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October of 2009

 

Rate A Peek At Bioshock 2: Where Good Ideas Turn Monstrous

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Oct 29

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By Monty Phan Story: The plot takes place 10 years after the fall of Rapture, the undersea paradise-turned-distopia inhabited by genetically mutated "splicers," ghoulish Little Sisters and their protectors, the Big Daddies. Sofia Lamb, a psychologist and political rival to Rapture's creator, t...

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Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Oct 26

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By Owen Good The gameplay shows the firepower; the cinematics show a suspense factor to match. And pay attention to the final title card. Of course it'd behoove you to check back here on Thursday, because when an embargo breaks, we fix it! Siren Alley Trailer [GameTrailers]

Rate There's Something in the Box ...

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Oct 4

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By Owen Good And now the thrilling conclusion to yesterday's BioShock 2 telegram mystery. The folks who got a cable yesterday were paid a visit today by the Speedy Brothers delivery boy again, this time bearing a mysterious package. Dear Friend: Thanks, Bioshock 2 Telegram: Part Two [Network 23]

Rate BioShock As A Bedtime StoryVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Oct 1

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By Mike Fahey Ashley Davis' dramatic reading of BioShock the Bedtime Story is compelling and moving, but ultimately serves only to underscore on terrible fact: no one reads me bedtime stories anymore. Forget live sex webcams. I want to start up a bedtime story live webcam service so no one has to spend an...

Year 2009

 

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Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Sep 8

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By Brian Crecente Levine is a founder member of and creative director for 2K Boston, which was originally known as Irrational Games. He is perhaps best known for his work on BioShock, but also worked on Thief: The Dark Project, System Shock 2, Tribes: Vengeance, Freedom Force, its sequel Freedom Force vs. th...

Rate Take-Two Pegs New BioShock, Max Payne, Red Dead For First Half Of 2010

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Sep 1

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By Michael McWhertor Rockstar Games, developer of two of the slipped titles that now have more firm sounding release plans, has had a little trouble making its dates this generation, with similar slips on Midnight Club Los Angeles and Grand Theft Auto IV.

Rate Opinion: Why Depression-Era Clothes Became Xbox 360 Fashions

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Aug 11

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By Stephen Totilo Xbox gamers can dress as a BioShock Big Daddy or a Halo trooper if they sample the new virtual world fashions launching today. Or they could dress like they're from the Great Depression. The line's designer explains why. Who thinks about what their characters wear when they play or browse an X...

Rate T2 Pubbing Next 4 Heavyweight In First Half 2010

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jul 14

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By Stephen Totilo Following the delay of BioShock 2, the game's publisher announced that it expects to launch it, Red Dead Redemption, Mafia II and Max Payne 3 before July 1, 2010. Publisher Take Two announced its revised release slate during a call with investors on Monday afternoon, timed to elaborate on...

Rate BioShock Designer Picked "Zelda" Over Girlfriend

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jul 13

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By Brian Ashcraft The original The Legend of Zelda made quite an impact on BioShock designer Ken Levine — so much so that it cost him his first serious girlfriend. Needless to say, Levine adds, the next summer was not spent together. Good thing he had Link to keep him company!

Rate Opinion: E3: BioShock 2 both a sequel, prequel

Original at San Jose Mercury News external link    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

Rate 2K Games Reveals First Details of the BioShock 2 Multiplayer ...

Original at GamingExcellence external link    Thu, May 14    21 related articles

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 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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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, May 11

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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

Rate BioShock 2 will have multiplayer

Original at GamesAreFun.com external link    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 ...

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Original at GameSpot external link    Thu, Apr 30

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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

Rate The Breadth Of Game Design

Original at Ve3d.com external link    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 ...

Rate BioShock 2 Impressions: Spoilers? What Spoilers?

Original at Kotaku.com external link    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 ...

Rate Those About to Die: 16 Colossi

Original at Destructoid external link    Wed, Apr 22

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 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 ...

Rate Want To See The First BioShock 2 Footage?

Original at 1UP.com external link    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. ...

Rate BioShock 2 First Gameplay Footage

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Fri, Apr 10

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The video then shows us some combat between you and the psychotic splicers that stalk Rapture. You can now use Plasmids and weapons at the same time and do the little shoulder charge that Big Daddies unleashed on you so frequently in the original. ...

