EA has been after Take-Two since late last year. The process went public in February with Take Two letting EA’s offer expire five times. Now, EA has finally given up on its attempts to acquire Take Two at around $25-26 per share. The deal would have been worth around $2 billion, however Take Two has held fast that the offer was too low. It looks like EA is finally going to listen and take a second look. EA may be the world’s largest video game publisher, but having the Grand Theft Auto franchise (not to mention BioShock) would certainly be an impressive feather in its hat. Take-Two and EA expect to enter into a confidentiality agreement, formalizing the process to “evaluate strategic alternatives”. → Read More
http://videomedia.ign.com/ev/ev.swf Bioshock is arguably one of the best FPS games and it’s also one of the scariest f’in things to play too. I started playing Bioshock again last night and I remember why I put it away in the first place. The game freaks me out and makes me so tense that my neck starts to hurt. Yeah, I know, I’m a big baby, but whatever. PS3 owners have inevitably already played the game on an Xbox 360 or PC, but this October it’s coming to the PS3 and I’m excited for you buggers. There’s another IGN video after the jump with gameplay footage and DLC demo. → Read More
Attention PS3 owners- Those of you waiting for the month of October to roll around so you can get your hands on Bioshock are in luck, sort of. The 2K Marin crew have detailed a new mode that’s exclusive to the Sony platform and you can either listen to the podcast, read the transcript or check out the Q&A (after the jump) to find out all about it. From the brief glossing over I did of the the Q&A it seems like “Survivor Mode” is exactly what the name implies. Not that you had any other choice to begin with, but things are a smidgen more difficult. → Read More
http://www.gamevideos.com//swf/gamevideos11.swf?embedded=1&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&src=http://www.gamevideos.com/video/videoListXML%3Fid%3D20126%26ordinal%3D%26adPlay%3Dfalse This one is for the PS3 fanboys. We really do love you guys. Update: It appears that the few minutes I missed at the beginning of my 2K briefing regarding Bioshock was about the PS3 version. Looks like “Challenge Rooms” are exclusive to the Sony platform. Lame. But cool for PS3 owners. → Read More
Bioshock This isn’t a press conference, but I’m hearing about a whole new slew of games from 2K. I missed the beginning of the Bioshock demo, but it looks like there will be DLC very soon. Challenge rooms are the hot new item where you can solve a series of puzzles to unlock trophies. The demo I saw required the player to help a little sister get off of a ferris wheel using telekinesis and electro shock volts or whatever they’re called. There will be puzzles and a wide variety of gameplay we’re used to in Bioshock. Photos or taping aren’t allowed. Borderlands Upcoming co-op game with up to four players. The Borderlands is the lawless outlands of space. One certain section of the demo I just saw looked like Halo. You just walk around and shoot “Scags” and collect items from these spacey looking treasure chests. Kinda meh so far. This is actually kind of cool. Your player retains all weapons and skills built up even when you jump from one co-op game to another. They’re geeking out over the weapons. Shotgun dismembers enemies and spews body parts everywhere. Kind of cool. 2K Sports coming up NHL 2K9 Wii New fighting engine. “It’s fun!” Demo coming in a couple weeks. “It’s really fun!” Wiimote is your hockey stick. Duh. Wiimote and nunchuck are used when fighting and driving the Zamboni. Use the pointer to select which player you pass to and you can link passes in advance, which is exclusive to the Wii. I like hockey but I’ve never been into hockey video games. What about you guys? Xbox 360 September 2008 launch. NBA 2K9 I reviewed NCAA 2K8 a while back and it’s fun, so I’m looking forward to NBA 2K9. They’re showing a trailer right now. October 2008 launch. I wonder if 2K Sports can compete with EA’s NBA title? Dynamic DNA is a pretty rad feature. It’s 80 percent done. Haven’t had time to recharge from the Nintendo press conference, so I may be signing off a little prematurely. I’ll update this post when I have time to recharge. I guess that’s it. → Read More
2K Games has removed an annoying piece of its DRM restrictions in the PC version of BioShock, a game I refuse to play because of its violent content. While SecureROM and all that other DRM goodness remain, you’re no longer limited to the number of PCs you can install the game in. A victory for freedom, to be sure. Seriously, how do you PC gamers put up with all that DRM nonsense? It seems like publishers these days ask an awful lot of you just for you to be able to wander around shooting things with FutureGuns. via Rock, Paper, Shotgun → Read More
