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2K Games EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag VGA teaser shows off a new 2K game 16 Spike released a new teaser today for some mysterious game by 2K. No details were released but we were promised the full reveal during the VGAs on December 12. Unfortunately for Spike, it looks ... Watch some BioShock 2 deathmatch action 23   Want some straight up, no-bullsh*t, BioShock 2 deathmatch footage? We've got you covered. This new video dresses nothing up, it simply gives you a minute of BioShock 2 multiplayer action. ... BioShock 2 has 'intense violence' and 'f*cking sodomites' 29 That's what we like to hear! The ESRB has rated BioShock 2, and like so many other ESRB ratings, it has made the game sound positively splendid. Summarizing the game's "intense acts of violence,"... The BioShock 2 cover art holds a secret (Update) 72 Yep, the box art for BioShock 2 sure does look similar in style and substance to the first ga--whoa. Now wait just a minute! What ... what is that? Look to the left of the Little Sister's head! W... Borderlands: best week one sales of any fresh IP in 2009 48 Borderlands -- the fantastic end result of an FPS that was impregnated by an RPG with a rusty instrument -- had an impressive October debut, taking third place in the October NPD results with ov... Borderlands 2: Hey, it could happen 36 At various points during the later stages of Borderlands I found myself thinking about the possibilities of a sequel, hoping that the game sold well enough to warrant a follow-up. The fact that I... Now you can buy an official BioShock EVE Hypo 28 If you've always dreamed of injecting yourself with magic mutant juice, then you'll be thrilled to know that an official replica EVE hypodermic needle has been announced today! Based BioShock's i... BioShock's Jack to be a religious figure in BioShock 2? 22 Jack Ryan, the silent protagonist of the original BioShock, could be seen as some sort of messianic figure ten years after his adventure in Rapture, according to creative director Jordan Thomas. ... Happy Halloween from P.B. Winterbottom and a pie 1 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom has been floating around the publisher's swimming pool looking for a publisher for a while now, but it's finally been picked up by 2KGames and is getting a ... BioShock 2: Why there's more than one Big Sister now 31 During the hands-on preview night of BioShock 2, we learned a lot of new details about the game. Probably one of the bigger revelations about the BioShock 2 that was shown was the fact that there... Partying like it's 1959 in BioShock 2's multiplayer 15 It’s 1959, a full year before the events of the original BioShock took place. A civil war has broken out over ADAM -- Atlas and Andrew Ryan are fighting over the control of the precious res... BioShock 2 through the eyes of Big Daddy 32 In 1960, a man named Jack came down to Rapture and did things that would change the city forever. He killed the founder of Rapture, Andrew Ryan, took away the precious ADAM supply by taking the L... BioShock 2 'Capture the Sister' mode unveiled 27 Hot off the heels of a rather interesting (and somewhat polarizing) single-player trailer, 2K Games has returned with yet another video, this time unveiling a brand new multiplayer mode, "C... BioShock 2 gets brand new trailer, looks amazing 66 I'll admit I was cynical about BioShock 2 when I heard it was announced, but this brand new trailer really does help warm me to 2K Marin's follow-up to the gorgeous 2007 shooter. It looks intens... Gearbox Software confirms Borderlands shortages 30 So, you remember this morning when we talked about Borderlands selling out at various stores and cynically decided it was marketing hype? Apparently the hype is justified, as Gearbox Software has... Borderlands not sent out to die, selling quite well 78 The day before its release, videogame analyst and professional blacksmith Michael Pachter accused 2K Games and Gearbox Software of sending Borderlands "out to die." He claimed that rele... Pachter: Borderlands has been 'sent to die' 119 Borderlands is out this week and the first reviews are in, after many years of development and a solid few months of hype. Despite the media and gamer buzz, however, videogame analyst Michael Pac... Playing Borderlands on Xbox 360? Shouldn't be? BANNED! 