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Bioshock EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Watch some BioShock 2 deathmatch action 21   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. ... The BioShock 2 Special Edition is packed full of goodies 31 For me, BioShock 2 has been one of those rare sequels where I thought it was simply unnecessary, but as time has gone by, I've become increasingly interested in playing it. Dare I say it -- I'm a... 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... 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. ... 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... 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 ... Storm's Adventures! Bioshock 55 If you're anything like me and have no idea what video games are, let alone a camera and a computer, you'll be pleasantly surprised (like I was) when I learned 2007 was the ultimate year of gamin... Once Upon a Pixel: Bioshock 50 If we lived in a world where videogames didn't exist, where would their stories go? Into science fiction books? Big budget movies? Gritty graphic novels? Educational children's shows? My brand ne... Macintosh version of BioShock hitting October 7 24 The Macintosh version of BioShock is still happening. Earlier this morning, Feral Interactive -- the porters of the title -- pegged October 7th as the game’s release date. They also shared ... 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... Great Big Daddy costume or greatest? 32 BioShock is one of those games that will always live on in our memories not simply because it was a memorable game, but because its characters have become so popular in the cosplay scene.Harrison... 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... Take-Two may unload on the first half of 2010 8 Take-Two Interactive wants to dominate wallets in the first half of 2010. In a recent financial conference call, Take-Two chairman Straus Zelnick said that the publisher plans to release BioShock... 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... 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... Rev Rant: empowerment 82 Every Thursdayish, Anthony Burch discusses some aspect of the gaming industry or game design in his weekly Rev Rant.I'm not actually onscreen for this one (for the best, probably, as my beard wo... 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, Star Wars items hit Avatar Marketplace 37 Now that this thing is officially live, publisher can start flooding the Avatar Marketplace on Xbox LIVE with all sorts of neat (yet useless) promotional crap. Case in point -- today, BioShock 2,... GameStop to offer BioShock 2 multiplayer characters as bonus 9 Characters from BioShock 2’s multiplayer component were sort of revealed over this weekend. A keen-eyed 2K Games message board member snapped three images of a GameStop in-store advertiseme... 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... BioShock fan customizes vinyl figure into Big Daddy 11 Way back when Tomopop started, one of my vinyl customizing dreams was to make my own Big Daddy from BioShock. However, since I'm kind of a dumbass when it comes to creating these things, it was n... SDCC: A closer look at the BioShock 2 room 9 You know how BioShock 2 has that cool website (Something in the Sea), with the interactive room you can click on for hints about the game's storyline? Yeah, well, 2K decided to take it up a notch... Big Sister looks weird when upright: BioShock 2 toys arrive 16 A while ago we heard that Neca was making a bunch of BioShock toys, since no good videogame franchise is complete without some plastic nonsense to sit upon your dusty shelves. The first set will ... 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... Man creates Big Daddy figurine, gives it a sword and shield 10 Artist Robert Sakaluk knows how to make our hearts go aflutter. Pictured above is a rambunctious Big Daddy of BioShock fame. If you look closely, you may notice that the Big Daddy has a sword and... 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... BioShock 2's Big Sister rips up the con circuit 13 It's really no surprise, when you think about it, that people are already hard at work on BioShock 2 cosplay before the game itself is even released. After all, the games in the series tend to bo... Take-Two stock takes a nosedive after BioShock 2 delay 20 Yesterday's news that Take-Two would be delaying the release of BioShock 2 to the 2010 fiscal year was a bit of a disappointment -- the game was definitely one of the most anticipated of the holi... 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... Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick talks BioShock 2 delay 10 The recent delay of BioShock 2 caught us by surprise. In the statement announcing the delay, Take-Two creative officer Ben Feder hinted that it had something to do with development time. “W... 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... 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... Have a listen to what's on this BioShock 2 vinyl 25 Last week, a package arrive from 2K Games that contained a mysterious vinyl record. On it was printed "Rapture Records," the font and name immediately recognizable -- we had a promotion... 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... IKEA is making computers? Also, contest winners 31 I'm a little late announcing these contest winners.  It's not because I don't love you, its because I was distracted with #FNF and by IKEA's awesome new computer. I'm a very silly person.Any... 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... 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... Take-Two looks to sell 5 million copies of BioShock 2 18 What does Take-Two Interactive's chairman Strauss Zelnick do when their heavy hitter, Grand Theft Auto, isn't coming out anytime soon? Bank on the next biggest thing. For them, their next big thi... BioShock and Oblivion bundled together in one package 15 Two high-profile games are being bundled together in one package for Xbox 360 and PC, thanks to 2K Games and Bethesda.Both Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and BioShock will come together to hit retail... 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... Gore Verbinksi on why he probably won't do Bioshock film 8 In a recent talk with the LA Times, Gore Verbinksi cited high costs as one of the main reasons for not wanting to do the Bioshock film that he was slated to do. The film was put on hold while the... 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 ... Prison Break star appearing in BioShock film? 28 Actor Wentworth Miller, best known for his role as that guy who speaks really softly on Prison Break, updated his Twitter last night and told his followers that he's working on the BioShock movie... Rev Rant: Moral Choice 54 This week's Rev Rant is about the implementation of morality systems in games like Fable or BioShock or InFamous (though I recorded this before playing the latter, getting 2/3 of the way through ... BioShock book to be published this fall 20 Fantasy and game-related book publisher Tor Books is set to publish a BioShock book this fall, according to a page in the publisher’s latest catalogue.Scant details are scant, but Gamasutra... 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... BioShock 2's Big Daddy design revealed in GamePro 29 If you loved the first BioShock as much as I did, surely you've been keeping up with the details on BioShock 2. In that case, you'll likely be quite interested in this image on the cover of the J... 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... BioShock 2 gets multiplayer details and Dark Sector devs 44 2K Games has today announced that BioShock 2's "extensive" multiplayer features will be created by Dark Sector developer Digital Extremes. The studio will be working closely with 2K Mar... 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