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Plastic Wax Animation Studio Announce Global Expansion Plans (News)

Oct 8, 2008

dailygamesnews.com - Plastic Wax, a leading digital animation studio specializing in videogame production and premium entertainment, including work on games such as Bioshock, Tomb Raider, The Darkness, and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II today announced global expansion plans that include extensive talent acquisition, investments in new technology and the opening of an office in San Francisco focused on business development.

Bionic Commando producer: 'Bioshock was easy as hell' (News)

Sep 17, 2008

In an interview with VideoGamer.com, Ben Judd said that gamers now only want to die "once or twice" in games.

When we asked the Capcom producer if he reckons games are too easy on gamers these days, Judd replied: "Yes, I do. I think that if you look at one of the highest praised games of last year, BioShock, BioShock was easy as Hell, I don't care what anybody says. That's what people want. They want to play through it. They want to die once or twice. It's like an interactive movie, sort of. Gamers have lost their will to continually drill down on something."

BioShock to be performed at Games In Concert 3 (News)

Sep 5, 2008

Games In Concert have confirmed to Music4Games.Net that BioShock will be among some of the soundtracks to be performed at this year's live orchestral game music concert in Utrecht, The Netherlands on November 15th.

BioShock PS3 DLC 'right now exclusive' (News)

Aug 28, 2008

During Leipzig Games Convention last week VideoGamer.com caught up with 2K Games senior producer Melissa Miller and asked her if the exclusive content will also come out on 360.

Miller replied: "The answer is no. Right now this is a PS3 exclusive."

BioShock movie won't be "Kate Hudson hunting for pirate treasure," says Levine (News)

Aug 6, 2008

VG247: Big-shot Hollywood film guy Gore Verbinski "gets" the BioShock franchise. Ken Levine told us so last week. So don't expect pretty blondes with unsmudged make-up impaling themselves on muscle-bound dunderheads in the screen adaptation of the 2K Boston game.

BioShock Rescued Shooters, Says Levine (News)

Aug 4, 2008

2K's Ken Levine has told Eurogamer he reckons BioShock has rescued the shooter genre by opening up a brand new market.

"I can pretty much guarantee to you that if BioShock wasn't successful, there never would have been another game like this," Levine told Eurogamer in an exclusive interview. "I don't even know how we convinced people to pay for BioShock. These games had never made any money - everybody told us when we were pitching BioShock, sounds like a great idea, you'll sell 150,000 units - next!"

Job Application Found for Possible BioShock 2 Lead Multiplayer Designer (News)

Jul 31, 2008

Ripten's John Kershaw discovered a very interesting job opportunity at 2K Boston.

The job, Lead Multiplayer Designer, is described as requiring familiarity with the BioShock game. Could this be early indication than while 2K Marin are working on BioShock 2's main story, 2K Boston will be adding multiplayer?

Ken Levine: BioShock gameplay innovates well compared to Portal, Call of Duty and Medal of Honor (News)

Jul 31, 2008

Speaking to VG247 at Develop yesterday, 2K Boston's Ken Levine said that he didn't understand why gamers had leveled criticism and the scope of innovation in BioShock's gameplay compared to the steps forward the game made in terms of narrative.

Ken Levine: "Maybe I am an asshole," but rumour doesn't matter (News)

Jul 30, 2008

VG247: 2K Boston's Ken Levine has responded to rumour that certain members of the original BioShock team left to work at 2K Marin because of dislike for him personally by saying talk of its kind simply doesn't matter.

BioShock was supposed to be the most integrated porn film of all time, says Levine (News)

Jul 30, 2008

VG247: Speaking at Develop today, 2K Boston star Ken Levine said that BioShock's narrative was supposed to bear more than a little relation to adult entertainment.

Live blogging the Ken Levine Develop 2008 keynote (News)

Jul 30, 2008

VG247: Ken Levine's about to start his keynote speech at Develop 08 in Brighton. The talk's called "BioShock and Awe: Immersing the Gamer in an Alternate World Without Drowning Out the Gameplay. Trips off the tongue. We has internets and batteries, so we're coming to you live. After the break. Latest updates at the top.

Shack PSA: BioShock $15 on Steam this Weekend (News)

Jul 26, 2008

The PC edition of 2K Boston and 2K Australia's deep sea shooter BioShock (PC, PS3, 360) is now on sale at Valve's digital distribution platform Steam for $14.99.

PSU: Bioshock PS3 features better anti-aliasing (News)

Jul 23, 2008

PSU Writes:

According to Bioshock senior producer Melissa Miller, the PS3 version of Bioshock will only meet the same visual quality of that seen in Xbox 360 version.

"We're looking to match the quality of the original version," Miller commented. "We want to make sure that the water is just as great, and I think you can see from the demonstration, that it looks no different from the 360 version."

However one of our contributing editors, Dave Wales, got some hands-on time with the title at this year's E3, and he assured me otherwise.

"One of the very first things you'll notice within BioShock [PS3] is that all anti-aliasing issues are now gone. There were absolutely no edging issues or jaggedness to any portions of what was displayed on screen," said Wales. "I almost felt like I was staring at a redesigned title."

2K Games not improving BioShock visuals for PS3 version (News)

Jul 22, 2008

Some bad news for PS3 owners hoping for some improvements in the graphics department for upcoming shooter BioShock. Publisher 2K Games has confirmed to VideoGamer.com that it's concentrating on matching, not bettering the visuals seen in the Xbox 360 version.

BioShock shouldn't have worked - "No frigging way," says Damnation dev (News)

Jul 8, 2008

Eurogamer writes: "Damnation developer Blue Omega reckons there was "no frigging way" BioShock should have ended up being successful.

Game designer Jason Minkoff was comparing it to Damnation to illustrate that all you can do in the shooter genre is pour your heart into a project and hope it gets noticed.

"We're just making the best we can, because a good game is a good game. And if you make a good game, somebody is going to notice and somebody is going to play it," Jason Minkoff told Eurogamer on our trip to see Damnation."

