Fourth BioShock 2 Developer Added – Arkine Studios

Arkine Studios has announced that it’ll be contribtuting to the develoment of BioShock 2. It now makes Arkine the fourth studio to be working on the game alongside 2k Marin, 2k Austraila, Digital Extremes and now, Arkine.

It’s confirmed on it’s website.

Alyssa Finley, 2k Marin producer said that Arkine are assistning in making “levels that embody the aesthetic and gameplay ideals that make BioShock such a unique and exciting experience”.

Under the direction and leadership of 2K Marin, Arkane is assisting in the creation of levels that embody the aesthetic and gameplay ideals that make BioShock such a unique and exciting experience”

Game’s out on October 30th for PS3 and 360 in Europe, Novemer 3rd in the US.

From VG247.

Oblivion/BioShock Bundle Coming to Xbox 360

Bethesda’s announced that it’ll be teaming up with 2k Games to provide a bundle involving The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and BioShock together for the Xbox 360.

No such deal has been announced for the UK yet, but it will be coming for $39.99 on the Xbox 360 on July 7th. Press release is after the jump.

E3 2009: BioShock 2 – Multiplayer Screens & Factsheet

It’s been two years since we first played BioShock on the Xbox 360, nearly a year for PLAYSTATION 3 owners. But now, BioShock 2 is incoming and it’s a multiplatform release this time. 2k sent out new multiplayer screens as well as a factsheet for the game itself, both single player and multiplayer. They’re after the jump.

It’s out on October 30th, Halloween weekend, for PS3 and 360. Novemeber 3rd for the US.

Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller to Bust Out of Rapture

Since being postponed in April, things have gone quiet on the BioShock movie front, but now it seems to have lightened up again thanks to a certain Michael Schofield.

Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller has tweeted a seriously big hint as to his involvement in the BioShock movie. It comes as Prison Break wrapped up for the final time on British TV last night, but Miller did say:

Prison Break may be ending, but I’ve got things in the works. Hint…one word: Bioshock.

So, there you have it. We’ve pegged it as rumor just to be safe, but hey, cant go wrong can it? The movie was originally to be out at the end of next year to meet up with BioShock 3, BioShock 2 is out this October/November.

BioShock 2 Dated for US and Europe

Take Two’s announced that BioShock 2, the sequel to the massive GOTY 07 winner, will be released this Fall for platforms tba according to it’s press site.

It specfically said the release was for November 3rd in the US and October 30th for Europe (Halloween weekend), most assumingly on the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360. Take Two does however warn that these are tentative dates.

It comes out of T2′s Q2 earnings call, which is ongoing right now, there should be more info soon.

BioShock Film Halted by Universal

Wuh oh. Universal Studios have halted production on the movie version of BioShock. Produced by Gore Verbinski, Universal have stopped production for budget reasons and have even let several of the production staff go as the film entered pre-production.

However, Universal have not pulled the plug on the project altogether, it is just to see if they can make the movie in a cheaper way. The movie was originally meant to be out by the end of next year to meet up with BioShock 3, according to Take Two.

Universal halts Verbinski’s ‘Bioshock’ [Variety]

First BioShock 2 Gameplay Footage

Well, here it is, the first ever gameplay footage of BioShock 2. It shows you as the Big Daddy going through a re-built Rapture 10 years after the original. There s som many visual masterpieces in this video, you should hit the jump and watch it there.

Oh, and they have dropped the subtitle Sea of Dreams, for sure this time.

It’s out by the end of the year for PS3 & 360 (and stop the whining people on our comments, PC too).

New BioShock 2 Gameplay Info

Some new gameplay info has emerged for BioShock 2 as the game’s gameplay gets it’s world debut tonight on GameTrailers TV.

According to Eurogamer mod Pirotec, 2K have taken a couple of concepts from other games, one such example of this is Crackdown, the biggest piece of info is that the Big Sister could be killed at any time during the game as it’s no intergral to the story.

Find more info after the jump.

Info from the OPM Preview of BioShock 2

Our OPM UK subscriber friend, who told GOONL!NE about the Final Fantasy XIII playtest, has passed onto us the info from the OPM preview of them uch antcipated BioShock 2. Granted, most of the stuff in there is already known from the GI article a couple of weeks back but there are some interesting things in there too.

For a start:

• The game does take place 10 years after the original as it sees Rapture been rebuilt.
• You do play as the first Big Daddy (we obviously know that bit)
• Unlike the last game where you had to switch inbetween weapons and plasmids, you can use both at the same time. Better yet, you can upgrade these weapons as they are Big Daddy’s standard weapons.
• If you decide to tak a Little Sister with you, she can harvest ADAM but beware, you can be attacked from nowhere by goons looking for their own Adam. After which, you take her to a sfae place, where you must decide to harvest her for more ADAM or keep her alive.
• Infact, during these seiges with the Little Sister, you may be attacked by the Big Sister.

More info is after the jump.

First BioShock 2 Gameplay Footage This Thursday

Want to see the first gameplay footage for BioShock 2? Tune into GameTrailers TV this Thursday. According to, yip, you guessed it, Geoff Keighley, the show will debut the first gameplay of the game on this weeks GTTV.

This Thursday GTTV will world premiere the first gameplay footage of BioShock 2. See the Big Sister in action, Thursday at 12:30 on Spike

Interesting to say the least, we cant wait. The game is out this year on the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. SAWEET!

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