2K Games has confirmed you won't be able to jump straight into the action as a mandatory install pop-ups up before your descent into Rapture. This allays concerns that the installation was to take 24 minutes but apparently it should take 5 minutes and 24 seconds, if a BBFC list is to be believed.
2K Games has launched the official website for the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock, and it contains information on a demo that will be available from the PlayStation Network on October 2nd. We really enjoyed BioShock on the Xbox 360, so we would recommend this one to any PS3 user. You can visit the official website by clicking here.
The BioShock image gallery has been updated with 12 new screenshots.
2K Games have admitted that some texture issues "slipped by" them and that they are working hard to replicate any reported bugs found. Fans have been grumbling that some areas aren't up to the visual quality of its Xbox 360 counterpart or at least in the demo; the Big Daddy being one of them.
In an upcoming interview with PlayStation Universe, 2K Marin Programmer Jake Etgeton reveals that the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock will feature new interactive load screens and graphical enhancements due to the advantage of the Blu-ray storage space, along with the ability to install data onto the Hard Drive. "There are improvements, such as interactive load screens which takes advantage of the increased space on the Blu-ray disc," said Etgeton. "The downloadable Challenge Rooms also offer a slew of new graphical and gameplay content, albeit outside of the fictional universe."
Posted on the games official forums, community manager '2K Elizabeth' has soothed fans with promises and evidence no less that things are on track. She couldn't give a date for release but did say the pixel problem with some Big Daddy Bouncers and the weird white bar glitch has been tackled.
PlayStation 3 owners that currently have an early copy of BioShock, along with completing the game, have found a Teaser Trailer for BioShock 2, which has now been leaked onto the Internet. The trailer shows a little sister standing on the beach, when suddenly a city starts coming out of the Sea. The BioShock 2 logo Is then shown with a Sea of Dreams name appearing underneath it. See the Teaser Trailer inside.
Ever since E3 PlayStation 3 users have been waiting for the release of BioShock, and its exclusive downloadable content. While BioShock for PS3 is now out and available, the PS3 exclusive "Challenge Rooms" have not yet been released. Publisher 2K has announced that the Challenge Rooms will be available on the PSN worldwide starting November 20th.
2K Games has announced that the PlayStation 3 exclusive add-on content for BioShock will be available for download worldwide on November 20th from the PlayStation Network. Consisting of three unique Challenge Rooms that take place outside of the main storyline, the BioShock Add-On Game Content will be available for £6.29 in the UK. Each of the three Challenge Room environments was designed specifically for the PlayStation 3 release and feature new locations, objectives and artwork not seen anywhere else in the game. Additionally, each of the new Challenge Rooms offers new Trophies that can be earned through smart thinking and resourceful playing.
Take-Two have announced a slew of big titles all part of fiscal 2009, which means that highly anticipated sequels will arrive before October 31st. Other big projects include GTA's other planned episodic content and Borderlands. BioShock 2 is still yet to be confirmed for any platform. An exciting year for Take-Two.
Global President of 2K Christoph Hartmann told MCV that the Bioshock series has the potential to have five sequels, referring it to Star Wars, but promises that the publisher won't use the franchise as a "cash cow". "Some of the mega-franchises we talk about only lasted ten years because companies took five years to ship a game. Look at Duke Nukem. It's been a great franchise for 20 years, because it seems like it’s been in development for 20 years." Hartmann said.
Side, a studio that specialises in voice-work for videogames, has dubbed Bioshock the "golden standard" of voice acting. After working on other games such as Fable II and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, the studio has nominated the under water adventure as the standard barer of voice acting in the videogame world.
According to a preview on Czech website Hratelne.cz, and thanks to the translation of one Eidos forum poster, the game has its veil lifted a little. They report that Eidos Montreal openly love the whole BioShock atmosphere, it'll have femme fatales, an apartment to call home, squad-based AI, bosses, and heck of a lot more.
Various sources have informed Kotaku that female versions of Big Daddies will be making an appearance in BioShock 2. The female counterparts are said to be Amazonian versions of the Big Daddy and will be faster, wearing similar but smaller gear. They should also be taller, although none of this has been confirmed yet.
With the launch of the viral site for BioShock 2 fans have learnt about mysterious abductions by monsters "with a single red glowing eye." These monsters are none other than Rapture's Big Sisters reveals GameInformer in their 10-page spread of BioShock 2. The mag also shows players will once again walk Rapture's halls.
The Game Informer mag has revealed players will take the role of "the first ever" Big Daddy said creative director Jordan Thomas. You'll be harvesting or adopting Little Sisters as you delve deeper into Rapture. There will be a multiplayer mode but the details are secret for now. BioShock 2 is coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
The publisher has confirmed the anticipated sequel will be releasing across the three platforms at the same time. 2K also revealed details of the included multiplayer mode will slip "soon enough" for fans. BioShock 2 is expected to release later this year and sees a return to the underwater city of Rapture.
2K has confirmed that BioShock 2 will not be accompanied by fancy words like 'sea' and 'dreams' when it launches later this year. Admitting their "was talk" of adding it as the official subtitle, they soon decided to "simply keep it BioShock 2." Apologizing for any confusion; 2K are happy fans are "so interested."
This week's episode of GameTrailers TV will give fans the chance to see BioShock 2 in action for the first time, including Big Sister peeks. Geoff Keighley and company have also got some "major" Killzone announcement to blab about, plus Peter Molyneux himself will dish on Fable II's upcoming new DLC.
Gore Verbinski has turned down the chance to direct Pirates of the Caribbean 4 in favour of doing a Bioshock move adaptation instead. Whilst the director enjoyed doing the initial trilogy, he wanted a break to work on other projects, one of which is a movie adaptation of 2K's supernatural shooter Bioshock, which will begin in 2010...