BioShock

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ON OTHER PLATFORMS: PC, Xbox360, Playstation 3

GAME INFO
publisher: Take 2 Interactive
developer: Irrational Games
genre: Shooters

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
n/a

ESRB rating: M
homepage:
www.2kgames.com/bioshock/

release date: Aug 21, 07 (released)

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ACTIONTRIP'S REVIEW Plasmids as such add great variety to the nitty-gritty of the gameplay. Taking a somewhat old-school approach (similar to what we saw in games like System Shock *wink, wink*, and Deus Ex), players can decide which type of fighter they want to be. Whether they want to be good at hacking the security systems (hacking handled through mini-games)...

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Dec 12, 2011

Mornin '11
Right. The weekend was very much about this whole Spike VGA mania. Personally, I really hope Naughty Dog will do something interesting with their upcoming PS3-exclusive 'The Last of Us' and that the new Rainbow Six game turns out to be a solid tribute to earlier games (well, I guess I don't care much about that one, on second thought).

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»	Dec 10, 2011 Spike VGA 2011 Highlights: Diablo 3 Cinematic, C&C: Generals 2 Teaser, Epic's New IP Revealed & More Let's start things off with the new Diablo 3 cinematic: The following trailers were also shown: Rainbow Six: Patriots Trailer (Ubisoft) Command & Conquer: Generals... » MORE

»	Aug 26, 2011 XCOM - 20 Minutes of Gameplay Footage The new XCOM game, as you probably already know, has nothing to do with the old X-Com series. Sure, it uses the same premise, but essentially, it's a completely different genre. » MORE

»	Jul 11, 2011 BioShock Infinite - Complete E3 '11 Demo Well, folks, at the risk of losing all objectivity on the subject, I'm completely crazy about this game. Why? That's just because it has that magic, that special and unique atmosphere that's been crafted by talented people. » MORE

»	Jul 01, 2011 BioShock Infinite E3 Demo Teaser Now, the first part of this clip, unfortunately, doesn't show anything at all, except Ken Levine talking about what's going to be shown in the second part of the clip. » MORE

»	Jun 24, 2011 BioShock Infinite 'Windows Into Other Worlds' Trailer Ken Levine talks more about the upcoming shooter BioShock Infinite: » MORE

»	Jun 17, 2011 Kevin Levin on BioShock Infinite Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine, currently involved with BioShock Infinite, discusses how the project's going: » MORE

»	Jun 07, 2011 BioShock Infinite E3 2011 Trailer BioShock Infinite E3 2011 trailer races through a variety of action scenes from the upcoming shooter. Have a look: » MORE

»	May 31, 2011 Most Anticipated Games of E3 2011 The folks over at CraveOnline have a nice little list of games lined-up for this year's E3. Among these are games like BioShock Infinite, Uncharted 3, Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3 and so on. » MORE

»	May 26, 2011 BioShock Infinite Screens The new BioShock game -- BioShock Infinite -- blew us away last time we saw it. Well, last time we saw the gameplay footage from the early version of the game, that is. » MORE

May 24, 2011

Take-Two Development Call: L.A. Noire Good, Max Payne 3 and Agent Still Forthcoming
A fun thing about stocks is that companies have to talk to stockholders, and occasionally we get to hear what the investors are told. Take-Two is switching over to a model of releasing a handful of really good titles a year, and then supporting those titles with additional content.

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Feb 15, 2011

Bioshock Movie is Dead
The Bioshock movie is probably dead. This is, for gamers and the film industry alike, a good thing. The project didn't get off the ground because it would have had an R-rating and there isn't a lot of money for R-rated movies to be made with because of the whole neo-puritan thing people are trying here in the states.

