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Thursday, Apr 23
Joystiq interview: BioShock 2
CA Hogarth: The good thing about Rapture, when a player gets, after this approximate decade of time since the first game, is that ... The way I think of it is that's attained this weird equilibrium. There are still splicers and people who have been living ...
Tuesday, Mar 24
GDC09: 2K as confused about 'Sea of Dreams' as we are
CA After confirming that the Sea of Dreams subtitle had been dropped from BioShock 2 and then confirming that it hadn't been dropped, it seems like 2K is taking too many of its own plasmids. Following a serious back and forth regarding the game's name at ...
Friday, Mar 13
Play the first-ever Big Daddy in BioShock 2
CA Game Informer's BioShock 2 cover story is slowly making their way to subscribers, and the real details are far more exciting than the fantasy. Players take control of the very first Big Daddy, and will be able to use plasmids while still donning its ...
Friday, Feb 6
NYCC 09: Todd Howard, Ken Levine panel
MTV.com CA - Feb 6, 2009 by Majed Athab { Feb 6th 2009 at 8:45PM } So, what happens when you stick game developers Ken Levine (BioShock) and Todd Howard (Fallout 3) in a room with ... Reminder: Come See ‘BioShock’ and ‘Fallout 3′ Masterminds Chat ... MTV.com all 3 news articles
Tuesday, Jan 6
BioShock has 'potential' for numerous sequels, suggests 2K boss
2K Global President Christoph Hartmann says BioShock could have plenty of sequels, but he promises the company won't "cash in" on the franchise. Speaking with MCV, Hartmann states that with the "right twist of innovation," the series has the potential to span, oh, six parts ... "as Star Wars...
Friday, Dec 26
Steam's holiday sale boasts 10-75% off everything
Filed under: PC Steam is having a rather tantalizing holiday sale from now until January 2, with everything in the store 10% to 75% off. In case you missed it the first time, Team Fortress 2 is back down to $10. We recommend picking up BioShock if you've never played it, now only $5. The Valve Comp...
Wednesday, Dec 17
Take-Two revenue up $556M in '08, talks '09 plans
Overall, Take-Two says it has 36 titles in development for release in FY09, including "second-half titles" BioShock 2 (curiously, still listed as platform "TBA"), Mafia II and its second episodic update for GTA IV - a "majority" of its triple-A titles, as expected, will arrive in Q409.
Thursday, Nov 27
Holidaze 2008: Live in the past, it's cheaper (Page 2)
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Current retail price: $9.99 (PC standalone) / $15.00 (XBLA with additional levels) 19.99 (Xbox 360 and PS3 Orange Box) / $29.99 (PC Orange Box)
Meta-Metareview: The best reviewed games of 2008
With almost all of the big games of '08 now on shelves (we're looking at you, Prince of Persia) or available via Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, you're left with a lot of choices. Some of them you've already bought; others you've been on the fence over; others you didn't realize wer...
Thursday, Nov 20
PSN Thursday: BioShock challenge rooms, MotoGP 08 demo
It's time to go back under the sea with the new exclusive challenge pack for PS3's BioShock. We've gotten some hands-on time with it, so check it out if you just can't get enough of Rapture. Beyond that, there's a slew of new DLC and there's a demo for MotoGP 08. Would you kindly find the full North...
