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Subscription-based GTA and BioShock planned? (News)

Nov 17, 2008

CVG.com writes: "Take-Two chief Strauss Zelnick says that the company's looking to exploit a subscription-based pricing model for its AAA titles.

While the publisher's currently focused on delivering its first DLC (for Grand Theft Auto IV and the PS3 version of BioShock), it has other plans in store to boost its bank account, which could see its premium titles take on a subscription-based model.

"The holy grail is taking a business, already a very large and successful business that's focused on packaged goods that you sell once and then are occasionally resold by others with new benefit to us, and turning that into a subscription business or a semi subscription business where we have an ongoing relationship with consumers, giving them products that they want," Zelnick said at last week's BMO Capital Markets conference (whoops, missed it at the time)."

The Top 7... Outrageously Camp Bad Guys (Feature)

Nov 17, 2008

Evil doesn't HAVE to be serious business... ...

Costumes that saved the world (Feature)

Oct 30, 2008

When the Puritans began settling down in North America during the early 17th century, they didn’t practice cosplay. Those were dark days - dark, costume-less days, filled with famine, toil, and a depressingly short supply of free candy. It would take nearly 200 years for Americans and Canadians to finally embrace Halloween as a mainstream event - and it was mostly thanks to a flood of Irish and Scottish immigrants in the late 19th century. ...

Capcom: BioShock influenced Resident Evil 5 (News)

Oct 23, 2008

Capcom producer Masachika Kawata has revealed that development of Resident Evil 5 has been influenced by 2K Games' rapturously received BioShock.

When asked whether his team had learned any lessons from western titles, Kawata responded: "BioShock. It's a classic game which really utilised the next gen power very well. The world is very strong and very believable, and the whole game was quite inspiring."

BioShock Video Comparison - 720p (News)

Oct 17, 2008

See how 2K's acclaimed FPS compares on PS3 and Xbox 360.

BioShock 2 trailer hits interwebs! (News)

Oct 16, 2008

This shaky-cam YouTube video shows what appears to be a teaser for BioShock 2 found in the Extras menu on the retail PS3 version of BioShock. The teaser consists of one shot, pulling back from a scraggly Big Daddy doll to reveal a Little Sister standing on a beach looking at the sunrise (it’s the Atlantic Coast, and since America is the Center of the World we assume she’s looking East.) ...

BioShock developer details PS3 improvements (News)

Oct 15, 2008

2K Marin programmer Jake Etgeton confirms that the PS3 version of BioShock will feature new interactive load screens and graphical enhancements due to the use of Blu-ray and the ability to install data on the PS3 hard drive

"Mature" games that are actually mature (Feature)

Oct 14, 2008

Real world definition of "mature": Showing the mental, emotional, or physical characteristics associated with a fully developed person; involving serious thought. Videogame definition of "mature": Shits, tits and gibs. ...

2k Responds Again to PS3 Bioshock Complaints (News)

Oct 8, 2008

Ripten:

"A few days ago we reported that 2K Community Manager, Elizabeth Tobey, had responded to complaints voiced by gamers on their forum regarding the visual quality of the company's PS3 Bioshock demo. Specifically, there were concerns that the textures in the PS3 version were not on par with that of the 360 version.

Last night, Elizabeth issued an update to her initial post, following up with readers and giving them some additional insight into what was being done to resolve the issues.

Her full statement, complete with in-game screens presented to help better illustrate the final state of the game, is available after the jump."

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.

That Aussie Game Site: Daily Wrap 2nd October, 2008 (News)

Oct 2, 2008

That Aussie Game Site wraps up another day of gaming news with the stories that matter to Aussie gamers:
- GEARS OF WAR 2: DEVELOPER DIARY 4
- CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR COMPETITIVE CO-OP VIDEO
- BIOSHOCK PS3 DEMO OUT TODAY
- RED 360 CONTROLLER OUT IN TIME FOR GEARS 2

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."

How modern gaming has made us into wimpy gamers (Feature)

Sep 16, 2008

Think you're hardcore? By current standards you might be. But you're still a noob. Here's why. ...

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 PS3 dev: 'Blu-ray hasn't made much difference' (News)

Aug 28, 2008

Sony's Blu-ray technology "hasn't made much difference" to the upcoming PS3 version of stupendously great 360 and PC FPS BioShock, the game's associate producer has told VideoGamer.com.

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 2 and Bioshock PS3 for simultaneous release? (News)

Jul 19, 2008

ThatGamingSite writes:

"By now you all know that Bioshock is coming to the PS3 system. It has taken a long time and many rumours for this to be announced but it is coming. So far the new version has all downloadable content, new content exclusive for the system, trophy support and home. With all this support it seems that the studio are getting on well with PS3, so will Bioshock 2 be a simultaneous launch?"