The Most Gratuitous Headshots Video Ever (Feature)

Jul 3, 2008

Two minutes. One video. Fifty-five perforated skulls. ...

"BioShock should've failed," says dev (News)

Jun 24, 2008

BioShock lead programmer Chris Kline has said at a GDC session in Paris that the game should have been a failure. "In fact," he said, "it did fail a lot, over the course of time. A series of big mistakes and corrections and slipped ship dates, but all of these helped make it a good game." ...

Big Daddy gets the Spore treatment (News)

Jun 20, 2008

The Spore Creature Creator is used to create Big Daddys.

2K Games drops activation, install limits for BioShock PC (News)

Jun 20, 2008

Finally, 2K games taking hints over the recent Mass Effect PC securom scandal, has finally removed the activation and install limits for Bioshock PC. While you still have to activate the game online on your first installation you now don't have to worry about how many times you've installed it.

BioShock DRM is no more! (News)

Jun 19, 2008

2KGames informs us that the much-maligned SecuROM copy protection has been removed from BioShock. From the official 2Kgames.com forums:“Good news! As promised, all activation restrictions, including install limits, have been removed from BioShock PC as of today. You don’t have to patch or install anything for this to go into effect for your copy of BioShock – it’s already done!Enjoy your time in Rapture, and ...

Ken Levine re-negotiating contract with Take-Two (News)

Jun 17, 2008

Variety writes: "Have you been wondering why "Bioshock" creative guru and 2K Boston chief Ken Levine has been strangely absent from the press recently? Why "Bioshock 2" is being made at a separate studio and all Take-Two has said is that he "will be involved?" Why he wasn't available to talk on the record about the "Bioshock" movie? Why nobody knows what's up with him?

As several sources have confirmed for me, the answer is simple: Levine is re-negotiating his contract. Coming off the big commercial success (2.2 million units sold) and even bigger critical success of the game, Levine has become one of the very few recognizable and respected names in the videogame development community and he's trying to use that to get the creative freedom and compensation he feels he deserves. Take-Two, meanwhile, obviously wants to keep the guy on board, but is probably wary both of not spending too much money and also not setting a precedent that it will regret having to follow with the creative director of every successful game going forward."

BioShock movie to coincide with BioShock 3 (News)

Jun 6, 2008

No, it's not a mistake. Take-Two head honcho Strauss Zelnick has actually said that the Gore Verbinski-helmed BioShock movie will be released alongside number three in the series, not the currently-in-development sequel.

Zelnick mentioned the third game in an investor call related to the newly released Q2 financials (via Kotaku). "It's more likely that it would be released coincident with BioShock 3," he said.

We ...

Game names corrected by spell check (Feature)

Jun 5, 2008

You know that red line that pops up in Word, Firefox or any other program with a spell check? It's helpful, don't get us wrong, but they really should spend some time working on spell check's virtual intuition. When we typed "Firefox," just now while writing this article, the red line asked if we meant "firebox." Um no, we didn't. And that's what happens countless times every second across the world when people type in video game names - ...

Xbox 360 to Benefit from PlayStation 3 BioShock (News)

May 29, 2008

Spong Writes: "Well, it's confirmed - despite howls of derision from fanboys of another caste - PlayStation 3 owners will indeed be getting their hands on the critically acclaimed sub-aqua, scary little girl outing that is 2k Games' BioShock."

The coolest, funniest gaming images on the web (Feature)

May 25, 2008

If evidence were ever needed of how culturally important games are these days, it's in the world of art. Between painters, photographers, comic writers and sculptors, the internet is packed to bursting with artists paying tribute to gaming and putting their own spin on our favourite iconography. Here's some of the best stuff we've found. ...

More BioShock PS3 Details Emerge From EGM (News)

May 23, 2008

Did you hear? BioShock is coming to the PlayStation 3. We're totally 100% sure of it, because the announcement made not only the cover of PSM3 magazine, but local favorite EGM as well. BioShock is featured prominently-but not as prominently as Gears of War 2-in the mag's July issue and helps to explain why PSM3 said it's "better on PS3."

Take-Two: EA offer still "inadequate" (News)

May 19, 2008

Take-Two has responded to EA's extension of its offer, saying it's inadequate and contrary to the best interests of Take-Two's stockholders.

Strauss Zelnick, chairman of the board of Take-Two, said, "This is the same highly conditional proposal that EA offered Take-Two stockholders on March 13, 2008, which our Board of Directors thoroughly reviewed and unanimously determined to be inadequate and contrary to the best interests of ...

Bioshock animated series coming soon? (News)

May 18, 2008

Sarcastic Gamer received a tip along with exclusive video of the trailer and teaser trailer for the new Bioshock animated prequel. Will it focus on the creation of the Big Daddies? Will it focus on Andrew Ryan? Check out the videos for yourself.

BioShock movie announced (News)

May 9, 2008

Take-Two has entered a partnership with Universal Studios to make a BioShock movie, and Gore Verbinski has been tapped to direct it.

"I was hanging out a lot with Ken Levine talking about gaming in general and I heard from Ken directly that they were thinking about making a movie," Verbinski told Variety.

"Of all the games out there, I think 'BioShock' is the one that's the most engaging. I think the whole utopia-gone-wrong ...

Bioshock movie helmed by Pirates of the Caribbean director (News)

May 9, 2008

DarkZero: It has been revealed that Gore Verbinski has been signed to direct the film version of Bioshock. Verbinski recently directed all three of Pirates of the Caribbean films. Those films went then on to get eleven Oscar nominations between them, and ended up winning one.

"I think the whole utopia-gone-wrong story that's cleverly unveiled to players is just brimming with cinematic potential," said Verbinski. "Of all the games I've played, this is one that I felt has a really strong narrative."

VideoGamer.com Rumour mill - BioShock not coming to PS3, Online multiplayer in God of War 3 and more (News)

Apr 30, 2008

Welcome to the Rumour mill, VideoGamer.com's run-down of the big rumours currently doing the rounds in the video game industry. Every week we'll hunt down the juiciest stories and give our opinion on how legit they are. So, whether you want the ridiculous or the plausible, read on.