Monday, Nov 10
Joystiq hands-on: BioShock PS3 'Worlds of Hurt' DLC
The scenario has you battling through several rooms of increasing difficulty with the ultimate goal of freeing a Little Sister. It starts off with a single Splicer but soon tests every strategy-forming inch of your grey matter. %Gallery-36570%
Thursday, Aug 7
Today in Joystiq: August 7, 2008
Chrono Trigger not bound for Europe this year Ben Heck looks under the 60GB Xbox 360's hood Fable 2 lands Oct 21 in US, Oct 24 in Europe PlayStation Home beta accepting applications Bad news: BioShock movie won't be 'Fool's Gold' LAN Party Massacre: yep, it's another video game movie
Thursday, Jul 10
Today in Joystiq: July 10, 2008
uery E3 1995-2007: A Retrospective interview: Mercenaries 2 senior producer Jonathan Zamkoff Microsoft E3 2008 press conference: Let's play bingo! Vote in Big Download's Spore creature contest X3F Week in Review: July 4, 2008 - July 10, 2008 The Xbox 360 $299 price drop gallery
Friday, Jun 20
Today in Joystiq: June 20, 2008
UK short on skilled video game labour BioShock PC install limits removed, DRM remains BioWare considering Wii, PSP development Rock Band Weekly: Weezer gets set to Doolittle Tales of Vesperia gets demo on Xbox Live See gameplay video from Deadliest Catch
Wednesday, May 28
Today in Joystiq: May 28, 2008
BioShock surfaces on PS3 this October First screens of BioShock on PS3 Gears of War 2 info explosion in new EGM Microsoft, Xbox 360 sponsor new Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC G4 original content now available on Xbox Live Marketplace
GamePro: MGS4 'one of the greatest games ever'
This is videogame storytelling at its absolute best, and represents a new high watermark for the craft, easily surpassing the superb BioShock and the subversive Grand Theft Auto IV.""MGS4 has that effect on players, effectively blurring, if not erasing, the line that divides games and...
Thursday, May 22
Today in Joystiq: May 22, 2008
Rumors & Speculation Japanese songs may hit Rock Band soon Microsoft: PGR5 could be driven by Forza dev Culture & Community Zero Punctuation pops old Painkiller for fun Tim Schafer had a baby! (not literally)Permalink | Email this | Comments
Saturday, May 17
Joystiq hands-on: Dead Space
So when a new survival horror property was announced on the cover of October's Game Informer - proudly proclaiming its development by "a renegade team at Electronic Arts" - our curiosity was piqued. A new IP, a new genre, an impressive (and external) graphics engine? A series of developer...
Wednesday, Mar 26
Today in Joystiq: March 26, 2008
Bully's Xbox 360 patch may need another patch Supreme Commander for Xbox 360 delayed Far Cry 2 confirmed for PC, Xbox 360, PS3 this Fall 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand revealed for PS3, Xbox 360 Milk it! BioShock MMO, mobile, and movie are 'potential opportunities'
Tuesday, Mar 11
Today in Joystiq: March 11, 2008
Rock Band Weekly: Black Tide, Paramore and Serj Tankian Harmonix' LoPiccolo wants user music in Rock Band Wii Fit makes Australia sweat May 8 BioShock 2 due in fiscal Q4 2009 from 2K Marin Take-Two posts $38M loss in first fiscal quarter Notes from Take-Two's fiscal Q108 conference call
Thursday, Jan 17
BioShock nabs 'record-breaking' 12 nominations from AIAS awards
Not content with manhandling the Spike VGAs, the BAFTA awards, the AP game of the year (and we're sure other acronym-determined awards), BioShock has dominated the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' list of nominees for the Interactive Achievement Awards, to be held at next mon...
Kindly check the mail: Big Daddies are en route
If you've got a Big Daddy figure who's been suffering from Drill Dysfunction, you'll be happy to hear that we've heard from several tipsters that replacements for the figurines are being sent out, just four short months after the game was initially released. Not that you've forgotten, bu...
Wednesday, Jan 16
New Dead Space details, including (surprise!) sequel possibilities
Schofield mentioned downloadable content, which is reportedly under way for the game (here's an idea: put that content in the game now and work on DLC after it goes gold). Dead Space, with fun hyperboles like "scariest video game ever," is expected this fall for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and...
Tuesday, Jan 15
Today in Joystiq: January 16, 2008
Turok demo now due on Xbox Live GTA IV dated 'March 08' in Micro Center ad No more big-budget bombs for Boll Spore coming to Mac, simultaneous release with PC this year Call of Duty 4 engages Mac OS X this May BioShock devs looking for staff with PS3 experience
Tuesday, Jan 8
Today in Joystiq: January 8, 2007
Brace yourself: Even more Motorstorm DLC is coming Emmy awards given to Nintendo DS, Wii and ... Atari Lynx? Ikaruga back on Xbox 360 PartnerNet Man shoots son over Xbox 360 argument Xbox Live Diamond card to have annual fee ESRB rates Peggle, Bust-a-Move and Bliss Island for Xbox 360
Rumor: BioShock movie murmurs in Hollywood
Digging through all the praise heaped upon BioShock, you're sure to scrape your nails across several repeated phrases such as "engaging," "gripping" and "atmospheric." Some have even said it's "pretty good." The most common one, however, is sure to be "cinematic," a term that places Bio...
