.com
BioShock Mobile Going Live - BioShock iPhone To Follow?
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Mar 23
By AJ Glasser But maybe all is not lost for BioShock in formats other than console. IG Fun worked "very closely" with 2K Games so we wouldn't get a repeat of what happened to the Halo mobile game, even scoring original art and audio to work into the game.
2K: BioShock Could Have Five Sequels
Original at DigitalBattle
• Wed, Jan 7
• 1 related articles
By Rajiv Ashrafi The second entry – Sea of Dreams – is due out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year. Related PostsBioShock Dev Looking For PS3 Staff BioShock developer 2K Boston is looking to hire staff “with PS3 experience”, hinting at a possible…New BioShock Screenshots New screenshots of BioShock, th...
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How To: BioShock - Graphics TestOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Jan 4
By rss@youtube.com (B0mbH3ad) I get a good 85 FPS when not recording. Author: B0mbH3ad Keywords: bio shock how to tutorial smart tips and tricks oblivion gameplay video sony vegas Added: January 4, 2009
BioShock: Challenge Rooms Review for PS3 - VideoGamer.com
Original at Videogamer.com
• Tue, Nov 25
Yes if you absolutely loved 2K Games' BioShock. And we mean absolutely loved, because this is fan service in the extreme. When you first access one of the three challenge rooms a disclaimer of sorts presents itself. ...
BioShock RS w/ Trainer, Save + Shader 2.0 Patch | Enthusiasm ...
Original at kelvintco.com
• Sat, Nov 15
By Orange BioShock is a video game by 2K Boston/2K Australia—previously known as Irrational Games—designed by Ken Levine. It was released for the Windows.
BioShock DLC Adds A Lot But Loses Something Important
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Nov 7
By AJ Glasser Something about the the BioShock "Challenge Room" downloadable content seems wrong to me. It’s not the fact that it’s DLC. I appreciate 2K trying to get more mileage out of the blockbuster to distract us from the fact that they haven’t given us BioShock 2 yet. And it’s not exactly the fact that...
BioShock - PS3 - GR Review
Original at Game Revolution
• Wed, Nov 5
image1]Years ago, I reviewed a first person shooter & RPG that is still one of the best PC games of all time, System Shock 2. Back then, it was rare for an FPS game to be much more than a run and gun affair. ...
BioShock - Review - play.tm
Original at Play.tm
• Tue, Nov 4
First-person shooter with class or dumbed-down role-playing game? In the end it doesn't matter, because BioShock is best enjoyed when you stop worrying about what kind of a game it is... and just start experiencing it. ...
BioShock Review
Original at PSU.com
• Mon, Oct 27
Immersive storyline. Incredible art direction. Stunning visuals. Unique gameplay. These are just many ways in which one may extol the qualities of 2K's universally praised aquatic FPS, BioShock. Following months of speculation, 2K G...
BioShock PS3 Review
Original at The Gamers Cafe
• Thu, Oct 23
By selecta1 The biggest question mark concerning 2K Games’s digital masterpiece is that of the potential differences in both gameplay and graphics between the Xbox 360 version and its finalized PS3 translation. And it may or may not surprise you to ...
Portal: Still Alive Review
Original at 1up.com
• Wed, Oct 22
By Andrew Hayward The brightest gaming gems of 2007 are resurfacing this week, with BioShock on PlayStation 3 and now Portal: Still Alive on Xbox Live Arcade. True, the latter migration's perhaps less necessary, due to Portal's previous inclusion in The Orange Box (already available for Xbox 360), but St...
BioShock Review (PS3)
Original at DriverHeaven.net
• Thu, Oct 16
By MIG-31 Last year, 2K Games released a dark and compelling tale for Xbox 360 and PC owners that was set beneath the sea in the halls of an underwater city known as Rapture. Initially a utopian experiment for artists and scientists, the machinations of Rapture's citizens twisted the city into a nigh...
BioShock PS3 to get post-launch patch
Original at Eurogamer
• Thu, Oct 16
UK - Oct 16, 2008 2K Marin is to address niggles in the PS3 version of BioShock with a new patch. It'll be released sometime after the game launches on 24th October, ...
Patch being readied for BioShock PS3 graphics issues
Original at qj/ps3 (Feedburner)
• Tue, Oct 14
By Karl B. 2K Games will be rolling out a patch in response to the graphical issues brought up against the Big Daddy textures in the PS3 version of BioShock (PS3, Xbox 360, PC). This was announced by 2K Community Manager Elizabeth on the official ...
2K Games: BioShock PS3 Patch Coming to Fix Texture Issues
Original at PS3News
• Tue, Oct 14
By PS3 News I have good news from the dev team about a patch for BioShock PS3! They have been working on a patch to address the concerns some of you on the forum have talked about. As work is in progress I do not have a definite date for when this ...
BioShock for PlayStation 3 - First Impressions
Original at PS3News
• Sun, Oct 5
By Starlight Anyway I go into the tower and head down towards the Bathasphere. All good so far, so pull the lever and we dive down. The little info film plays and then the shutters are drawn back on the underwater haven that is Rapture. Chug, Chug, Chug I could of cried.
Opinion: Hard-Core Gamers Unite at Penny Arcade Expo
Original at Wired
• Thu, Aug 28
By Chris Kohler PAX, which runs Friday through Sunday, has plenty to offer the hard-core contingent. This year Nintendo will show The Conduit, an upcoming first-person shooter for Wii, at its booth. Electronic Arts, which participated only minimally in previous years, is going "whole hog" in 2008 with...
