Gamervision: As you might know by now, Gamervision takes Collector's Editions very, very seriously. You can be sure that at least one person in the office will be picking up one or another, and then chatting about it the following day. What can we say, we love plastic stuff! It's also cool to see developers try and one-up each other, each trying to give gamers more bang for their buck. As of now, the winner is likely BioShock, which came with a fantastic Big Daddy figure for a measly $10, or Modern Warfare 2 with it's night vision goggles, since, you know, they technically have a use outside of sitting on a shelf.
Chris Jacob of Gizmodo writes:
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Coming from the depths of Rapture are two early photos of the first figures in NECA's BioShock line, the Big Daddy and the Big Sister.
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PSFocus.nl writes: "There are those people who really join in the games they play. If you have the collecting gamer, they played a collection of games that they like. Then there is the editor gamer, they like to write news stories so fellow gamers with the latest game news for. Then there are those dressed gamer. This gamer love to dress as his or her favorite game character."
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IGN writes: "If the now delayed BioShock movie does happen, it likely won't be directed by Pirates of the Caribbean helmer Gore Verbinski after all.
Notable sci-fi book publisher Tor, current home of the Halo books, will publish a BioShock novel in Fall 2009 that promises to "take you deeper into the realms" of the franchise's story.
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Tired of martinis and manhattans? Want a drink that speaks to you as a gamer? Well these might be just what you're looking for.
GOONL!NE: "Wuh oh. Universal Studios have halted production on the movie version of BioShock."
Apparently someone published a video at Youtube that claims to show a DirectX 11 version of Bioshock. Now there is a fierce argument about whether the video shows a faked DX11 Bioshock or even ingame sequences of Bioshock 2.
Blockbuster is offering up some good deals on video games in its stores. You may want to head out to your local Blockbuster to see prices on not only their previously rented (used) games, but their new (sealed) ones. Blockbuster's used games may be rough (no instructions, scuffed up discs, generic boxes), but there are some gems among the unopened/new games.
Gore Verbinski has informed Disney that he will not be directing the fourth installment of the 'Pirates of the Carribbean' series, turning down the billion dollar franchise to instead focus in on his direction of the movie adaptation of BioShock.
The sequel takes place 10 years after the original (Not a prequel like previously rumored) You play the very first Big Daddy prototype and still patrol Rapture. The city did not crumble after all. It reached an equilibrium thanks to the Big Sister. A once Little Sister that escaped with Dr. Tenenbaum in the first Bioshock. Big Sister has returned to Rapture for unknown reasons beside maintaining order. She has captured little girls from all around the world and transformed them into Little Sister. Your role in Bioshock 2 is to either Harvest or Adopt these little sisters and solve the Big Sister mystery. You may be an all powerful Big Daddy, but Big Sister does not mess around. She will protect her city, at all costs.
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Xboxinsider writes: A teaser site for Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams has recently turned up on the ol' internet. When you visit the site, you will notice that it appears to be a map. To begin our journey click Ireland for win.
Harrison Krix, the prop artist who turned heads recently by making a real-life mock-up of a Portal gun, has just created another video game weapon. This time, it's the syringe wielded by Little Sisters in BioShock.