Rumor: BioShock prequel to bring the fall of Rapture
Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360 We need only glance at the numbers, awards and "franchise" qualification from Take-Two to know that a BioShock sequel is coming. In what form (direct sequel or 'Shock spinoff?) and by which hand (2K Boston or 2K Australia - or 2K Marin?) remain the myster...
Monday, Dec 31
Joystiq's Top 10 of 2007: BioShock
But of course, it wasn't just Rapture and the story of Andrew Ryan's failed utopia: it was BioShock, the spiritual successor to the System Shock series, and upon its late summer release, it held us, and the entire gaming world, in ... well, rapture.
Thursday, Dec 27
Today in Joystiq: December 27, 2007
Culture & Community How-To: Build a MAME cabinet, a video in 5 parts NPR covers 2007's games that got away BioShock, Portal, and friends as grocery cart warnings The best thing you'll see today: LEGO Portal
Sunday, Dec 23
NYTimes names Mass Effect game of the year
A little lesbianism goes a long way as the New York Times names Mass Effect its game of the year for 2007. The NYT bestowed Mass Effect with the honor for its "focus on character development, personal growth and moral tension, all fueled by a graphics system created to evoke emotional empath...
Sunday, Sep 16
Book critic plays BioShock, says it's not quite "art"
But the final word on BioShock as art should probably go to head designer Ken Levine. "Is BioShock art? I don't know, and I guess I sort of don't care. All I care about is, does it work -- does it have an impact on an audience?" On that important score, we're going to have to answer with a resounding...
Friday, Sep 14
Today in Joystiq: September 14, 2007
Apologies for the picture quality, we had to use camera phones. Tonight, a couple Joystiq network staffers spotted what looked to be pretty tall portraits of a Big Daddy from BioShock and Bubble Man from Mega Man 2. The artist is Mike Groves; those who live in the Athens, Georgia area can chec...
Friday, Sep 7
Today in Joystiq: September 7, 2007
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2 We look forward to the pen made from recycled PlayStation 3 plastic -- we hear it will utilizes eight cores of ink power (image credit: Crys). Check out the highlights for today: Pachter: $399 PS3 by next April, Xbox 360 rebounding in Aug. NPD
BioShock title update kind of uninspiring
A few of you have been asking what a new title update for BioShock on the 360 does and the answer is ... well, it's kind of pedestrian. Straight from 2K's corporate hive mouth: "Update improves stability when loading autosaves and overall game stability, corrects audio during title menu loadi...
Thursday, Sep 6
Today in Joystiq: September 6, 2007
Rumor: 23,000 Xbox Live users barred for using CoD4 exploit Rumor: More BioShock plasmids ready to unlock Culture & Community Rock Band tour dates across US BioShock gets the Zero Punctuation treatmentPermalink | Email this | Comments
Rumor: More BioShock plasmids ready to unlock
spoke with 2K and they delivered one of those delicious open-ended quotes that beg for wild speculation. 2K says, "Since 2K Games hasn't announced any downloadable content at this time, we have no comment." Where's Ken Levine for us to get a straight answer? Don't make us use the magic words...
Wednesday, Sep 5
The Orange Box delayed on PS3
Gamespot reports that Valve's Doug Lombardi confirmed to them the PS3 version of über-value The Orange Box will be delayed on PS3 by "a couple weeks." The PC and Xbox 360 versions will move forward with their Oct. 9 release. Wonder if those poor Valve employees still won't be able to play BioSh...
Monday, Sep 3
The Joystiq Labor Day Weekend 2007
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 We hope those that celebrated Labor Day today spent their time catching up on some much-deserved gaming. Or maybe making a fantastic Gears of War tribute in LEGO like legohaulic did (via Brothers Brick). Check out the highlights for the weekend:
Wednesday, Aug 29
Today in Joystiq: August 29, 2007
uery Contest: Cosplay as Kratos, win a PSP PAX 07: Joystiq Interviews Obsidian's Nathan Davis about NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer Phil Cohen talks up God of War: Betrayal Readers pick best BioShock comic: on guard Today's gassiest video: Raving Rabbids 2 Belch Olympics
Readers pick best BioShock comic: on guard
Filed under: Culture, PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, PollsThough we very much prefer hacking security bots -- as well as anything else that we can get our plasmid-infused hands on -- the concept of paying off a floating gun turret is very amusing. Is there a coin slot like an arcade machine...
