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bioshock
Designing BioShock 2's Little Sisters
Like they did with the Big Daddies, 2K have released some concept art for BioShock's tiniest denizens, the Little Sisters. More » -
steam
Get BioShock, Civ & X-Com For $54
This ought to see you through the weekend. 2k have announced the release of the "2K Huge Game Pack" on Steam, which bundles BioShock, five Civ titles, five X-Com titles and nine other games, all for $54.
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feature
Father Knows Best: The Best and Worst Fathers in Video Games
Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they're not antagonizing their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters' major motivation. More » -
deal
BioShock and Oblivion Get Bundle
BioShock and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion are going on sale as a bundle for the PC and Xbox 360 beginning next month, Bethesda Softworks announced today. More » -
hollywood
BioShock Movie Needs To Be Filmed Outside America
Due to budget concerns, the BioShock movie has been put on ice — don't tell Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller! More » -
film
Prison Break Star Wants To Be In BioShock Movie Real Bad
Universal have put the planned BioShock movie on hold, citing difficulties with the film's ever-expanding budget. But don't you dare tell dreamboat actor Wentworth Miller that! More » -
books
Now For BioShock, The Novel
Never mind that BioShock was a game that told its story through broken furniture and level design. Book publishers Tor think you can wring a good novel out of it. More » -
bioshock 2
Let's Talk Big Daddy Prototype
We've already gotten the first third-person look at BioShock 2 Big Daddy — in the sequel players get to be this "new" Big Daddy. New to us, but not the in-game world. More » -
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clips
Nine Minutes Of BioShock 2 Gameplay
While BioShock 2 is being worked on by a different studio, that doesn't mean it's being worked on by different people. Here, a BioShock 1 veteran takes us through nine minutes of BioShock 2. More » -
feature
Mommy Dearest: The Best and Worst Mothers in Video Games
Mothers have it tough in video games – they get killed off, turned evil, or their children leave the nest to save the world. And their kids probably don't call home often enough. More » -
2k marin
BioShock 3 Might Be Returning To Rapture
Corridor shooter BioShock takes place in underwater city Rapture. BioShock 2 takes place in underwater city Rapture. BioShock 3? More » -
2k games
Universal Puts BioShock Movie On Hold Citing Budget Concerns
Universal and 2K Games' big budget, big screen adaptation of BioShock may have gotten a little too big for its budget, as the film is now in a holding pattern as cost concessions are made. More » -
bioshock
Real BioShock 2 Dolly Is Far From Cuddly
Reader Nathan likes BioShock. Likes BioShock and is good with his hands. So, inspired by the little Big Daddy dollies in the BioShock 2 teaser, Nathan got to work. More » -
hollywood
Arr! Director Chooses BioShock Over Pirates
Next year, the fourth installment in the US$2.6 billion grossing Pirates of the Caribbean franchise goes into production. After spending the past years on the series, director Gore Verbinski is moving on. More » -
bioshock
Bioshock 2 Hasn't Had A Name Change After All
This is all a bit silly, going around in circles over something as simple as a subtitle, but there's a record that's got to be set straight: Bioshock 2 is still "Sea of Dreams". More » -
bioshock
BioShock 2 Gets Name Change, Won't Feature Co-Op
BioShock was easy to name. It was named BioShock. But BioShock 2 was originally known not as BioShock 2, but BioShock 2: Sea Of Dreams. Kind of naff. Which probably explains why it's been changed. More » -
2k games
BioShock: Breaking The Mold Art Book Gets Reduxed, Deluxed
2K Games was charitable enough to issue a free-to-download art book for the original BioShock, a 60-page behind-the-scenes peek at the making of the game. Now it's back for more. More » -
bioshock
BioShock 2 Has Multiplayer
99% of games on the market today have multiplayer. Bioshock, however, did not. It was geared towards a singleplayer experience. But the sequel? It'll have multiplayer.
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bioshock
Replica BioShock Needle Will Take Your Breath, Not Your ADAM, Away
Harrison Krix is one talented, talented guy. First, he made that amazing replica Portal gun. Now, he's made this amazing replica ADAM syringe, "weapon" of choice for the Little Sisters of 2K's BioShock. More » -
clips
Let's All Look At BioShock Running On A Mobile Phone
Been almost a year to the day since we first heard BioShock was making the jump to mobile phones. And we haven't heard squat from it since. So let's catch up with some footage. More » -
2k boston
BioShock Dev Building "Action-Packed AAA Multiplayer Title"
Not everybody's firing. 2K Boston's hiring, and its ad posting tips off that its current big project is an Unreal-based "AAA multiplayer" for Xbox THREE SIXTY, PS3 and PC. More » -
mac gaming
Rumor: Bioshock OTW for Mac
Oh yeah, there was another big tech expo this past week: Macworld. And the magazine is reporting Bioshock will be out for the Mac in the first half of 2009. More » -
the saga continues
Bioshock Could See Upwards Of Five Sequels, Story Willing
While wary of "cashing in" on the franchise, Global President of 2K Christoph Hartmann suggests that Bioshock could follow the Star Wars saga, generating sequels as long as the story holds out. More » -
deep thoughts
Who's Asking If Games Are Art Now?