53 It's a sad fact that every major videogame release will be up on torrent sites before they hit retailers. It's usually "hardcore" gamers doing the torrenting too, while at the same time... The original Big Daddy wants a place on your desktop 10 During PAX this past year, Eric Maruscak made this amazing Big Daddy chalk mural over by the big room where everyone had to line up to get into concerts and stuff. I almost completely missed the ... DRM-free Stronghold bundle coming later this month 6 Miss the boat on the Stronghold series like I did? On October 27, you can redeem yourself.That's when The Stronghold Collection is heading to North American store shelves (or 2010 for the rest of... Borderlands briefly delayed for PC 48 Gearbox's Borderlands is going to be hit with a minor delay on PC while Gearbox make some tweaks and improvements. Original scheduled for release on October 20, the excellent-looking RPG/shooter ... BioShock 2 hits shelves February 9, 2010 25 After what seemed like countless delays, 2K Games has announced a new release date for BioShock 2 -- February 9, 2010. I'm not going to waste your time rambling on just to fill up space in t... PAX 09: Red Dead Redemption is at PAX, you can see it 11 Hello everyone at PAX. I hate you. We're not friends and I'll probably attempt to stare you to death with an evil stare the next time I see you. While you have fun I sit here reporting the news a... BioShock 2 multiplayer video wants to Shock your Bios 31 The inclusion of multiplayer in BioShock 2 strikes me as unnecessary, but I'm willing to give a chance to anything that looks fun. Taking a peek at this new trailer, the fun factor is certainly p... Borderlands: 'I need to find something to shoot immediately' 39 When Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford started spouting off that there were literally millions of guns in the developer’s upcoming title Borderlands, I didn’t have any reason not to bel... BioShock 2 artist series now with more Penny Arcade 5 The second installment of the BioShock 2 artist series is out and the new piece was created by Penny Arcade. You may have heard of them. They have this little comic series and some kind of big pa... 2K Play picks up two new indie titles for Xbox Live Arcade 12 When I went to E3 in 2007, I remember that one of the most fascinating titles on the show floor was one tucked all the way in one of the corners. Called The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, it... 2K Games bringing Axel and Pixel to 360 (with brown liquid) 9 2K Games is bringing a new game to the Xbox 360, via Mafia II developer 2K Czech. It's not yet been officially announced, but the sniffer dogs of the Internet have uncovered both a trademark and ... BioShock movie getting 28 Weeks Later director? 21 With Gore Verbinski stepping down as director for the sadly inevitable BioShock movie (though hanging on as producer), there's an opening for a new man to steer the project forward. Universal Stu... GC 09: New Mafia II screens up in this Mo' Fo' 9 I had a lot of hope for Godfather II, but in the end, it was a bit disappointing. Not sure if it's that I'm just tired of the open world sandbox shooters or if it's just because I don't care abou... Gearbox pretends Borderlands box art is like, really meta 52 Do you get it? Are you getting the thing that Gearbox has done? I really hope so, because that's the meta brilliance of the sexy Borderlands cover. The artwork, which I personally love, depicts o... BioShock 2's concept artist shows off the final Big Daddy 23 Concept artist Colin Fix has one of the best jobs I can possibly imagine: he's in charge of all the concept art for 2K's upcoming BioShock 2. He recently posted his final design for the Big Daddy... BioShock 2 teaser follows through, clues found on beach 28 Yesterday we speculated over one of the mysterious notes from the BioShock 2 website Something in the Sea which indicated an event which would take place at ten beaches around th world at specifi... Will something BioShock 2 related happen this Saturday? 15 I noticed as soon as the Something in the Sea website launched that it was a potential goldmine for fans of the series wanting to dig up clues about the game's plot, and this jumped out at me eve... Preview: Borderlands 57 It's a funny thing, Borderlands. While excitement arose during its initial 2007 announcement, it was the cel-shaded graphics that brought the game the most attention. After that, however, Borderl... 2K: Borderlands is an apple 20 I was going to write this article and focus on 2K president Christoph Hartmann's expectation that fewer AAA games will be released in 2009. However, in the same interview he discussed Borderlands... You are going to love this new Borderlands trailer 64 Let's get right to the point: Borderlands is sh*t-hot. More and more, I'm beginning to think that the game's surprise makeover was really just a clever ploy to get people to pay attention. If so,... BioShock team getting ambitious 22 It's an all too common story in the world of gaming. A great development team creates an amazing game and a franchise is born and moved over to a different development team, which often results i... Jhonen Vasquez draws some freaky Little Sisters 30 2K approached Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Invader Zim, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and other awesome things, to create an image for BioShock 2. The result is this piece called “The Sist... Interview: Exploring Borderlands with Gearbox's Randy Pitchford 34 Speaking with Gearbox president and founder Randy Pitchford, you can tell he's genuinely excited about the studio's upcoming project, Borderlands.He feels that the game is a take on a number of