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»	Dec 17, 2010 Red Dead Redemption Ships 8M, Take-Two Marks Fiscal-year Profit Well, I'll bet Take-Two is once again thanking the high heavens that it has Rockstar's games under its publishing arms. This year, of course, the publisher's fiscal year for 2010 has seen a $42. » MORE

»	Nov 04, 2010 BioShock Infinite Engine Improvements If you'll recall, the first BioShock game was powered by on Unreal Engine 2.5. As for the latest BioShock game, BioShock Infinite, it's going to run on Unreal Engine 3, with the developers promising some serious tweaks (thanks Joystiq). » MORE

»	Oct 09, 2010 BioShock 2 PC DLC Dropped According to a thread over at the 2K Forums, plans to deliver the Minerva's Den DLC and the Protector Trials pack to the PC version of the shooter BioShock 2 were scrapped. » MORE

»	Sep 27, 2010 A Taste of Infinite Yeah, I'm all out of inspiration... Still, I thought it would be a cool idea to demonstrate how I reacted when I first saw the gameplay trailer BioShock Infinite. » MORE

»	Sep 23, 2010 Devs Going Easy On Scripted Events in BioShock Infinite The recent footage from BioShock Infinite got a lot of gamers worried that Irrational Games might be making a heavily scripted action game this time around. » MORE

»	Sep 22, 2010 Mornin '10 So, if you didn't get a chance to check out yesterday's 10-mins of gameplay footage from Kevin Levine's BioShock Infinite, you damn well better take a look. » MORE

»	Aug 28, 2010 BioShock 2 'Minerva's Den' Almost Here 2K Marin confirms that the last dosage of DLC for BioShock 2, Minerva's Den, will arrive on August 31 and will be available via PSN and Xbox Live simultaneously for $9. » MORE

»	Aug 21, 2010 Gamescom 2010 Media Recap Once again, folks, here's all the media that arrived during this year's Gamescom. You might wanna browse through all of it again, just in case you missed anything. » MORE

»	Aug 13, 2010 Mornin '10 So, I was pleasantly surprised by yesterday's announcement for BioShock Infinite and I'm double-glad Ken Levine and his crew at Irrational Games are behind the project - check out the screenshots here and the debut trailer here. » MORE

»	Aug 12, 2010 BioShock Infinite Announced, Debut Trailer Released 2K Games announced today that BioShock Infinite, a first-person shooter is now in development at Irrational Games, the creators of the original BioShock. » MORE

»	Jul 23, 2010 Singularity Boy, Raven Software sure has a huge library of games under its belt. Well, it's time to check out their latest work - Singularity. Here's a snip: To be fair, Singularity doesn't do much beyond what we've experienced before in other first-person shooters. » MORE

»	Jul 19, 2010 Crackdown 2 Tops UK Charts Well, it would appear that Red Dead Redemption is no longer the top-seller in the UK. First spot on the weekly UK sales charts is currently held by Microsoft's Crackdown 2, which is followed by Ubisoft's Dance on Broadway (oh boy. » MORE

Jul 01, 2010

BioShock 2 Single-Player DLC in August
2K Games announced today that 'Protector Trials' -- the new single-player oriented DLC for BioShock 2 -- will put players "back into the boots of the Big Daddy as he defends his Little Sister against swarms of corrupt Splicers who are hell-bent on stealing the precious ADAM that she gathers from corpses.

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»	Jun 11, 2010 XCOM Trailer 2K releases the E3 2010 trailer for the upcoming shooter based on the old strategy series X-COM. The trailer for XCOM, as you'll see, is somewhat reminiscent of BioShock, which is no surprise since 2K Marin is working on the game. » MORE

»	Jun 09, 2010 Crackdown 2 Animated Feature Microsoft and Ruffian Games present the latest in a series of animated features for the approaching 360-only action game, Crackdown 2: Does everyone have to copy BioShock? Okay, personal rant aside, that was actually fun to watch. » MORE

»	May 04, 2010 XCOM - First Details Surface The first info on 2K Marin's (the guys behind BioShock 2) new XCOM game has just surfaced. The info was taken from the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine US. » MORE

»	Apr 14, 2010 New XCOM Game Official 2K Games announced XCOM, an effort to reboot the well-known tactical game first introduced by Mythos Games and MicroProse in 1993. The project is in the hands of 2K Marin, the developers behind BioShock 2. » MORE

»	Mar 22, 2010 Brits Want God of War III They do indeed, judging from the latest UK chart for top-selling games for the week ending March 20th: 1. GOD OF WAR III 2. BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 3. » MORE

»	Mar 12, 2010 BioShock 2 Best-Selling Console Game in February Sales tracking company NPD Group released last month's sales data for consoles. The software chart shows BioShock 2 as the top seller. Top Ten U. » MORE

»	Mar 11, 2010 BioShock 2 MP DLC Available 2K Games releases the latest dose of BioShock 2 multiplayer DLC. Here's the info" Content: Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack Price: 400 Microsoft Points Availability:... » MORE