The London Review of Books! John Lanchester questions whether the medium is "art" for the literary publication, now three decades old, and comes away conflicted, if positive about the present and future of games. More » -
clips
BioShock PS3 Japanese Ad Slightly Frightens US
Yes, BioShock, been there done that — even on the PS3. But the game is just hitting Japan this month. Here is the game's official ad. Not sure if it's just me, but it is actually kinda freaky. More » -
2k games
BioShock Doll Collectors: Get Your Little Sisters Now
2K Games has listened to its legions of fans demanding little ceramic ladies to pair with their Big Daddy collectibles. BioShock's Little Sister has her own unarticulated action figure. And now you can buy it. More » -
collectibles
BioShock's Big Daddy Figure Says "Hey, Little Sister"
The Big Daddy inaction figure that 2K released with the limited edition of BioShock last year was missing something important. No, not structural integrity. It was missing the Tango to his Cash, a Little Sister. More » -
ken levine
Ken Levine Wishes PC Gaming Was "More Successful"
Say BioShock was "dumbed down", say it was a PC-centric developer "selling out" to the lure of console cash, but as you say those things, know this: Ken Levine's still a PC tragic at heart. More » -
gifts
Awesome Video Game Tees for the Holidays
If you only got $20, or the gamer on your gift list already has everything, or if you want to give a less-than-serious gamer friend something cool without obligating them to 420 hours of Resistance 2, Examiner.com dug up 10 great game-themed T-shirts. More » -
impressions
BioShock DLC Adds A Lot But Loses Something Important
Something about the the BioShock "Challenge Room" downloadable content seems wrong to me. It’s not the fact that it’s DLC. I appreciate 2K trying to get more mileage out of the blockbuster to distract us from the fact that they haven’t given us BioShock 2 yet. And it’s not exactly the fact that the Challenge Room DLC is a PlayStation 3 exclusive –- although that doesn’t seem quite fair to Xbox 360 fans that need Achievements as much as PS3 fans need Trophies.
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bioshock
PS3 BioShock Challenge Rooms Priced And Dated
If there ever was a reason for me to play through BioShock again on the PlayStation 3, this is it. 2K Games has announced details on the pricing and availability of the PS3-exclusive downloadable content for the game, which consists of three challenge rooms with unique goals, created using assets and artwork not found anywhere else in the game. They've even got new trophies for each room, in case you're into that whole thing. The new content will be made available on November 20th, with the final price set at $9.99. More » -
contest
Dress Up, Win A Helmet
Scary! Kotakuite Mikhail is going as a BioShock splicer this Halloween and sent in this entry for out cosplay contest. Here's what is going on: Dress-up like a game character (any game character is okay!) and send along a picture of you holding up a Kotaku sign to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom with the subject line Cosplay Contest. Please do not send photos of Kotaku signs Photoshopped in. The deadline is November 1st. The winner will be selected by Kotakuland and get this helmet. More » -
resident evil 5
Bioshock Was Big Influence On Resident Evil 5, Says Kawata
Capcom's Masachika Kawata has admitted that Resident Evil 5 is heavily influenced by western-style gaming, placing particular emphasis on Bioshock. More » -
bioshock
PS3 Bioshock DLC Coming Next Month
Even as the PS3 version of Bioshock lumbers center stage. 2K games has announced a release date for the first exclusive PS3 DLC. More » -
bioshock
Bioshock PS3 Getting Patched
Bioshock for the PS3 isn't even out yet, but already 2K has decided it needs some patch work. I haven't played the demo that came out a few weeks ago, but I know there has been reports of graphical issues, specifically pixels appearing on the Big Daddy. If you're dead set on the PS3 version, and you've already given Gamestop your money, there's still some hope. More » -
game design
'Picture Imperfect': Issues of Video Game Cameras
Corvus of Man Bytes Blog has been posting an interesting series over the past month, contemplating issues of the camera in games: they've ranged from issues of reliance on gun sight type targeting to 'chasing third person cinema.' The last in the series dealing with the problems is on the problematic issue of exactly what the camera is suppose to represent and what it is supposed to do. As he notes, "The central question of these issues seems to be, 'Is the camera meant to represent our eyes, a camera lens, or a gun sight?' And the answer, for better or for worse, appears to be a flat 'Yes.'": More » -
playstation 3
BioShock For PS3 Goes Gold, Demo Hits Thursday
Heads up, kids. According to official word from 2K Games, the PlayStation 3 port of BioShock has "gone gold," with a shiny master disc containing final code of the game probably being transported by aluminum brief case from 2K Marin to the manufacturing plant right now. It's likely handcuffed to a trained courier who has authority to shoot you should you come within ten yards of the golden disc. Seriously, that's how this stuff works. More » -
2k
BioShock PS3 Has BioShock Xbox 360 Ending
Some people didn't like BioShock's ending. It was constricting, people complained. Maybe you didn't, maybe you did. But for better or worse, rest assured the Xbox 360's ending will be the same as the PS3's. According to PS3 version’s senior producer, Melissa Miller: More » -
ben judd
Kojima Needs "Clamps", BioShock "Easy As Hell"
That's Bionic Commando producer Ben Judd. He's got opinions on many things. Hideo Kojima, for example, Ben Judd has an opinion on Hideo Kojima. About the Metal Gear Solid creator, Judd offers: More » -
atari 2600
If Only - Atari Modern Classics
Video game packaging has come quite a long way over the past 30 years or so, but did it really have to? The -Minus World takes a fascinating look at how today's games might have been represented by yesterday's artists with Atari Modern Classics. They've created retro covers for Halo 3, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Portal, Resident Evil 5, GTA IV, No More Heroes, COD4 and God of War 3, but by far my favorite is their take on BioShock, depicting an epic battle with a Big Daddy in a way only simple block graphics ever could. More »









