Patch: 2K Boston's Kline Talks BioShock Philosopy and Technology
Original at Gaming Today
• Fri, Aug 8
By Shawn Sines Related Articles at Gaming Today:. BioShock Video: Developer Diary 2; Widescreen Patch Coming for BioShock; New BioShock Trailer Here on FileFront; Ken Levine Talks DLC in BioShock; Rumor: BioShock 2 To Be A Prequel.
Daddy, Is There A LittleBigPlanet Movie? [Night Note]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Aug 5
By Brian Ashcraft Second Halo Movie Script Lives Long Enough To Generate Concept Art Xbox Live Phishing Scam Why 2K Boston Aren't Making BioShock 2 Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Asia Version Announced! FFXIII Comes To Men's Formal Wear Xbox Avatars Can't Be Killed, Limited To E Rated Titles Only
BioShock PS3 Super Official Now
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 28
• 2 related articles
By Mike Fahey 2K Games Injects PLAYSTATION®3 System Owners with Genetically Enhanced Version of BioShock® BioShock for the PLAYSTATION 3 system will be available in October 2008 and is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information on BioShock, visit www.bioshockgame.com.
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Today in Joystiq: May 22, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, May 22
By Ross Miller Rumors & Speculation Japanese songs may hit Rock Band soon Microsoft: PGR5 could be driven by Forza dev Culture & Community Zero Punctuation pops old Painkiller for fun Tim Schafer had a baby! (not literally)Permalink | Email this | Comments
BioShock Finally Coming to PlayStation 3
Original at Wired
• Thu, May 22
By Earnest Cavalli 2K Games' ultra-successful underwater morality tale BioShock will see a release on PlayStation 3 consoles this holiday season, according to the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. BioShock Confirmed for PS3 [1up] Image courtesy 2K Games
Opinion: Verbinski to Direct BioShock Film
Original at Wired
• Fri, May 9
By Chris Kohler Image: 2K Games Gore Verbinski: Game Industry Needs 'Auteurs'Creepy Moral Dilemmas Make BioShock a Sophisticated ShooterKen Levine: How I Screwed Up BioShock's StoryFirst-Person Shooter BioShock Owes More to Ayn Rand than DoomTop 5 Real Biology Concepts In BioShock
Reactions: Wired Editors on EA, Take-Two
Original at Untitled
• Wed, Feb 27
By Chris Kohler Irrational Games (aka 2K Boston) has a history with Electronic Arts. Their classic System Shock 2, a precursor of Bioshock, was published by EA, and EA still owns the rights to the name System Shock. I'm not sure Ken Levine would be happy working for EA again, but I'm excited at the thought of a...
Opinion: X-Play Awards BioShock Game Of The Year [And The Winner Is]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Dec 18
By Mike Fahey Game of the Year - BioShock Best Shooter - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Best Role Playing Game - Mass Effect Best Art Direction - BioShock Best Writing/Story - BioShock Best Original Soundtrack - BioShock Best Downloadable Content - Pac-Man Championship Edition (XBLA)
Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 046 -- Ferret Approved
Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy
• Tue, Dec 11
By Richard Mitchell News: Fall Update is out CoD5, GHIV and others confirmed BioShock update and DLC Burnout Paradise demo next week New GTAIV trailer released Heroic Map Pack released Canadians getting hosed Xbox Live Silver members getting hosed DMC4 demo in 2008 Deus Ex 3 sort-kinda-confirmed for 360
On Shelves This Week: August 27-September 2, 2007
Original at Qj.net
• Mon, Aug 27
By Glen D. Hot off the big BioShock launch last week, more great games are coming to stores this week. Particularly eye-catching is that wham-banger Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. There's also a new Naruto game coming out on the PSP, and Stranglehold will smash in to the PC and Xbox 360 scenes.
Joystiq interviews BioShock's Ken Levine about success and harvesting Little Sisters
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Aug 24
By Alexander Sliwinski Earlier we posted some choice moments from our interview with BioShock's Lead Designer Ken Levine. Below is the full interview. There's more depth on the tech issues Irrational experienced, Levine's ability (or lack of) to harvest Little Sisters, their experience with the Unreal Engin...
Metareview -- BioShock (Xbox 360, PC)
Original at Joystiq
• Sat, Aug 18
By Alexander Sliwinski It would be an understatement to suggest interest in BioShock is hitting critical mass. We've personally lost a few writers on staff who took advantage of the Toys R Us deal earlier this week to the city of Rapture. Furthermore, we'd have lost our own editor Mr. Grant if his Xbox 360 hadn't gone...
"Jack Thompson": I'm a game violence expert and BioShock is in trouble
Original at Qj.net
• Fri, Aug 17
By Ryan C. Is BioShock going to be the next game in Mr. Jack Thompson's sights? While the game certainly has violence - lots of it - it also supports a gameplay where you can use the environment (and your Plasmid abilities) to approach the game in a less violent and more stealthy, security-alarm-evadi...
Opinion: In Case Of Rapture: BioShock Hands-On Impressions
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Jun 22
By Mike M. As the game takes place largely underwater, showing off Irrational Games' brilliant technology that creates the best water reflections and effects ever seen in a video game, you'll be brusquely baptized prior to your first steps into the new world of Rapture. The beautifully designed a...
BioShock cover art contest concludes, Limited Edition cover art revealed
Original at Qj.net
• Fri, May 18
By Ceasar S. Of course, the winner gets his art work plastered on the uber-limited Limited Edition of the spiritual successor to System Shock 2, and so revealing Adam Meyer's entry means the game cover would look as gorgeous as these images on creepy site Cult of Rapture.