BioShock not coming to PS3

The Rumour: Contrary to popular belief, 2K Games' BioShock or its in-development sequel are not coming to the PlayStation 3. They will remain Xbox 360 and PC exclusive. This is due to Microsoft paying for exclusive rights and the extra effort required of a PS3 port.

Verdict: This one comes from rumour blogging legend Surfer Girl and goes directly against the Rumour from EGM that claimed the original game was heading to the PS3.

"BioShock is still not coming to PS3 nor is there plans for a PS3 version of its sequel," reads the blog.

Given BioShock's huge success on the Xbox 360 it's perfectly reasonable to expect Microsoft to want it to remain a platform exclusive. With so little known about the sequel, though, it's a little early to be saying it's a guaranteed exclusive.

Plausibility rating: 3/5

Bioshock Coming To PS3 This September? (News)

Apr 25, 2008

It's been long rumored that Bioshock would eventually make the leap from the Xbox 360 to the PS3. After all, 2K Boston's critically acclaimed title moved from the console to the PC, and a code snippet found in configuration files for that port last year listed PS3 settings. Now, according to the upcoming issue of EGM, the move to Sony's system could be coming this fall.

VideoGamer.com Rumour mill - Beyond Good & Evil 2 in development, Siren 3 announced, Prizerfighter to come on PS3 and more (News)

Apr 16, 2008

Videogamer writes: "Welcome to the Rumour mill, VideoGamer.com's run-down of the big rumours currently doing the rounds in the video game industry. Every week we'll hunt down the juiciest stories and give our opinion on how legit they are. So, whether you want the ridiculous or the plausible, read on.

Beyond Good & Evil 2 in development

The Rumour: Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano has joined Ubisoft and will be working on Beyond Good & Evil 2.

Verdict: It's a title fans have been crying out for and we'd certainly love to see a sequel, but Ubisoft hasn't so much as hinted that a sequel to its 2003 action adventure title is coming. Despite almost unanimous critical praise the game wasn't a commercial success and with so many blockbuster franchises in the Ubisoft locker it would be a risk to choose this over a new game in a franchise with a stronger fan base.

Plausibility rating: 2/5"

2K Marin Hiring for Bioshock 2, uses U.E. 3x. and PS3 Version Possible (News)

Apr 7, 2008

One of the biggest games of 2009 has already made quiet a buzz when it was officially announced a few months ago. BioShock 2 is the rumored prequel in the "BioShock" series and requires a lot of hard work and perseverance like any AAA game under construction in the secret labs of any developers.

Ken Levine Clears up the F****d up Story Thing (News)

Apr 3, 2008

2K Boston's Ken "She Looked 18 to Me" Levine sent in a clarification about his earlier comments regarding the plot has to be really f***ing stupid for people to keep up with it post.

"I talked about how the very basic plot of your game has to be very, very simple so people who are not inclined to care about your story can follow it. In BioShock it's

Act 1: Get to the sub

Act 2: Kill X

Act 3: Kill Y [edited out the names in case you haven't played it yet]

However, once people are attached to those primal threads, they can, IF THEY CHOOSE, go deeper."

Levine: Plot has to be really f***ing stupid (News)

Apr 2, 2008

BioShock big daddy Ken Levine has declared the importance of dumbing down videogame plotlines in order for people to get the picture. We're such thickies.

"If you want people to follow your plot, it has to be really f****** stupid", Levine says in the latest issue of PC Zone.

BioShock 2: Plot has to be really stupid (News)

Apr 2, 2008

BioShock big daddy Ken Levine has declared the importance of dumbing down videogame plotlines in order for people to get the picture. We're such thickies. "If you want people to follow your plot, it has to be really f****** stupid," Levine says in the latest issue of UK mag PC Zone. POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT ...

BioShock to become a movie? Or an MMO? (News)

Mar 27, 2008

Take-Two sees both BioShock and Civilization as untapped opportunities in the online gaming market, according to a presentation given by Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick yesterday. Speaking at the Smid Cap Conference yesterday while we were tucked up in bed, Zelnick noted World of Warcraft's $1.1 billion revenue from last year and offered both games as potential opportunities to tap that market. He also detailed why company stockholders ...

Take-Two: 'BioShock' MMO And Movie Are 'Potential Opportunities' (News)

Mar 26, 2008

MTV Multiplayer writes: "Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick, speaking at the 2008 Smid Cap Conference today, is explaining why his company is rejecting EA's offer to purchase the company for $26/share. In the process, he is detailing Take-Two developers' past successes, current projects and future opportunities.

Gamers, let me direct you to slide 24 of Zelnick's presentation, "Potential Untapped Opportunities."

-Next to "MMOG/Online Gaming" we've got "Civilization" and "BioShock" listed under the column "Potential Take-Two Opportunities.

-Next to "Traditional Media (Film/DVD)" we've got "BioShock" as a "Potential Take-Two Opportunity."

59 levels to play before you die: A - D (Feature)

Mar 21, 2008

As you rebuild civilization and restore your people's faith in this sim/action hybrid, you'll find yourself honestly caring about your subjects' helpless lives. Nowhere is their plight more touching than Kasandora, where you help a starving desert tribe grow into a bustling village, only to see an old man die in the dunes. His last wish is for rain, which you grant. ...

Deal of the day: Bioshock now $29.99 via Steam (News)

Mar 11, 2008

The game that garnered Game of the Year attention from much of the gaming industry and gaming fans alike can now be had for an exceptional price of $29.95.

If you didn't take the time to enjoy this fantastic game when it first game out, do yourself a favor and take advantage of this deal now, and you don't even have to leave you house to do so.

