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Creating BioShock Infinite's Elizabeth
With BioShock Infinite's impending release, Irrational and 2K are showing off how the team created Elizabeth, Booker's enthusiastic companion. It's always interesting to see how many people are integral to the creation of a single character, and how much work went into making her -- hopefully -- believable. Actress Courtnee Draper details the challenges of bringing her to life just with her voice, while Heather Gordon, who gave the physical performance for Elizabeth, explains how she had to tell the character's story through movement. The way the team talks about Elizabeth makes it seem like they are talking about a real person rather than a work of fiction, even calling her "Liz", so they've clearly become quite invested in her. BioShock Infinite launches worldwide on Tuesday on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
6:00 AM on 05.21.2013 BioShock Infinite's alternate ending is less depressingAre we past the point where I can stop warning people about spoilers? Well just in case, don't watch this if you haven't beaten BioShock Infinite yet. Actually, this won't even make sense until you have gotten all the way th...
2:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Preview: Civilization V: Brave New WorldWith the arrival of the 20th century, I can sometimes get a bit bored in Civilization V. It continues to engage me enough so that I power through to achieve whatever victory path I had chosen, but therein lies the issue. I en...
8:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Sid Meier says core gamers should not be forgottenSid Meier is a legend to PC gamers for strategy games he lent his name to but the man himself admits that the Meier name doesn't mean much to mobile players. In an illuminating interview with GamesIndustry, Sid revealed his n...
6:15 PM on 05.13.2013 Take-Two's year led by Borderlands and NBA salesTake-Two held its quarterly earnings call today to report on the end of its fourth-quarter and fiscal year. The company finished the year at a loss, but there were many bright spots to be optimistic about. Of particular note,...
12:00 PM on 05.13.2013 New redaction-heavy The Bureau: XCOM Declassified trailerThere was a rocky period there where I wasn't so sure 2K would keep the XCOM shooter going. To hear that it's back, albeit with new branding, and still looks more or less like what I was hoping to get out of the game in its ...
7:00 AM on 05.13.2013 XCOM Declassified is still a strategy game at heartFollowing the huge success of last year's XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, the latest entry to the now revitalized franchise. Developer 2K Marin is bringing us an origin story set at the start of the a...
7:00 AM on 05.10.2013 Borderlands 2: Hands-on with Krieg the Psycho BanditWith the Borderlands 2 season of content coming to an end, Gearbox is releasing one last vault hunter just before the curtains close. Krieg is his name, he loves self-inflicting pain, and the insanity of the psycho enemy...
3:00 AM on 05.07.2013 You can now get your very own BioShock Songbird plushieIrrational Games has teamed up with NECA Toys to produce cute little Songbird plushies. The plushie comes in at 7" tall, has an outstretched wingspan of 14" from tip to tip, and is going for $55. The design was created by sen...
2:15 PM on 04.26.2013 2K Games won't have a booth at this year's E3In today's mildly interesting, good-to-know-in-advance news, 2K Games has revealed it will not be at E3 2013 with a proper booth and everything that entails. Instead, the publisher will utilize its Twitch.tv and YouTube ...
2:00 AM on 04.26.2013 XCOM shooter re-emerges as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified2K Marin's first-person XCOM reboot, first shown in 2010, has undergone some changes: 1) It's now a third-person tactical shooter slated for a $59.99 retail release on August 20 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. 2) ...
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| 6:00 AM on 05.21.2013 BioShock Infinite's alternate ending is less depressing |

Are we past the point where I can stop warning people about spoilers? Well just in case, don't watch this if you haven't beaten BioShock Infinite yet. Actually, this won't even make sense until you have gotten all the way th...more
| 3:00 AM on 05.07.2013 You can now get your very own BioShock Songbird plushie |

Irrational Games has teamed up with NECA Toys to produce cute little Songbird plushies. The plushie comes in at 7" tall, has an outstretched wingspan of 14" from tip to tip, and is going for $55. The design was created by sen...more
| 2:45 PM on 04.29.2013 BioShock Infinite DLC appears to have a new AI companion |

Not much has been said about post-release content for BioShock Infinite to this point, but some juicy morsels of information may have dribbled out today. If a 2K employee's LinkedIn page is to be believed, the first DLC ...more
| 4:00 PM on 04.24.2013 What BioShock Infinite could have been |

Almost a month after its release, BioShock Infinite is still on my mind, but not for the reasons you might suspect. If you grow tired of seeing the game plastered on just about every gaming website, magazine, and TV comm...more
| 4:00 AM on 04.19.2013 BioShock's robot George Washington toy up for pre-order |

The mecha George Washington figure from BioShock Infinite is up for pre-order for just $34.99. The figure comes in at 9 inches tall, has 20 points of articulation, interchangeable heads, a bigass gatling gun, and two flags of Columbia. Head on over to Tomopop to see all the places you can pre-order the figure from. NECA gives Bioshock fans a terrorizing Founding Father [Tomopop]more
| 6:00 AM on 04.18.2013 Meet the voices behind BioShock Infinite's Lutece Twins |

Jennifer Hale and Oliver Vaquer, the voice actors behind the Lutece Twins, sat down with GameTrailers to talk about their roles in BioShock Infinite. The pair touch on how they both had to read each character's scripts, how it was like working together, and where they'd want to go if they could rip open tears. And then things get weird.more
| 4:00 PM on 04.17.2013 BioShock Infinite's problem is not violence |

Last week, Jim and I were both on Destructoid’s new video series The Question. We took opposite positions of a question that seems to be tearing through a lot of the game world right now: “Is BioShock Infinite too...more
| 4:00 PM on 04.15.2013 BioShock Infinite is the history lesson gamers deserve |

According to Google, "Boxer Rebellion", "Pinkerton" and "Wounded Knee" have been trending lately. BioShock Infinite is teaching gamers about the American history that often evades classrooms, churches, and homes. After years ...more
| 12:15 PM on 04.15.2013 BioShock Infinite vs. quantum mechanics |

First off, there are major BioShock Infinite spoilers in the above video. Don't watch it if you haven't finished the game. While playing through BioShock Infinite, I wondered how well researched the science was behind some o...more
| 12:00 PM on 04.12.2013 Why does BioShock Infinite need to be non-violent? |

"I want a BioShock where we have the OPTION to resolve confrontation without the use of guns," said one gamer to me today. As I consider his comment, I can't help but think more and more it's like saying you want a Metal Gear...more
| 2:00 PM on 05.23.2013 Review: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger |
Call of Juarez is a series I've always wanted to enjoy. It's hard not to admire its attempts at clever storytelling, and the commitment to creating a wild west first-person shooter in an age where everything's about blasting ...more
| 1:30 PM on 05.23.2013 Jon Favreau's Destiny trailer is such a tease |
Let's get straight to the news that's been a long time coming for Bungie's open-world shooter Destiny: we'll finally see what it looks like -- what it really looks like -- on June 10, 2013. Thank goodness for that! Specifica...more
| 8:00 AM on 05.23.2013 Dying Light is an open world, freerunning zombie game |
Okay, take Dead Island's entire concept, subtract the role-playing mechanics, throw in freerunning features akin to Mirror's Edge, and set it all in an open world that features a day-and-night cycle where things become way ha...more


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