Rate BioShock 2 Eyes on Impressions

Original at Ve3d.com external link    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 ...

Rate BioShock 2: Reader Q&A

Original at IGN external link    Mon, Apr 6

BioShock 2: Reader Q&A  CA So far, little is known about the return to Rapture. That's soon to change as we head towards E3. Beginning in May and continuing through the release of BioShock 2 this fall, IGN will be hosting a weekly reader Q&A with members of 2K Marin. ...

Rate BioShock Mobile Going Live - BioShock iPhone To Follow?

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Mar 23

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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.

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Original at YouTube external link    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

Rate BioShock: Challenge Rooms Review for PS3 - VideoGamer.com

Original at Videogamer.com external link    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. ...

Rate BioShock RS w/ Trainer, Save + Shader 2.0 Patch | Enthusiasm ...

Original at kelvintco.com external link    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.

Rate BioShock DLC Adds A Lot But Loses Something Important

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Nov 7

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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...

Rate BioShock - PS3 - GR Review

Original at Game Revolution external link    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. ...

Rate BioShock - Review - play.tm

Original at Play.tm external link    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. ...

Rate PS3 BioShock Challenge Rooms Priced And Dated [DLC]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Nov 3    1 related articles

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By Mike Fahey Worlds of Hurt – Step up and take on the most grueling challenge offered in the world of Rapture. Players must battle through eight rooms of Big Daddies, Splicers and the worst that Rapture has to offer. Accumulate Adam, build an arsenal of Plasmids, Tonics and Weaponry, and fight through to...

Rate BioShock Review

Original at PSU.com external link    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...

Rate BioShock PS3 Review

Original at The Gamers Cafe external link    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 ...

Rate Portal: Still Alive Review

Original at 1up.com external link    Wed, Oct 22

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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...

Rate BioShock Review (PS3)

Original at DriverHeaven.net external link    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...

Rate BioShock PS3 to get post-launch patch

Original at Eurogamer external link    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, ...

Rate Patch being readied for BioShock PS3 graphics issues

Original at qj/ps3 (Feedburner) external link    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 ...

Rate 2K Games: BioShock PS3 Patch Coming to Fix Texture Issues

Original at PS3News external link    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 ...

Rate Opinion: Hard-Core Gamers Unite at Penny Arcade Expo

Original at Wired external link    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...

Rate Patch: 2K Boston's Kline Talks BioShock Philosopy and Technology

Original at Gaming Today external link    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.

Rate BioShock Movie: Don't Expect "Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey Hunting for Pirate Treasure"

Original at Gaming Today external link    Wed, Aug 6

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By Stephany According to recent interview with hunky Ken Levine at Develop in London, VG247 learned that BioShock movie director Gore Verbinski “gets” the BioShock franchise. According to recent interview with hunky Ken Levine at Develop in London, VG247 learned that BioShock movie director Gor...

Rate Daddy, Is There A LittleBigPlanet Movie? [Night Note]

Original at Kotaku external link    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

Rate BioShock PS3 Super Official Now

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, May 28    2 related articles

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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.

Rate BioShock Finally Coming to PlayStation 3

Original at Wired external link    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

Rate Opinion: Verbinski to Direct BioShock Film

Original at Wired external link    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

Year 2007

 

Rate Opinion: X-Play Awards BioShock Game Of The Year [And The Winner Is]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Dec 18

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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)

Rate Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 046 -- Ferret Approved

Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy external link    Tue, Dec 11

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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

Rate On Shelves This Week: August 27-September 2, 2007

Original at Qj.net external link    Mon, Aug 27

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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.

Rate Joystiq interviews BioShock's Ken Levine about success and harvesting Little Sisters

Original at Joystiq external link    Fri, Aug 24

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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...

Rate "Jack Thompson": I'm a game violence expert and BioShock is in trouble

Original at Qj.net external link    Fri, Aug 17

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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...

Rate Opinion: In Case Of Rapture: BioShock Hands-On Impressions

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jun 22

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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...

Rate BioShock cover art contest concludes, Limited Edition cover art revealed

Original at Qj.net external link    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.

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