Will BioShock 2 look like this? (News)

Mar 3, 2008

It's undoubtedly one of top three games of the last 12 months, so it's no surprise that everyone's praying for a sequel to 2K's excellent BioShock. You'll probably crop-dust your pants at the sight of these gorgeous concept shots then - but don't get too excited, they're just the work of a (talented) fan. The artwork was created by artist Ben Mauro as part of his Architecture course that concentrated on the scenes and environments, which ...

BioShock 2 concept art NOT the real thing (News)

Mar 2, 2008

TVGB writes: "The author behind these images just got back to me, saying these are not official BioShock concept drawings. In his own words: "It was for a class at Art Center, the assignment was to design a sequel for a videogame or film. So I picked one of my favorite games from last year.""

BioShock wins eight G.A.N.G. audio awards (News)

Feb 29, 2008

2K's BioShock has won eight awards at the 6th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards, presented by The Game Audio Network Guild - a non-profit organisation supporting the game audio industry.

"Every now and again, life provides one of those great moments of satisfaction for which words are really inadequate to describe," said BioShock composer Garry Schymann.

Down with the goblins - Or how to make MMOs fun again (Feature)

Feb 29, 2008

Theoretically, the MMO should be the epitome of this immersive, connective, community gaming revolution we keep hearing about. In practice though, it's often impenetrable, exclusory, or just plain dull. We cut out the crap and present our vision of a brave new online world. ...

Mikami Discusses New Projects, Bioshock (News)

Feb 24, 2008

Former Capcom producer/director Shinji Mikami is the latest developer to be featured in Famitsu as part of a series of interviews in commemoration of the magazine's 1000th issue.

Now an employee of Platinum Games, a new studio formed by former Clover and Capcom talent, Mikami recently made headlines by announcing through his blog that he has at long last started on his new project.

In addition to this mysterious new game, Mikami is working with Killer 7 and No More Heroes director Suda 51 on another title. "I'm serving as the producer on this one," said Mikami. "I've been involved with it longer than I was with Killer 7, so I want you to look forward to it."

GDC: Early, pre-Little Sisters BioShock footage (News)

Feb 21, 2008

Joystiq writes "Yesterday morning we had the chance to listen to Ken Levine speak on the storytelling process behind his hit title, BioShock. The quick Zero Punctuation video got big laughs, but there was another video during the presentation that more accurately represented what Ken was talking about. Above is a picture of a stage in the development of the Little Sisters, a hint at other (stranger?) versions of Rapture and its denizens. You can catch other stages in the Sisters development in our gallery of photos from the talk."

Levine Agrees, BioShock's Ending Failed (News)

Feb 20, 2008

Kotaku's Brian Crecente writes:

"While interviewing Ken Levine earlier this month for my story on the use of objectivism in BioShock we talked quite a bit about the plot. Near the end of the interview I found myself compelled to tell Levine what I thought of the game."

The Top 7... Game bad guys you didn't want to kill (Feature)

Feb 11, 2008

We've killed billions of bad guys since taking up videogames. But we did actually feel bad about some of them, honest. Here they are. ...

US PC Chart: Call of Duty 4 holds off Warcraft (News)

Jan 29, 2008

Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has taken the top spot in the US's PC chart for the week of January 13th ¿ 19th, according to NPD data. MCV has the full top ten list.

BioShock Snags Record-Breaking 12 Interactive Achievement Award Noms, COD 4 Earned 10+ Noms (News)

Jan 17, 2008

GameDaily reports the critically acclaimed blockbuster from Ken Levine and 2K Boston will vie for Game of the Year with Call of Duty 4, Rock Band, Super Mario Galaxy and The Orange Box.

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has unveiled the nominees for the 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which will take place during The D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit 2008 on February 7 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. 2k Boston's BioShock, which already earned a number of Game of the Year awards from various publications, received an incredible 12 nominations across a variety of categories, including Game of the Year, in these peer-based awards. Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare also earned 10+ nominations.

Game Ports: Will They or Won't They? (News)

Jan 10, 2008

GamePro Feature by Tracey Erickson, 01/09/2008:

Will they or won't they? GamePro sets the record straight for eight infamous game port rumors:

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
¿ Confirmed Platform: PlayStation 3
¿ Rumored Platform: Xbox 360
¿ Chance of Port: Slim

BioShock
¿ Confirmed Platform: Xbox 360, PC
¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3
¿ Chance of Port: Likely

Mass Effect 2
¿ Confirmed Platform: Xbox 360
¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3
¿ Chance of Port: Bet on it

Halo 4
¿ Confirmed Platform: Xbox 360
¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3
¿ Chance of Port: Never

Haze
¿ Confirmed Platform: PlayStation 3
¿ Rumored Platform: Xbox 360, PC
¿ Chance of Port: Slim to none

Final Fantasy XIII
¿ Confirmed Platform: PlayStation 3
¿ Rumored Platform: Xbox 360
¿ Chance of Port: Slim

World of Warcraft
¿ Confirmed Platform: PC
¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
¿ Chance of Port: Slim to None

Crysis
¿ Confirmed Platform: PC
¿ Rumored Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
¿ Chance of Port: Highly likely

MSNBC announces the best video games of 2007 (News)

Jan 2, 2008

Jan. 2, 2008 -- MSNBC tallied in their Game of the Year readers' votes between December 19 and 27. "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" garnered 33 percent of the over 17,000 votes and is MSNBC Readers' Game of the Year. The runner-up was "Bioshock" at 22 percent of the votes. The second runner-up was "Mass Effect" at 10 percent.

Here are MSNBC readers' picks for the best in each genre:

¿ Best sports game: Madden NFL '08
¿ Best racing game: Project Gotham Racing 4
¿ Best casual game: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
¿ Best family game: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
¿ Best music game: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
¿ Best handheld game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
¿ Best role-playing game: Mass Effect
¿ Best action/adventure game: Bioshock
¿ Best shooter: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

View the full report for the runners-up in each category.

Steam offering 50% off selected games (News)

Jan 1, 2008

you are looking for a new game to keep you occupied into the new year, then Steam may have something for you. Until January 1, Valve's gaming service has some very good discounts for its top games.

