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The British Board of Film Classification notes the BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition as headed for a UK release. The pack will include Bioshock, Bioshock 2, and all of the latter’s DLC, Eurogamer reports. Without an official announcement from 2K Games, we’re left to guess on platform/pricing/release info; or if the …
Read More »Take-Two: Q4 is not as important as it used to be
The global games industry no longer needs to rely on Christmas, says Take-Two. CEO Strauss Zelnick believes that customers will come out to buy the best games no matter what time of the year it is. And he ought to know. Take-Two’s Rockstar label launched its last four titles – …
Read More »BioShock Infinite delayed to 2013, will skip E3
2K Games’ shooter BioShock Infinite has been pushed back to 2013 and will skip both E3 and Gamescom this year. The awaited sequel and latest in the popular BioShock franchise was previously scheduled to arrive on October 19th on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Now it will hit shelves on …
Read More »Levine: Bioshock film not dead
Despite having not one, but two directors walk from the Bioshock film, Irrational Games still has its sights set on seeing the project through. Speaking with Edge Magazine (via Videogamer), Irrational’s creative director Ken Levine explained while the company is busy with Bioshock Infinite’s development and upcoming release at the …
Read More »Former Bioshock devs form indie studio
Three industry vets who share heavy involvement in the creation and development of the Bioshock series have formed indie studio The Fullbright Company. Steve Gaynor, writer and lead designer of BioShock 2 DLC Minerva’s Den, joins Minerva’s Den assistant director and graphic artist Karla Zimonja and programmer Johnnemann Nordhagen in …
Read More »Irrational shifting focus to Bioshock Vita following Infinite
Irrational Games’ Ken Levine has provided info on the upcoming Bioshock Vita game. Speaking with Wired (via Shacknews), Levine explained how each of the Bioshock titles (Infinite, in particular) have been ‘all-consuming endeavors’ that require the full focus of the team before they move onto their next project. In this …
Read More »Levine candidate for Time’s Most Influential People
91 per cent of voters think Bioshock creator should be included in annual list
Read More »Bioshock film loses director
Negotiations for the movie adaptation of BioShock have seen very little forward movement since its reveal back in 2008. Now the film appears to have taken another step back with the loss of its second director in four years. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who signed on to direct after Gore Verbinski …
Read More »Single Bioshock Infinite level has more dialogue than first game
Irrational head Ken Levine has revealed a stark difference in the writing of Bioshock Infinite when compared to the original game in the intense FPS franchise. "Just one level of BioShock Infinite writing and the character interaction we have is probably three or four times as much writing as in …
Read More »PS3 BioShock Infinite includes original game
US consumers who buy a PS3 copy of BioShock Infinite will receive the original 2007 BioShock game for free. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the UK PS3 version of BioShock Infinite will include a copy of the original game. The third instalment in 2K’s popular shooter series …
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