»	Mar 02, 2010 PC Sales - Bad Company 2 Taking Over According to the latest online distribution PC sales charts, gamers are pretty eager about DICE's Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Check it out: Steam: 1. » MORE

»	Mar 01, 2010 BioShock 2 PC Widescreen Patch Available In case you didn't already grab it, 2K released the BioShock 2 v1002 patch, which finally resolves the PC widescreen issue many gamers have been complaining about. » MORE

»	Feb 22, 2010 BioShock 2 DLC Revealed 2K Games reveales that it's going to release "Sinclair Solutions Test Pack" - the first DLC out of "several planned downloadable packages" for BioShock 2. » MORE

»	Feb 15, 2010 Mornin '10 BioShock 2 turned out to be a pleasant surprise indeed. With the trailers and dev. diaries that arrived prior release, I wasn't too sure about it. » MORE

»	Feb 12, 2010 BioShock 2 Time to take another dive into the underwater metropolis known as Rapture. It's a slightly different take, seeing as you get into the oversized retro-style diving suit of a Big Daddy. » MORE

»	Feb 03, 2010 BioShock 2 Launch Cinematic It's, well, it is the BioShock 2 launch cinematic. There's nothing more I want to say about this: The game hits stores next week for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. » MORE

»	Feb 01, 2010 Bad Company 2 & Star Trek Top PC Online Sales According to some of the digital distribution services, the MMORPG Star Trek: Online and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 are the most wanted PC titles at the moment: Current Steam Top Selling Games 1. » MORE

»	Jan 20, 2010 BioShock 2 System Requirements & DRM Valve already announced that the upcoming shooter BioShock 2 will be available through its digital distribution service, Steam. Those who pre-order the game will save 10% off the regular price and receive a free copy of Bioshock to boot. » MORE

Jan 11, 2010

2K Boston is Irrational Games Once More
When the development studio Irrational Games got acquired by Take-Two Interactive the studio's name was changed to 2K Boston. GameInformer reports that "the team members recognized a value in the previous identity and the legacy that was tied to it.

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»	Jan 08, 2010 Halo: Reach Biggest Seller in 2010? We've barely begun to scratch the surface of gaming in 2010 and some are already predicting that Bungie's upcoming Halo: Reach will be the biggest selling game throughout the year. » MORE

»	Dec 24, 2009 BioShock 2 Trailer Here's a very brief glimpse at some gameplay from BioShock 2: Why do I get this strange feeling that this is going to be like playing the original game all over again? » MORE

»	Dec 04, 2009 BioShock 2 Trailer This trailer for BioShock 2 demonstrates the 'Electric Hand' powers: » MORE

»	Dec 03, 2009 Max Payne 3 Delayed Now, don't tell me you haven't seen this one coming. Max Payne 3 has just been delayed. Originally expected to arrive this winter, the third installment in the popular shooter series won't be making before Fall 2010. » MORE

»	Nov 25, 2009 Mornin '09 There's not gonna be much gaming for me this Xmas, seeing as I've pretty much played all there is to be played. I'm assuming many of you will be using the upcoming Holiday season to make up for all the stuff you missed out on this Fall. » MORE

»	Nov 19, 2009 BioShock 2 Multiplayer Trailer 2K Games released a new trailer for BioShock 2, offering more mutliplayer action from the underwater themed shooter. Check it out: Have we lost interest in this one? C'mon guys this could still be a good game. » MORE

»	Oct 29, 2009 BioShock 2 'Capture the Sister' Trailer Here it is - the 'Capture the Sister' multiplayer trailer for BioShock 2: Hm, well, might be fun... in an utterly weird horror themed group-oriented child-molesting sort of way. » MORE

»	Oct 26, 2009 BioShock 2 'Alone Amongst The Dead' Trailer 2K Games launches a brand new trailer for BioShock 2, showing off more action from the underwater shooter: » MORE

Oct 06, 2009

Risen & L4D2 Conquer PC Sales
Time for another round of PC weekly sales in the US. This time we see pre-orders for Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 take the top spot on Steam's weekly sales chart, while Piranha Bytes' single-player RPG Risen takes the 1st position on D2D's chart: Steam (9/27 - 10/3) by revenue 1.

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