Playboy's Best Games of 2007 (News)

Dec 29, 2007

Here are the winners and runners-up for all the categories:

Game of the Year: BioShock
Runners-up: Rock Band, Mass Effect, Super Mario Galaxy, The Orange Box

Most Innovative: Rock Band
Runners-up: Portal, Assassin's Creed, Crush, Super Paper Mario

Best Writing: Mass Effect
Runners-up: BioShock, Portal, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Best Adrenaline Rush: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Runners-up: God of War II, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Project Gotham Racing 4, Halo 3

Best Jiggle Factor: Heavenly Sword
Runners-up: Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Conan, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Guiltiest Pleasure: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Runners-up: Stranglehold, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Overlord, Mario Strikers Charged

Best Portable Game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Runners-up: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow, Silent Hill: Origins, Dead Head Fred

Worst Game: Vampire Rain
Runners-up: Jackass: The Game, Lair, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, The Eye of Judgment, Hour of Victory

[ Judges: Scott Alexander, Damon Brown, John Gaudiosi, Scott Jones, Marc Saltzman, Scott Stein and Scott Steinberg ]

The winner of Destructoid Game of the Year 2007 (News)

Dec 28, 2007

Picking the Destructoid Game of the Year was no easy task, as evidenced by the overwhelmingly varied community response to yesterday's list of nominees. It seemed like each one of the five finalists garnered an equal amount of support: "Pick Mass Effect!" "Super Mario Galaxy is easily the best!" "COD4 FTW!" "BioShock, hands down!" "No competition. The Orange Box!"

And the winner is...

BioShock blows its own trumpet (News)

Dec 26, 2007

In a move likely designed to bolster seasonal sales and fend of the award attentions of rival software titles such as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Mass Effect, and Super Mario Galaxy, 2K Games has this week oiled and flexed its bulging BioShock muscle for all to see via a recap of the game's current achievements.

After Christmas Video Game Deals Arrive (News)

Dec 26, 2007

Lots of random little great deals have popped up post Christmas for you to spend any left over (or newly received) monies.

For those that don't have it still, Halo 3 is only $29.90 at GoGamer.

GameFly is having a Year End Sale up until January 4th: Some example deals are The Darkness only $12.34, Forza 2 $14.24, and Shadowrun for $12.34. I would really check this link and look into their full list, they have a ton of deals on all systems.

For the PC users, Steam is having a sale, 10-50% Everything! Great deals include, The Orange Box - $37.45, Bioshock $37.45, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - $22.45, and Psychonauts - 9.95!! (If you haven't played this title yet, you have no excuse not to now. You can even use a 360 controller.)

World of Warcraft - $9.99 at Amazon.

Yahoo Games: Game of the Year 2007 (News)

Dec 25, 2007

Yahoo has announced their Games of the Year awards, which culminated in their 2007 Overall Game of the Year. Here are the categories, winners and runners-up:

¿ Best Action Adventure Game: Super Mario Galaxy
¿ Runners-Up: Assassin's Creed, The Orange Box

¿ Best Online Multiplayer Game: Halo 3
¿ Runners-Up: Call of Duty 4, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

¿ Best Racing Game: Forza Motorsport 2
¿ Runners-Up: DiRT, Project Gotham Racing 4

¿ Best Sports Game: skate
¿ Runners-Up: FIFA 08, Madden NFL 08

¿ Best Shooter: BioShock
¿ Runners-Up: Call of Duty 4, Halo 3

¿ Best Party Game: Rock Band
¿ Runners-Up: Guitar Hero III, Warioware: Smooth Moves

¿ Best Role-Playing Game: Mass Effect
¿ Runners-Up: The Witcher, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

¿ Best Strategy Game: Supreme Commander
¿ Runners-Up: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, World in Conflict

¿ Best Overall Game: Super Mario Galaxy
¿ Runners-Up: BioShock, Rock Band

ActionTrip's 2007 Game of the Year (News)

Dec 25, 2007

ActionTrip's 2007 Game of the Year voting poll registered 10673 participants. 1809 registered users voted for Call of Duty 4, 1279 for Halo 3, 1192 for Assassin's Creed, 837 for "None of the Above", 716 for BioShock, 710 for Crysis, 627 for The Orange Box, and so on. The rest of the results can be viewed in ActionTrip's voting poll section.

¿ People's Choice: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
¿ Runners-up: Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Crysis, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box

¿ Game of the Year (ActionTrip Staff): Portal
¿ Runners-up: Mass Effect, Halo 3, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, The Witcher

¿ Best Action Game: Halo 3
¿ Runners-up: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, God of War II, BioShock, Crysis

¿ Best Strategy Game: World in Conflict
¿ Runners-up: Supreme Commander, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

¿ Best RPG: Mass Effect
¿ Runners-up: The Witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer

¿ Best Sports Game: FIFA 08
¿ Runners-up: SSX Blur, NHL 08, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

¿ Best MMOG: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
¿ Runners-up: Tabula Rasa, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

¿ Best Rhythm/Music Game: Rock Band
¿ Runners-up: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

¿ Babe of the Year: Joanna Krupa

IGN: Jack Thompson is the protagonist of BioShock (News)

Dec 25, 2007

IGN on BioShock (in their Xbox 360 2007 Year in Review feature):

"Players inhabited the body of Jack Thompson, a victim of a plane crash in the middle of the ocean with no help in sight other than a nearby lighthouse. Doing what he thought was best Jack swam over, entered and was transported to the underwater insanity trapped within the world of Rapture."

The Bitbag Editor's Choice Award Winners (News)

Dec 25, 2007

The Bitbag editor picks the winners for:

¿ Best 3D Action Game
¿ Best Racing Game
¿ Best RPG
¿ Best Fighter
¿ Best FPS
¿ Best Strategy Game
¿ Best Sports Game
¿ Best War Game
¿ Best Mecha Game
¿ Achievement In Excellence
¿ Best Handheld Game
¿ Best Graphics
¿ Best Sound
¿ Best Online Multiplayer
¿ Developer Of The Year
¿ Game Of The Year

Los Angeles Times: Best and Worst of the Year (News)

Dec 23, 2007

What makes a good video game? Strong visuals are important. Good controls are essential. A well-crafted concept helps too. These days, most games can boast at least two-thirds of that criteria.

