Ben Fritz, Variety's video game reporter and reviews editor has offered his own two-cents after EA's Riccitiello commented on games starting to rival the movie industry. Fritz feels it's "misguided if not totally wrong" that gaming doesn't really need the silver-screen anymore.
Uwe Boll to direct... just kidding. They have an actual talent behind the project, Mr Gore Verbinski, the man responsible for the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and The Ring. Verbinski is reportedly very excited about BioShock, he says it's "just brimming with cinematic potential".
The next issue of UK magazine PSM3 for PlayStation, which hits the newsagents June 5th, will contain a 'Bid Daddies' worth of write up and tantalising screens. No release schedule, no developer named, no game specifics - it's a Rapture conspirators wet dream - notice the hilarious pun I just used.
According to US magazine EGM, the PS3 version offers the same graphical experience as its PC and Xbox360 counterparts. If you've played before it's probably not worth getting they say while a NeoGAF post claims the release will come with all updates, both technical and Plasmid.
We knew it was coming, 2K Games has officially announced that BioShock is currently in development for the PlayStation 3, and will be released in October 2008. Full press release inside.
The BioShock screenshot gallery has been updated with 10 new screenshots.
The BioShock image gallery has been updated with 2 new screenshots.
The game is set to come with all the trimmings that DLC have already offered to the BioShock community so no real surprise there. Still the PS3 version may have a trick up its sleeve and could in fact seem some graphical improvements, though not by much. Could it be Home integrated too?
Strauss Zelnick has commented during the company's conference call to investors that the film adaption would hit cinemas around BioShock's third instalment. Asked by an analyst whether they retain creative control over the movie project, Zelnick dodged a direct reply and added T2 was financially safe from its development.
PSU is reporting that an unnamed source confirmed that BioShock for the PlayStation 3 will be released on 4th November, 2008. 2K Games only recently announced the development of the PS3 version in late May, and no official release date was confirmed at the time.
A recent post on the official 2K Games forums has revealed that all activation limits for the PC version of Bioshock have been lifted.
During the GDC event in Paris the lead programmer said that for all the many setbacks to the project, BioShock should never have managed the success it achieved. Kline admits that the projects "very first failure was that we wanted to base this whole thing on System Shock 2." Labelling it an action shooter changed everything.
Voice actor Carlos Ferro claims that Epic's upcoming shoot, cover and saw-athon - Gears of War 2 - will be tugging on the heart strings way more than underwater Rapture. Ferro voices Dominic Santiago, who is the partner of main character Marcus Fenix. The sequel will have Dominic searching for his lost wife while battling to save humanity.
Bioshock Senior producer Melissa Miller has revealed that the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock will match the same quality of visual content seen in the Xbox 360 version, so PS3 owners won't be getting a graphically enhanced BioShock.
Executive producer Alyssa Finley over at 2K Marin has revealed what gamers can expect when it comes to Rapture's "Olympian" trophies. Finley explains that the Bronze level trophies were initially to help focus on"encouraging thoroughness and exploration" of the BioShock realm. Could you achieve 'Brass Balls'?
A job posting over at Gamasutra has 2K Boston looking for a lead multiplayer designer to work on their "next big project." 2K Marin leads the charge on the sequel. It's fanned rumours because the position notes that applicants should "be familiar with BioShock and other 2K Boston/Irrational products". Promising, or straw clutching?
2K and BioShock's Ken Levine has said the movie isn't going to be some daft and loose association with the game - that Hollywood's Gore Verbinski "gets" BioShock. Levine said they "certainly understand the material" and should have no troubles leaving a "stamp of their own." The flick is slated for 2010, partly due to Take-Two's Zelnick.
During the Develop Conference 2K's Ken Levine said of Rockstar's Sam Houser that he's "the most intense guy in the world" and a "huge fan of his". He also said you don't make a great anything by "wearing a nice sweater and drinking a martini: you make great stuff by digging your f*cking teeth in." Quote of the year!
The critically acclaimed shooter is almost finally in the hands of PS3 gamers. This BioShock will feature all the DLC already available but also 'challenge rooms'. This port was no small operation with 2K Marin, 2K Boston, 2K Australia and outsider Digital Extremes all pulling the strings. BioShock 2 is expected fall next year.
That publisher, you know - the one holding Rockstar's coin purse? Well they've announced that next fiscal year will be chuck full of T2 goodness. November 1st hails in fiscal 2009 so keep your eyes peeled any time after that. Oh and they'll be publishing the heck out of more "Nick Junior products" too. w00t!