Update: Teaser trailer available for viewing.
Stashed within the confines of the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock is the unlockable teaser for its sequel, BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams. Some fellow took a few photos of said teaser and here they are:
Thanks to GAF for the head’s up.
2007 was a special year for gaming which some regarded as the best gaming year ever. I thought those comments were greatly exaggerated. What wasn’t an exaggeration was how wonderful BioShock was. It was a brilliant game which just about everyone got to play. Well everyone who owned an Xbox 360 or a capable PC. PS3 only gamers were left out of the fun, but now their time has finally come. Rapture awaits, but will this port deliver the same wonderful experience Xbox 360 and PC gamers were blessed with last year? Or should you save your pennies for a new AMD HD Radeon 4850?
I traded my copy BioShock for the Xbox 360 for Resistance: FoM before I got a chance play it again. I had intentions of purchasing the PS3 version, but for $59.99 CAD? No, thanks. I’ll wait for it to drop in price and pick it up again then. Who knows? BioShock 2 could be around the corner by then.
For those PS3 only gamers out there who were not fortunate enough to play this 2007 masterpiece, I urge you to pick up. It’s an excellent experience.
In the meantime, let us watch the city of Rapture through this trailer.
I was considering picking up this title again on launch day if it had compelling exclusive content, but buying it again for the exclusive privilege to download content? No, thanks. Even though it sounds somewhat entertaining, I’ll probably pick it up once it hits $30 CAD or so.
C’mon, 2K Games, at least confirm some significant performance improvements or something.
Last night on SpikeTV, the following trailers were put up for those TV watching neanderthals. Since I missed out on them and was looking forward to watching them at a decent resolution, I picked them out and put ‘em here.
I forgot about this yesterday, so here it is:
Why does it take five developers to convert Bioshock to the PS3? I honestly couldn’t tell you. In fact, I can’t recall the last game which was co-developed by more than two developers. Regardless, 2K Games have obviously gone to great lengths to optimize Bioshock for the PS3 and Digital Extremes is a good choice. For more info and fancy talk, check the press release below.
So now that they’ve put worries about technical differences to rest, what about additional content?
Better late than never. One 2007’s games of the year, BioShock, will be released for the PS3 after much speculation. When? Sometime this autumn. More details coming in the July issue of PSM3 (UK) and EGM (US). Some say it’ll come with additional content and a visual quality bump.
Not gonna lie. I may sell off my X360 version and pick up the PS3 one. Well, that is if I can get a decent trade or price for it. Or I can wait for BioShock 2…
Game movies rarely work. I don’t know why Hollywood bothers bringing interactive experiences into the passive medium. I just don’t know.
The latest “victim” of this risky conversion is BioShock which will turn last year’s awesome game into a feature film with Gore Verbinski at the helm. Universal Studios is funding the project. I’m curious how it’ll turn out, but I don’t have high hopes. Uncharted, another 2007 game, is rumored to be optioned for movie adaptation. I’m more optimistic for this game-to-movie conversion since it was heavily influenced by movies like Indiana Jones already; it’s just coming full circle back to film.
Not sure what to think of this. BioShock was an excellent experience, but should it have a sequel? Ken Levine is involved, but to what degree? 2K Marin, newly founded by some former developers of the original BioShock team, are the lucky (or unlucky?) developers which have been tasked with bringing a worthy sequel to one of 2007’s finest games. I wish them all the best. No news on platforms, but we can safely assume the PC and XBOX 360 are definitely in the picture
Other Take Two news include the 2009 fiscal release window (between Nov. 1st 2008 and Oct. 31st 2009) for both Mafia 2 and Gearbox’s Borderlands. Apparently, Mafia 2 was delayed thanks to GTAIV. Sadness.