More after the jump.

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 (Video)

Jul 3, 2008

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." ...

Bioshock 'was a sequence of failures and errors' (News)

Jun 24, 2008

Develop: 2K Boston's Chris Kline on how embracing bad decisions lead to one of 2007's biggest games

Big Daddy gets the Spore treatment (News)

Jun 20, 2008

The Spore Creature Creator is used to create Big Daddys.

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."

MGS4 makes last stand against casual games (Feature)

Jun 9, 2008

“We’re in the era of casual games, and it’s time to say ‘this is for the hardcore gamer’,” says Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid 4. “So it’s really, really important [MSG4] succeeds.” Has he got a point? With budgets spiraling (a decent next-gen title costs anywhere from $20-40 million) companies are becoming more risk-averse, keener on pumping out sure things than trying out new ...

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 ...

Rumour confirmed: Gore Verbinski to direct Bioshock move (News)

Jun 5, 2008

A Take Two press release now confirms the earlier Variety rumour that Gore Verbinski will direct the Bioshock movie.

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."

Bioshock on PS3 officially happening (News)

May 22, 2008

The rumours were true. The PS3 is going to Rapture... ...

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 will most likely come to PS3 (News)

May 17, 2008

talkplaystation.com writes about how BioShock will come to the PS3 along with BioShock 2.

"Ok moving on, what about the EGM rumor saying that Bioshock will come to PS3 as early as this September. Take a look at this article.

I can see why the Xbox fans don't like this rumor and would probably cry if these rumors are true and besides more games are moving from the Xbox 360 to the PS3. Mass Effect 2 anyone?"

Rumorsmash: No Bioshock Sloppy Seconds For PS3 (News)

May 16, 2008

Torrence Davis of The Bitbag writes, "I just figured I'd look into the rumor that Bioshock is coming out for the PS3 this Summer. I thought this rumor was preposterous as it was stated before that Bioshock would be a 360 exclusive."

BioShock movie officially announced (News)

May 9, 2008

The film adaptation of the critically-acclaimed game will be produced by Universal Pictures, directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean), and written by John Logan (Gladiator), confirmed 2K Games on Friday.

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 PS3-bound (again)? (News)

Apr 28, 2008

Chatter of a PS3 version of the phenomenal shooter BioShock has been bouncing around the games industry ever since it was announced, and yet piano black console owners are still without their Big Daddy.

Well, US mag Electronic Gaming Monthly has kicked off the rumour again, saying the 2K shooter will be released on PS3 later this year, along with prettier graphics and presumably some extra content to compensate for the release ...

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.

The Best Videogame Stories Ever (Feature)

Apr 17, 2008

Whoever said videogames have no cultural value needs a shot in the mouth - or they need to sit down with The Longest Journey, Metal Gear Solid or any of the other games on our list of Best Videogame Stories EVER. A good story isn’t necessary for a good game (Halo, Super Mario Galaxy or Tetris, anyone?) but that’s what makes the games on our list just that much more important. These are good games with amazing stories of epic ...

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"

PS3/360: Five High-Def Titles For Your Game Console (News)

Apr 14, 2008

The Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 have brought HD gaming into the mainstream. After years of High-Def in the living room being a hazy concept that really only affected A/V aficionados, the more technologically inclined, and the affluent, these videogame machines have made HD Gaming as simple and affordable as "plug n' play." But as with any consumer device, the hardware, for all its potential, is just that - untapped potential. What really brings out the true worth of the machine is the software that goes into it, and how it utilizes the power built into its system architecture.

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. ...

Bioshock 2 Fan Art Catches Eye of 2K Games (News)

Mar 4, 2008

Here's some good news: Gaming site Ripten.com received an email from the 2K Games community manager responsible for Bioshock, asking how to reach the artist behind the amazing Bioshock 2 fan art they posted yesterday. Looks like someone might be getting a job soon!

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.""

Kotaku: Gamefly's Fifth Annual Q Awards (News)

Mar 2, 2008

Drew Crecente of Kotaku writes: When I first read the words "Q Awards" I auto-magically thought of the late, great actor Desmond Llewelyn but was apparently way off track. These are Gamefly's version of the Oscars sans the cheesy dance routines.

Winners are determined by GameFly members, who according to the GameFly press release are the "... most discerning community of online video game renters." Unfortunately I'm not terribly discerning as I can be easily distracted by bright colors and flashing lights.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took the Q awards triumvirate, winning "Game of the Year," "Xbox 360 Game of the Year," and "PlayStation 3 Game of the 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."