g... Borderlands has 'dozens and dozens and dozens of hours' of gameplay 23 2K Games pushing BioShock 2 into 2010 might have been a blow to some gamers, but don't worry -- you'll have plenty to do in another 2K-published title, Gearbox Software's Borderlands, which ships... Analyst: BioShock 2 delay makes 2010 'the year of Take-Two' 13 While the delay BioShock 2 into calendar year 2010 may have gamers crying and sad, Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divinich thinks the publisher has made a smart decisi... BioShock 2 release delayed until fiscal 2010 (Update) 31 Your holiday gaming line-up just got a bit less crowded -- Take-Two Interactive has announced that it's moved BioShock 2 from fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 to fiscal 2010. Read: probably next yea... Preview: Mafia II 3 Next to World War II, titles where you play a member of a criminal organization working their way to the top seem to be one of the most common settings in gaming. But few in the genre of underwor... BioShock 2 has four developers: Arkane Studios the latest 15 They say too many cooks spoil the broth, but this is obviously not something that 2K Marin agrees with, as it's enlisted help from a fourth studio to work on BioShock 2. The follow-up to 2007's c... How to tell if a Big Daddy is about to throw down 5 The Cult of Rapture worries about your health, sometimes. The Cult doesn't want you to fall victim to the mighty Big Daddies that roam free in the world of BioShock, and to prevent such an incide... See the Little Sister 'makeover' of BioShock 2 19 Here on this most-blessed of all American holidays, The Fourth of July, I find myself sitting at home watching my wife play the original BioShock. Yes, nearly two years after its original release... Gearbox: How did we forget games were supposed to be fun? 19 Gearbox seems to have catapulted into the spotlight ever since it wowed the gaming world with its radical redesign to the previously obscure Borderlands. This RPG-styled shooter is coming along r... Steam madness: 20 games from 2K for a cool $54 19 [Editor's Note: Forgive me, but I simply couldn't not use that picture again.]Don't you just love those massive bundles on Steam that bring you an entire developer or publisher's catalog of games... Prototype Big Daddy concept art revealed 10 Want to know how 2K Marin arrived at its final design for the Prototype Big Daddy of BioShock 2? Well tough, because you're going to find out anyway. The Cult of Rapture has released some neat co... 2K Games working on new Duke Nukem game? 19 The ongoing saga that is Duke Nukem continues with fresh developments today, as it has been revealed that 2K Games is working, or at least was working, on an all-new game known as Duke Begins. Ap... Little Sisters are really bad at drawing 10 I got a little package this past weekend from someone named Mark Meltzer. There were a couple of pictures, a URL address and a letter which had this to say:"I assume Jeremiah Lynch gave you ... NECA making BioShock toys, wants Brutal Legend next 19 NECA has a respectable track record when it comes to making toys based on videogames, so you'll be glad to hear that they're the chaps working on action figures based upon 2K's critically acclaim... Preview: Borderlands 33 Borderlands has been hot on our radar for a while now, even before the dramatic change in art style that recently saw the game gain huge publicity. We've been itching to see the game in action fo... NBA 2K10's cover athlete is...Kobe Bryant! 16 I'll flat out admit it: I'm taking one for the team while Samit is at E3 and posting this. At least I know who Kobe Bryant is, so this post isn't going to be a complete failure.But yes, Kobe Brya... E3 09: BioShock 2 multiplayer impressions 16 E3 is a hectic place and it's often hard to find the time to write posts inbetween all of the meetings, booth tours and just plain walking. But when you get asked if you'd like the opportunity to... Some beautiful BioShock 2 concept art for you to stare at 19 Colin Fix is 2K's Senior Character Designer on BioShock 2 and he has posted some of his BioShock 2 concept artwork over on his personal blog, Knuckle Deep. The images include the final design of ... Take-Two, 2K dates BioShock 2 for November 3 release 17 In its second quarter fiscal 2009 results conference call this afternoon, Take-Two 2K Games have revealed that 2K Marin’s BioShock 2 is slated for a November 3 release date in North America... BioShock 2 budget 'biggest in 2K's history' 18 BioShock 2 is going to be big. So big, in fact, that 2K's UK marketing manager is sparing no expense on the hype, telling us all to "expect something spectacular." The publisher is plan... Nine minutes of BioShock 2 footage: Dig in, kids! 54 Want some BioShock 2 gameplay footage? Well, we've got nine minutes of the stuff for you to feast upon like so many ADAM-crazed Splicers. This walkthrough video with one of the lead designers dem... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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