So, then what makes a game great? Feeling. Emotion. Surprise. Interaction. Even addiction. It's a magical feeling when a game offers all these elements.

Here are the titles L.A. Times deemed the best experiences of 2007. Admittedly, they didn't play everything (because that would probably be impossible), but of the titles that did cross their paths, these are the ones that resonated most. Their favorites in order:

Best of the Year:
¿ BioShock
¿ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
¿ Assassin's Creed
¿ Super Mario Galaxy
¿ The Orange Box

Honorable Mention:
¿ Halo 3
¿ Rock Band
¿ Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
¿ Cooking Mama: Cook Off
¿ Lost Planet

Worst of the Year:
¿ Lair

Dishonorable Mention:
¿ Fusion Frenzy 2
¿ 300: March to Glory
¿ Tenchu Z

[ By Pete Metzger, December 21, 2007 ]

IGN Best of 2007 - Complete List (News)

Dec 22, 2007

Provided below via the source link is IGN entire list of individual platform picks for Best of 2007. Here are selected categories and winners:

¿ PC Game of the Year -- BioShock
¿ PS2 Game of the Year -- God of War II
¿ PS3 Game of the Year -- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
¿ Best PlayStation Store Game -- Super Stardust HD
¿ PSP Game of the Year -- Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
¿ Xbox 360 Game of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
¿ Best Xbox Live Arcade Game -- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
¿ Wii Game of the Year -- Super Mario Galaxy
¿ DS Game of the Year -- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
¿ Wireless Game of the Year -- Digital Chocolate Cafe

For each applicable platform, IGN also picks the Best Action Game, Best Adventure Game, Best Expansion, Best Fighting Game, Best First-Person Shooter, Best Music Game, Best Persistent World Game, Best Platform Game, Best Puzzle Game, Best Racing/Driving Game, Best RPG, Best Simulation, Best Sports Game, Best Strategy Game, Best Graphics Technology, Best Artistic Design, Best Original Score, Best Licensed Soundtrack, Best End Credit Song, Best Use of Sound, Best Story, Best Local Multiplayer Game, Best Online Multiplayer Game, Best Downloadable Content, Most Innovative Design, Best Use of the Wii-Mote, Best Game No One Played, Best Revival, Biggest Surprise, and Best Developer.

IGN Best of 2007 Awards also feature gaming and non-gaming categories in Movies, TV, DVD (includes HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs), Music, Comics, Gears, Sports, and Stars. Of those categories, the gaming-related winners are:

¿ Best Videogame Adaptation (Movies) -- Hitman
¿ Best Videogame Soundtrack/Score (Music) -- Super Mario Galaxy Soundtrack
¿ Best Best PC Peripheral (Gears) -- Novint Falcon
¿ Best Console Peripheral (Gears) -- Rock Band: Special Edition
¿ Best HDTV (Gears) -- Pioneer Project Kuro Plasm...

IGN Game of the Year: PC (News)

Dec 22, 2007

Simply put, if you haven't played this game, you've missed out on one of the best gaming experiences of all time. The entire presentation, from the story to the visuals to the acting, encourages a level of emotional involvement that transcends the game play. The bonus is that the game play is nearly as good as the story. Play it.

High Scores for the Games of 2007 - NY Times GOTY (News)

Dec 21, 2007

The New York Times - Seth Schiesel, December 23, 2007:

For gamers 2006 was all about the introduction of Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii systems; there weren't many great games released. This year, by contrast, has delivered one fabulous interactive entertainment experience after another. Even without Grand Theft Auto IV, which was delayed until next year, 2007 has witnessed the strongest lineup of new games since the fall of 2004, when Halo 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and World of Warcraft were introduced.

Even with heavy hitters like Spore, G.T.A. IV and Super Smash Bros. on the horizon for 2008, it will be tough for next year to top the crop of 2007. Here are some of this year's most important, intriguing and just plain amusing games and developments:

¿ Best Newcomer
¿ Most Difficult Delivery
¿ Best Adaptation of an Adored Intellectual Property
¿ Best Unambitious Representations of the State of the Art
¿ Best Single-Handed Rescue of a Major Game System
¿ Game of the Year

Vote at MSNBC: Which game deserves the crown in 2007? (News)

Dec 21, 2007

MSNBC video game section has been polling gamers about their favorite games in a number of categories, trying to narrow down the search for the Game of the Year.

On Thursday the site put up the poll to decide which of the finalists, culled from the best of each genre, should be named the game of the year.

The finalists are:
¿ Madden NFL 08
¿ Project Gotham Racing 4
¿ Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
¿ LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
¿ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
¿ The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
¿ Mass Effect
¿ Bioshock
¿ Call of Duty 4

At the time of this writing Call of Duty 4 was leading with 31 percent of the vote. BioShock was close behind with 22 percent and Mass Effect was in a distant third with 8.6 percent.

[ Words: Kotaku's Brian Crecente ]

BioShock Sells 2 Million Copies Worldwide (News)

Dec 19, 2007

In announcing their financial results for the fourth quarter, Take-Two confirmed BioShock has now sold over two million copies worldwide across Xbox 360 and PC.

Also, the newly formed 2K Marin will reportedly head BioShock 2, while Levine works on something completely new.

Take-Two Raises Q4 Sales, New GTA IV 360 Content In 2009 (News)

Dec 18, 2007

Publisher Take-Two has announced the results of its fourth quarter, showing sales up to $292.6 million on strong sales of BioShock, NBA 2K8 and Carnival Games, and losses halved to $7.1 million.

In an ongoing conference call with investors, Take-Two executives announced that beyond its upcoming fiscal 2008, which will include the previously announced exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV content for Xbox 360, the following year will also include new episodic content for the 360.