I’ve been saying for awhile now that the iPhone and iPod touch are going to make a fantastic gaming platform after WWDC next month. The motion tracking and multitouch are just perfect for casual games, but now it looks like FPS games are coming to Apple’s handsets as well. Stuart from Pocketgamer talked with IG Fun’s Sean Malatesta who told him that they were working on an iPhone version of the popular game BioShock. We’re not sure how the complex game will work on the tiny screen, but from hack games we’ve already seen we’re guessing this is going to kick much ass. → Read More
Oh, hey, look at that, it’s BioShock for the PS3. Looks exactly like BioShock for the 360. FAIL. via Joystiq → Read More
Now it’s official, folks. PS3 fanboys will have to wait until October, though. Full release after the break. → Read More
Not the actual cover art I still play BioShock during the day with all the lights on. It’s a freaky game that continues to make my heart beat like mad. As a 360 owner I can brag to my friends who own a PS3 that MS’s console has at least two exclusive titles that blow anything the Sony platform has to offer. That number will soon dwindle down to one and leave Gears of War to stand alone since BioShock will be coming to the PS3. Details have been scant since we first caught wind of this a few weeks back and now a handful of tasty morsels have shown up at NeoGAF. → Read More
There aren’t exactly any details at the moment to back up this claim, but the UK’s Playstation magazine, PSM3, is promising an in-depth preview along with screenshots according to CVG. No word on when the popular Take-Two title will be available for the Sony platform, but, as usual, we’ll keep a lookout for you PS3 fanboys. → Read More
Basically, I’m just glad that Uwe Boll didn’t get it. The director of Pirates of the Caribbean, among other films, has been signed on to direct the Bioshock movie, and will be working with John Logan, who wrote “Gladiator” and adapted “Sweeney Todd.” These are good choices because the director is familiar with spectacle and effects and likely has people in place he can work with, and the writer has done successful adaptations before. Since Bioshock is already so rich and complete, with settings, dialogue, and a full-blown plot, these guys have nothing they need to make good— they only need to not suck. → Read More
Several pieces of evidence point to an eventual port of Irrational’s magnum opus to the Playstation 3. Most compelling is the bit of code in the PC port listing PS3 settings. It’s expected to arrive in the fall, around the same time Bioshock 2 might be announced. There are murmurs of improved graphics, but I think that’s probably nonsense. Being a little behind the times, I only finished Bioshock this last weekend. I was surprised how much the story still surprised me, considering how long it’s been out. Imagine that, no spoilers for like six months. So here’s hoping the hardcore PS3ers who haven’t played it yet get the same excellent experience I did. → Read More
Ok, maybe I’m not that excited but Take-Two/Rockstar is planning to release Bioshock 2 and another “major” sequel in 2009. Folks are postulating it will be Max Payne, which I kind of dug back in the day. How about the The Legend of Kage 2, guys. I love the trees! Massive sequel planned after GTA IV [CaVG] → Read More
Take-Two announced today that 2k Marin is slated to release the sequel to BioShock, which has sold 2 million copies since August, in time for the holidays in 2009. That is all. Press Release → Read More
Ben Heck can mod like a mofo, but is he a one trick pony? Don’t get me wrong. I was thoroughly impressed by his modded Xbox 360 laptop last year, but transforming an Elite into a laptop, again, is not that cool. Not that I could do it, but I think you see the point. If you want to try your hand at possibly FUBARing your Xbox then feel free to do so thanks to Ben’s thorough instructions. I’m more impressed by the video, though. → Read More
The Big Daddy suit has now come full circle. From an odd Halloween costume to a VGA-feted wonder-thing, it has been through a lot and now it’s for sale on eBay. Bidding starts at $999 but expect it to go for more than that. I hear the Society for Creative Ayn Randianisms is nosing around as is a Bay Area cosplay fetish club. Has someone been good this Christmas? Product Page → Read More
My buddy Nathan Sharratt, the guy who made the Big Daddy/Little Sister costume with his girlfriend last Halloween just showed up on Spike TV last night, helping accept BioShock’s Best Game award. It just goes to show you that a little obsessive attention to detail and some plastic tubing can take you quite far. → Read More
http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1788429&fullscreen=1 I actually know this guy. We used to work together. I never realized he was such a good crazed-undersea welder/Little-Sister-protector maker. Not many people are, so it’s nice to find someone with that talent. via CollegeHumor → Read More
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