Tuesday, Aug 28
Today in Joystiq: August 28, 2007
Sony Ericsson 'obviously' considering PlayStation-branded phone Culture & Community Manhunt 2: conspiracy theories from AO to M Leipzig, booth babes, video, nudity, NSFW BioShock banned at Valve offices Nintendo, Sony and EA heading to GC Asia Mountain Dew's Halo 3 ad
Saturday, Aug 25
Busted Big Daddy page up and running
Could we have just a moment to talk to you about a problem sweeping our nation? It's an issue plaguing BioShock Limited Edition figurines, making Big Daddies feel positively small. The problem isn't in their heads: They are the sufferers of a rare medical complication called DD ... or Drill Dy...
Friday, Aug 24
Today in Joystiq: August 24, 2007
uery interviews BioShock's Ken Levine about success and harvesting Little Sisters Levine confirms no PS3 BioShock and does mea culpa on PC issues -- success hurts Today's most death-defying video: the PSP Unbricking Today's sneak-peakiest video: Halo 3
Joystiq interviews BioShock's Ken Levine about success and harvesting Little Sisters
Earlier we posted some choice moments from our interview with BioShock's Lead Designer Ken Levine. Below is the full interview. There's more depth on the tech issues Irrational experienced, Levine's ability (or lack of) to harvest Little Sisters, their experience with the Unreal Engin...
More reliable Xbox Live proposed with new partnership
Anyone who tried downloading the BioShock demo during the first 48 hours of its release can attest to the need for this partnership. If Limelight can improve "performance, scalability, and reliability" of Microsoft's online presence, then hopefully we won't have such an issue should a...
Word jumble: score free BioShock
Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure, First Person Shooters (Answer: free BioShock score!) Uh-huh, 2K has posted the 12-track BioShock score on The Cult of Rapture website, packed into a 23 MB zip folder. In all, Garry Schyman's compositions have been shaved into a bre...
Levine confirms no PS3 BioShock and does mea culpa on PC issues -- success hurts
just got off the phone with Ken Levine, lead designer for BioShock, who says the BioShock PC issues are overblown because they're under a microscope right now due to the game's profile and he fully admits they "screwed up," patches are most definitely in the works and there is no PS3 versio...
BioShock PC patch, other fixes on the way
Cult of rapture indeed! Some may have been having small doubts about paying their membership dues up front after some BioShock issues have poked their relatively insignificant heads up over the past few days. Now, after an announcement that all of those problems are either fixed or being...
Thursday, Aug 23
Today in Joystiq: August 23, 2007
Investors 'getting carried away' by BioShock buzz says analyst Second Halo short sneaks online Star Jones talks video game violence at 3PM EST on CourtTV BioShock's Little Sister killing gets mainstream attention E For All not for Sony, othersPermalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday, Aug 22
2K responds to BioShock PC copy protection issue, ignores PS3 code mention
After watching developers trying to get BioShock up and running (pictured) at the launch party, and listening to a fair share of Vista complaining -- this BioShock copy protection issue is just another straw on the camel's back of fear in meddling with anything that requires a beyond up-...
BioShock jolts Take-Two stock up 10%
Big Daddy should probably be renamed Sugar Daddy, as Reuters reports Take-Two's stock rose 10% at the close of trading on Tuesday. Wall Street seems happy with the buzz for the game and if Amazon.com's bestseller list is any indication, sales seem strong. The Xbox 360 version of BioShock is c...
Tuesday, Aug 21
Today in Joystiq: August 21, 2007
Skate demo is now available on Xbox Live, PS3 demo coming soon Wired drops Halo 3 content bomb BioShock widescreen issue causing complaints Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update rumored to include Xvid support 2K Games announces Mafia 2 Folklore bound for PSP What to do with a busted Big Daddy
What to do with a busted Big Daddy
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters Before most of you have even welcomed your BioShock Limited Editions into your loving bosoms, 2K Games is warning that the Big Daddy figurine contained within might just be busted. One reader report we received said that his Big Dadd...