X-Play Best of 2007: Game of the Year and Category Winners (News)

Dec 18, 2007

The decision is in and the staff of G4 X-Play has named its Game of the Year!

'Bioshock' tops best-of video games in 2007 (News)

Dec 18, 2007

"BioShock." A first-person shooter turned morality play, a thinking person's action game, a piece of electronic fiction with a soul. There are many positive ways to describe this gripping game and they're all true.

G4 The Feed - Daily News Wrap-Up Video 12.04.07 (News)

Dec 5, 2007

Here's what happened on Tuesday in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture. More daily news tips are available at G4.

BioShock - new content today (News)

Dec 4, 2007

Dec 4, 2007 You've no doubt read that new content for BioShock is out this week, and as it turns out it's actually out today. In fact, it was released at midnight PST. Both PC and 360 versions of the critically acclaimed shooter (review) are being updated, with new Gene Tonics and Plasmids among the presents and the ability to disable the Vita Chamber. PC PATCH UPDATES, FIXES, AND FEATURES (Download here) - Added the following plasmids and gene tonics: Sonic Boom, Sonic Boom 2, Eve Saver, ...

New BioShock plasmids this week (News)

Dec 3, 2007

Dec 3, 2007 The PC and Xbox 360 versions will be patched this week, says the game's official site, and new download content in the form of extra plasmids and gene tonics. "Both the BioShock PC Patch and the 360 Title Update will be available next week," says the Cult of Rapture official site. "In addition to these fixes, we will be releasing downloadable content free on both Xbox Live and for the PC, with the DLC bundled into the PC Patch." The site doesn't go into detail on what extra ...

BioShock Patches, Free DLC Coming Next Week (News)

Nov 30, 2007

Publisher 2K Games sends word that a few BioShock patches will be released next week, in addition to some free downloadable content for the hit game.

A Title Update to the Xbox 360 version will be released alongside the DLC, while the PC patch will come bundled with the as-yet-unknown content.

2K community manager Elizabeth Tobey also notes that a patch list will be posted on The Cult of Rapture website when the downloads go live.

The 10 best games of 2007 (The Chanticleer Online) (News)

Nov 30, 2007

The Chanticleer's Art & Entertainment editor Toni Merriss picks her ten best games of 2007.

Bioshock and Enemy Territory 20% Off On Valve's Steam (News)

Nov 23, 2007

Steam is having a Black Friday Sale on two games. For a limited time, Bioshock and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars are available via Steam at a 20% discount off their regular price. These two new action releases from 2K and Activision may be purchased from Steam at this special price through Monday, November 26th at 10 am PST.

BioShock dev: DX10 offers nothing to gameplay (News)

Nov 21, 2007

Nov 21, 2007 Martin Slater, lead programmer at 2K Australia which worked on the PC version of BioShock, has been speaking about DirectX 10 and how it "offers your gameplay nothing." Reported on Kotaku, Slater spoke about DX10 while conducting a post-mortem of BioShock at the recent GameConnect 07. "DirectX 10," he said, "probably for the next three, four, five years is not important to you. Microsoft are going to tell you everything under the sun differently. Everybody under the sun is going ...

New Secret Achievement in BioShock (News)

Nov 14, 2007

A quick look at the BioShock's page over at Xbox.com confirms that there is new secret Achievement to be found, bringing the game's total points to 1100. But what is it?

According to GamerTagRadio, if you manage to beat the game on Hard without dying, you'll earn the 100-point Bulletproof Achievement.

2K mod: There will be no PS3 version of BioShock (News)

Nov 13, 2007

Responding to the new round of rumors last week that BioShock is coming to PS3 in 2008, a 2K Games forum moderator has this to say:

BioShock for PS3, More MGS PSP & Sonic in 1UP's Quatermann Rumors (News)

Nov 9, 2007

1UP writes:
"It's Friday and we're all still reeling from the news that NPD numbers won't be gracing us in the weeks ahead, but as the latest issue of EGM falls into subscriber hands, the Quartermann's able to bring you the latest rumors. And lest we forget, Quartermann was right on the money about Bionic Commando.
This month, an old rumor resurfaces in a new form, as BioShock is apparently back on for PlayStation 3. Previously, it'd been speculated that Microsoft tied up 2K Games' aquatic adventure as an exclusive, but there's a change in the tide, as the world rapture may be Cell-enabled in 2008, after all."

Game Of The Year: BioShock, Halo 3, Mass Effect & Orange Box nominated in Spike's VGA (News)

Nov 9, 2007

Yes, The Game Of The Year (GOTY) discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect.

Exclusive: Inside The Genesis Of Bioshock (News)

Nov 7, 2007

The new November 2007 issue of Game Developer magazine has an exclusive postmortem of 2K Boston's much-praised Bioshock, and Gamasutra has extracts from the piece, revealing how the game radically evolved through demo versions and focus testing.

The postmortem, written by 2K's Alyssa Finley, is described by the Game Developer editors as follows: "Iterate, iterate, iterate. That's the message from 2K Games' BioShock postmortem - from the game's humbling early user tests to the last-minute spit and polish, iteration saved the day for this artistically excellent title. That, and an Australian team that could work while the main team in Boston was sleeping."

BioShock: Life Size Big Daddy Helmet for Sale on eBay (News)

Oct 25, 2007

A life size Big Daddy helmet has made its way onto eBay. The current bid for the item is $250.

This is a Custom made one of Representation of the Big Daddy Helmet form the game Bioshock, It is made of foam, cardboard and plastic. It is wearable for a halloween costume.

BioShock's replayability enhanced with DLC? (News)

Oct 17, 2007

Oct 17, 2007 BioShock could well be the recipient of download content that boosts the first-person shooter's replayability factor. Considering how complex the game's evolution was, there's no telling how expansive new content could be. "I'm not a really big fan of expanding things just by linearly adding to the experience, adding a new campaign, as much as I am of enhancing the original experience and adding replayability to that experience," 2K Boston boss Ken Levine said. Levine said that, ...