Bioshock, Lost Planet PS3 sell 10k first day in Japan (News)

Feb 22, 2008

First Day sales in Japan for February 21.
Numbers in brackets are shipments.

Etrian Odyssey 2 (DS) : about 50k (about 100k)

Musou Orochi (PSP) : about 25k

Winning Eleven: Play Maker (Wii) : about 20k (about 70k)

Bioshock (360) : about 10k (about 20~25k)

Lost Planet Extreme Condition (PS3) : about 10k (about 20~25k)

Burnout Paradise (PS3) : about 5k

Burnout Paradise (360) : about 3.5k

Nights: into dreams... (PS2) : about 3.5k (about 20k)

Space invader (DS, PSP) : about 2k

GDC '08: Ken Levine on BioShock's 'stupid story'" (News)

Feb 21, 2008

BioShock creator Kevin Levine spoke today at GDC08, and stated that gamers don't actually care about storylines in their videogames.

"The bad news for storytellers is that nobody cares about your stupid story," Levine said. "Nobody cares about the thing you've been writing in your math notebook since you were in 11th grade about the dark lord Lagon and the fifth period of the Elven uprising, and all that crap you've been working on forever. I know that's hard to hear because you care about it a lot, but the audience is not your mom; they have no reason to be predisposed positively to the things you've been thinking about, no matter how detailed or lovingly you crafted 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. ...

Portal, BioShock Lead Game Developers Choice Awards Nominees (News)

Jan 22, 2008

Valve's Portal and 2K Boston/Australia's BioShock lead the nominees for the eighth annual Game Developers Choice Awards with five nominations each, including the coveted Game of the Year title, organizers have announced.

The Game of the Year category also includes Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4, which follows with four nominations and, with both games receiving two nominations each, Harmonix's Rock Band and Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy.

Big Daddy Trudges Into Homes, Looking for Little Girls (News)

Jan 17, 2008

- Kotaku reader Jonathan shot us an email and this photo evidence today to let us know that the replacement Big Daddy figures 2K promised back in August have started showing up on doorsteps. While they don't have any Little Sisters in tow, they are accompanied by fancy Bioshock art books, well worth the wait, I'd say. Check out a glimpse of the art book on the jump and another fancy in-focus one by reader DrcAnjel.

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.

BioShock dev working on PS3? (News)

Jan 15, 2008

Jan 15, 2008 2K Boston, previously known as Irrational Games (before the 2K Games merging) - the team responsible for BioShock - is on the hunt for programmers with experience on PS3 development. Tools programmer and senior console programmer positions note PS3 experience as "highly desirable," while PS3 experience is also mentioned for the programmer position on the dev's website. So, PS3's on the team's menu, it seems, but what's in the pipeline? BioShock 2 on PS3? That's what we're ...

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

BioShock 2 to depict fall of Rapture? (News)

Jan 8, 2008

Jan 8, 2008 BioShock 2 is as inevitable as our lunchtime Quake III session following the resounding success of the first game. And 2K could be opting for a prequel with the second outing. Well that's the current talk anyway, with rumour suggesting that 2K sources have revealed that BioShock 2 will be set prior to BioShock, and that the new adventure is currently in pre-production. Should BioShock 2 turn out to be a prequel, we'd imagine that we'd be at least partly dropped into the events ...

TeamXbox Readers' Choice Awards 2007 (News)

Jan 3, 2008

TeamXbox Readers' Choice polls closed down on January 2, and all of the results have been tallied. Here are the results:

¿ Developer of the Year: BioWare
¿ Sports Game of the Year: skate
¿ Action Game of the Year: Assassin's Creed
¿ Best Sound of the Year: BioShock

¿ Role-Playing Game of the Year: Mass Effect
¿ Fighting Game of the Year: Virtual Fighter 5
¿ Hardware/Peripheral of the Year: Xbox 360 Elite
¿ Sleeper Hit of the Year: Crackdown

¿ Best Graphics of the Year: Call of Duty 4
¿ Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Year: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
¿ Best Visual Style of the Year: BioShock
¿ First-Person Shooter of the Year: Call of Duty 4

¿ Best Story of the Year: Mass Effect
¿ Music/Rhythm/Party Game of the Year: Rock Band
¿ Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 2
¿ Multiplayer Game of the Year: Halo 3

¿ Game of the Year: Call of Duty 4

View the full report for other nominees in each category.

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.