BioShock launch party at Boston's Felt bar
His response: "We get that one a lot. We probably should have had Atlas say something to make it more fluid. But it'll all make sense by the end of the game." Of course, BioShock is out now if you're looking to learn the secrets of Rapture. Gallery: BioShock launch partyPermalink | Email this |...
Monday, Aug 20
The Joystiq Weekend: August 18 - 20, 2007
uery Metareview -- BioShock (Xbox 360, PC) Podcast 013 - Unlucky edition Podcast Rodeo for August 19: Ears - Where everybody knows your name Reminder: Win BioShock Xbox 360 faceplate & T-shirt Today's chiefiest sequel: Master Chief Sucks at Halo 2
Saturday, Aug 18
Metareview -- BioShock (Xbox 360, PC)
It would be an understatement to suggest interest in BioShock is hitting critical mass. We've personally lost a few writers on staff who took advantage of the Toys R Us deal earlier this week to the city of Rapture. Furthermore, we'd have lost our own editor Mr. Grant if his Xbox 360 hadn't gone...
Friday, Aug 17
BioShock PC demo gets unconfirmed
Gosh, you PC guys just can't catch a break, can you? First you don't get the BioShock demo with the Xbox 360 crowd, then some of them got to buy it early, now, just when you were told that the demo was coming today, it 's been snatched away from you and sucked back into the ether.
Wednesday, Aug 15
Hard mode unlockable in BioShock demo
Filed under: Hacks, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person ShootersWhen we first saw that the Hard difficulty in the BioShock demo was not initially available, we figured it would require a quick playthrough to unlock, a la Ninja Gaiden Sigma. No dice -- beat the demo and the hard mode still sits...
Some Toys 'R' Us stores selling BioShock early
Normally, we wouldn't condone leaving work early to play video games, so hear us out. You see, word on the street is that the street date for BioShock (yeah, the one with the awesome demo) has been broken by some US retailers (mostly ones with backwards Rs).
Friday, Aug 10
Today in Joystiq: August 10, 2007
August brings Metroid and Super Metroid to Virtual Console Spot the HDMI-enabled Xbox 360 Premium at retail BBC examines 'next-generation' games BioShock goes gold, Irrational Games becomes 2K Boston / 2K Australia World in Conflict declares war on PC Sept. 18
Friday, Jul 6
New BioShock video appears, narrated by Ken Levine
Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Adventure, First Person Shooters, Video Every time that a new video from BioShock is released, it does more than just promote the game, it further inflames our desire for the invention of time travel ... and we doubt we're alone. To that end, we'd like to mak...
Wednesday, May 30
Today in Joystiq: May 30, 2007
Halo 3 Energy Sword, Wraith featured in videos Halo 3 chopper, more confirmed Bungie says players haven't seen final Halo 3 graphics BioShock drowns us with gameplay montage Sega releases Phantasy Star-branded texting gadget for PS2, Xbox 360
Thursday, May 24
Drill instructor! Meet BioShock's Big Daddy figurine
Potential purchasers of the limited edition BioShock box can look forward to more than just an award-winning design on the cover! Included in that release is a Big Daddy figurine, replete with oversized mitts, creepy diving suit and, oh yeah, A GIANT DRILL ARM!
Tuesday, May 22
Today in Joystiq: May 22, 2007
Ubisoft CEO Guillemot dismisses E3 as 'only for the US' Engadget's how-to make an Xbox 360 laptop (part 3) Shrinky Dinks + 8 bit gaming = BitKits PC World products of the year: Wii, 360 Elite ... um, no PS3 Leipzig benefits for E3 death, gets 40% larger
Joystiq interviews BioShock LE cover artist Adam Meyer
Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Interviews, Galleries Impressed by the winning entry in 2K Games' BioShock Limited Edition cover art contest, we had a chat via online messenger with the winning artist Adam Meyer about his design and the process he took...
Saturday, Apr 7
Three Speech retracts PS3 BioShock, but not other release dates
Three Speech, the "semi-official blog handled by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe," has retracted their claim that BioShock is coming to the PlayStation 3. The kerfuffle began when Steve Boxer, one of the only non-anonymous writers for the site, stated the PlayStation 3 would be get...
