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Developer and publisher 2K Games has confirmed an October 19th release date for BioShock Infinite in the UK. It will be released a few days earlier in the US on October 16th. We are excited to expand the world of BioShock, which is one of the industry’s most critically acclaimed …
Read More »BioShock Infinite to woo hardcore gamers with new 1999 Mode
2K Games has lifted the lid on an alternative way to play upcoming shooter BioShock Infinite that it hopes will ensure the game sells to the hardcore audience. Called 1999 Mode, the publisher says it requires substantial commitment and skill development” and that it is designed for gamers who long …
Read More »No ‘special’ PS Move accessory for BioShock Infinite
UPDATE: There will not be any specially made PlayStation Move peripherals produced for BioShock Infinite, MCV can reveal. A spokesperson on behalf of Irrational Games told MCV that stories about the supposed accessory are ‘confused’, as was the statement on the PlayStation website. Previous story in full below: 2K Games’ …
Read More »Bioshock Vita in pre-production, may be outsourced
'It is hard to find the right partners or the right people to hire' says studio head Ken Levine
Read More »Levine confirms Vita BioShock is all-new game
E3 2011: Irrational Gamesâ?? creative director details Sony handheld project
Read More »SONY: Move confirmed for BioShock Infinite
Ken Levine has confirmed that BioShock Infinite will be compatible with PlayStation Move. During Sony’s E3 press conference, the Big Daddy of BioShock anecdotally described how the platform holder requested a meeting after he was interviewed about motion controls. I had expressed some scepticism about the very concept motion control …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite steals the show in Cologne
It isn’t being shown to the thousands of gamers that have descended on Koelnmesse for Gamescom’s public opening today, but talk of the show amongst the trade is Bioshock Infinite. Irrational Games’ second Bioshock title was unveiled to the press two weeks ago in New York but has been flown …
Read More »Better than expected sales for Take-Two
Key game releases have helped Take-Two revenues jump 54 per cent year on year for its second quarter – a better than expected result for the publisher. The firm said today that net revenue for the second fiscal quarter ending April 30th was $268.0 million, an increase of over the …
Read More »Better than expected sales for Take-Two
Key game releases have helped Take-Two revenues jump 54 per cent year on year for its second quarter – a better than expected result for the publisher. The firm said today that net revenue for the second fiscal quarter ending April 30th was $268.0 million, an increase of over the …
Read More »BioShockâ??s 2002 design pitch revealed
Irrational Games reveals to the world what was once handed to publishers
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