Ken Levine on BioShock DLC: wants to more replayability, not new narrative (News)

Oct 16, 2007

BioShock isn't exactly the kind of game you expect downloadable content for. There's no multiplayer and the storyline doesn't lend itself to simply dropping in additional "levels." At the same time, unless you're interested in unlocking all the achievements, there isn't much motivation to play through the game a second or third time -- but creator Ken Levine of 2K Boston envisions that as how he'll approach the game's DLC.

Elves Are Out, Aliens In (News)

Oct 16, 2007

The New York Times report on October 16, 2007:

Where have all the elves gone?

That's the question gamers and the people who love them are bound to ask this fall as they take in the latest crop of big-budget video games. Since the 1970s, dragons, orcs, wizards and dwarfs have been staples of interactive entertainment, yet this holiday season there are hardly any top new games in the traditional fantasy mode.

Instead 2007 has been dominated by perhaps the deepest lineup of science fiction games ever.

BioShock fix released (News)

Oct 15, 2007

Oct. 15, 2007 A tool that addresses activation issues with the PC version of Bioshock can now be downloaded. You may recall that when BioShock released, the game's SecuROM copy protection came under fire for, among other things, only allowing two simultaneous installs of the game on different PCs and problems the copy protection raised with reinstalling it. "Also, we have in the works a revoke tool which you will be able to run on your machine if you want to free up that key and move it to ...

A Look at Far Cry 2 Creative Director Clint Hocking's Critique of BioShock (News)

Oct 15, 2007

Clint Hocking: "To cut straight to the heart of it, Bioshock seems to suffer from a powerful dissonance between what it is about as a game, and what it is about as a story. By throwing the narrative and ludic elements of the work into opposition, the game seems to openly mock the player for having believed in the fiction of the game at all. The leveraging of the game's narrative structure against its ludic structure all but destroys the player's ability to feel connected to either, forcing the player to either abandon the game in protest (which I almost did) or simply accept that the game cannot be enjoyed as both a game and a story, and to then finish it for the mere sake of finishing it".

Read on to find out more of what the Creative Director on Far Cry 2 had to say.

BioShock Activation Revoke Tool Released (News)

Oct 14, 2007

2K Games has released the "BioShock Revoke Tool" to redeem one of your activation credits before uninstalling BioShock from your PC. The 2K Games link below lets you download the tool, read a quick FAQ to help you decide if you need the revoke tool, and download the full instructions on how to properly use the revoke tool.

The Evolution of BioShock (Feature)

Oct 12, 2007

Strange and wonderful. Those are the two words that best describe the BioShock experience. What other game has dared to throw so many bizarre oddities - killer diving suits, cannibalistic little girls, underwater utopias, gene splicing drugs - together in one package? More importantly, what other game succeeds at being this crazy and, at the same time, this believable? To fully understand and appreciate BioShock's unique achievement, though, you have to know how it started. How it ...

BioShock before Big Daddies, Splicers and moral dilemna (News)

Oct 1, 2007

BioShock was one of the most anticipated titles of 2007, and rightfully so -- the blend of briskly paced action and emotionally engaging story redefined the FPS genre and attracted many players that had never played shooters before. Little do most casual fans know that BioShock once had nothing to do with Big Daddies, Little Sisters or even an underwater metropolis.

Rumor: Microsoft Payoff = No PS3 Bioshock (News)

Sep 29, 2007

This month's EGM reports:

"By now you've probably heard of the 360 first-person underwater adventure game BioShock. Or read about it. Or (if you're smart) finished it. But for the uninformed: Would you kindly go play it already? Thanks. Just don't expect to play it on the Playstation 3. See, my spies let slip that Microsoft handed publisher 2K a mammoth moneyhat to keep BioShock out of Sony's waters. And the extra content originally planned for the PS3 version? You just might see that on a potential Game of the Year edition for the 360."

Boy does not strangle sister over BioShock game (News)

Sep 28, 2007

There is a story currently popping up all over the Internet about a Kansas teenager who supposedly strangled his little sister thanks to influences from BioShock. Aside from the fact that it's the most ridiculous story ever conceived, it has been confirmed by Destructoid's Joe Burling to be completely false. Already circulating Webs, the tale is getting somewhat out of hand and really isn't very funny anyway, due to the fact that it's so badly done.

Boy nearly strangles sister over Bioshock, Jack Thompson responds harshly (News)

Sep 28, 2007

Videogames are often criticised for negatively influencing the behaviour of their players, and the latest report from KCTV, telling the story of a Kansas teenager who nearly strangled his little sister after she interrupted him while he was playing 2K Games' Xbox 360 masterpiece, Bioshock, isn't going to help the cause.

Violent videogame-hating attorney Jack Thompson has since released an ominous statement in which he says that "Justice will be served to the bastards that caused this crime."

BioShock for PS3 and Wii, says analyst (News)

Sep 26, 2007

Sept 26, 2007 BioShock could make its way to Wii, PS3, PS2 and handhelds, according to an analyst in a recent Take-Two report. In a company update, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey banked on Take-Two extracting more from the success of the critically acclaimed BioShock, as well as the continued anticipation of GTA IV. "We expect management could choose to raise capital now, leveraging a higher share price, investor enthusiasm over the GTA IV release, the franchise potential of BioShock and ...

Analyst: Take-Two Turnaround Well Underway; BioShock to PS3, Wii? (News)

Sep 25, 2007

Speaking of the much lauded BioShock, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey said that he thinks Take-Two could bring BioShock to PS3, PS2, Wii and handhelds some time during the company's 2009 fiscal year. In addition, he noted that the next game from 2K Boston/Australia could be released during FY09 as well. Another big contributor, according to Hickey, will be Mafia 2, which "likely will go platinum."

As part of the publisher's turnaround, Hickey believes Take-Two is also going to start raising additional capital in advance of the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV next year. "Additional capital could be used to insure liquidity for working capital needs, fuel potential studio acquisitions, and fund future development projects," he said.

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