Kotaku Reader's Choice 2007 Winners (News)

Dec 31, 2007

Kotaku announces the winners of Reader's Choice GOTY for the DS, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, XBLA, PSN, and Overall. (Mon Dec 31 2007)

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 ]

Kotaku's 2007 Games of the Year and Overall Game of the Year (News)

Dec 29, 2007

Kotaku's Brian Crecente writes:

"Our first-ever Game of the Year awards was a pretty straight forward deal. I asked all of the writers to submit a list of three games for each category and the three that showed up most in each category made it as a finalist. Once we had the list of finalists I asked each writer to go through and order the finalists and then tallied the vote. The one with the most points was named Game of the Year, the runner-up was named Not Quite Game of the Year. The game with the most votes for Worst Game of the Year received that dubious honor."

Super Mario Galaxy won Kotaku's Overall Game of the Year award. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune came as second, it won the Not Quite Game of the Year award. (Kotaku posted the overall results as a separate post, see the link at the Alternative Sources below for more details.)

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...

John Gaudiosi's Top 10 Games of 2007 (News)

Dec 27, 2007

Dec. 26, 2007 - John Gaudiosi is a national journalist who has been covering the video game business for more than a decade. In addition to blogging for WRAL.com, he also writes about gaming for Wired Magazine, The Washington Post, Xbox.com and Yahoo! Games. Here are his picks for the best games of 2007:

¿ Mass Effect
¿ Halo 3
¿ BioShock
¿ Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
¿ Unreal Tournament 3
¿ Rock Band
¿ The Orange Box
¿ Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat
¿ Super Mario Galaxy
¿ Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Notes: In addition to his credentials already listed above, John Gaudiosi is a senior editor for Variety's Video Business and regularly writes about videogames for Electronic Gaming Monthly, GameDaily, GamePro Magazine, Kotaku, MCV, Prima Games, Business 2.0 Magazine, CBS, Chicago Sun-Times, ESPN, Home Media Magazine, NBC, Reuters, and The Hollywood Reporter. He also works on video game programming for networks like The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, Starz Entertainment and VH1.

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 ]

Cast Your Vote: TeamXbox Reader's Choice Awards 2007 (News)

Dec 22, 2007

Without a doubt, 2007 was one of the best years ever for blockbuster video-game releases. Be sure to check out TXB's picks for this year's best titles, but right now TXB wants to turn to you to get your opinion - what do you think were the best of the best in 2007? TXB has provided a simple-to-complete form for you to vote in these categories...

¿ Game of the Year
¿ FPS of the Year
¿ Action Game of the Year
¿ Multiplayer Game of the Year
¿ RPG of the Year
¿ Sports Game of the Year
¿ Racing Game of the Year
¿ Fighting Game of the Year
¿ XBLA Game of the Year
¿ Hardware/Peripheral of the Year
¿ Sleeper Hit of the Year
¿ Best Graphics of the Year
¿ Best Sound of the Year
¿ Best Visual Style of the Year
¿ Best Story of the Year
¿ Music/Rhythm/Party Game of the Year
¿ Developer of the Year

All you have to do is click your choices and hit the button to submit them. TXB will compile the results and pass them on to you shortly.

TeamXbox Game of the Year Awards 2007 (News)

Dec 22, 2007

Some years it's hard to come up with a clear-cut winner, because there aren't games that stand out in a particular category. This year, for almost every award, it's been hard to pick just one to take the crown as the best in that group. The TXB staff fussed and debated, they yelled and slammed things down, they furiously IMed and e-mailed among themselves¿ and what follows are TXB's selections.

¿ Best Action Game of the Year -- Crackdown
¿ Best Shooter of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
¿ Best Role-Playing Game of the Year -- Mass Effect
¿ Best Sports Game of the Year -- NHL 08
¿ Best Racing Game of the Year -- Forza Motorsport 2
¿ Best Fighting Game of the Year -- Virtua Fighter 5
¿ Best Music/Rhythm/Party Game of the Year -- Rock Band
¿ Best Multiplayer Game of the Year -- Halo 3
¿ Best Sleeper Hit of the Year -- Crackdown
¿ Best Xbox Live Arcade of the Year -- Switchball
¿ Best Graphics of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
¿ Best Sound of the Year -- BioShock
¿ Best Visual Style of the Year -- BioShock
¿ Best Story of the Year -- Mass Effect
¿ Best Hardware/Peripheral of the Year -- Xbox 360 Elite System
¿ Developer of the Year -- Infinity Ward
¿ Game of the Year -- Mass Effect

TXB wants to hear what you have to say about their picks, and also get your selections for what you believe are the best games in each category. Be sure to offer the TXB staff your feedback in the forums, and also fill out the Readers' Choice form with your votes. They'll compile what the TeamXbox community has to say and report the results after the holidays.

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

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