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VGA teaser trailer now revealed in full; could it be a Spec Ops revival?

by John Callaham Nov 21st 2009 @ 2:00PM

Yesterday Kotaku posted up a brief teaser trailer from 2K Games that was supposed to be revealed in full at next month's Spike Video Game Awards. As it turns out, the full trailer has already been released by another source back in August. 1Up.com found the full trailer over at Adland.TV that shows off more of what the game will apparently center on; a military team dealing with a massive sandstorm event in Dubai along with other issues.

This trailer is also looking like it will be announcing the revival of the Spec Ops shooter series that was first rumored way back in May 2008. We should find out for certain in a month but for right now we are going to put all of this in the "rumor" pile until the official announcement is made

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VGA 2009 to reveal mysterious 2K Games shooter next month

by John Callaham Nov 20th 2009 @ 7:00PM

VGA 2009 Mystery World Premiere #1

The folks at Spike have been hyping up the fact that their 2009 Video Game Awards will also be a mini-E3 event in that a number of major games will be revealed for the first time on the December 12 telecast. Today they have put up a brief teaser trailer to one of those reveals which is an upcoming shooter title from publisher 2K Games.

The trailer shows what looks like a massive sandstorm devastating the newly created skyscrapers in the Middle Easter city of Dubai. Some are speculating that this could be the next project from Ken Levine's 2K Boston team. Or it could be something totally different. We have less than a month to find out.

[Via Kotaku]

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BioShock 2 multiplayer video unleashes some major carnage

by Steven Wong Nov 20th 2009 @ 11:30AM

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This short but sweet gameplay video, captured in a BioShock 2 competitive multiplayer session, reveals many of the weapons and abilities players can look forward to using. Besides the freeze power, there also appears to be the teleportation power that was removed from the first game before it released due to game balance issues. It looks like those issues got worked out in the sequel.

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BioShock 2 Special Edition announced

by John Callaham Nov 19th 2009 @ 2:00PM

After being left out of a lot of the "special" packages for games, PC gamers get a pretty nice one with the announcement today of the BioShock 2 Special Edition. As revealed today on the Cult of Rapture community site, the collector's edition of the upcoming 2K Marin-Digital Extremes-2K Games first person shooter will be released for the PC for $89.99 alongside the regular edition on February 9. There will just be one production run on this puppy so quantities will be limited.

In addition to the game of course, the Special Edition comes with a 164 page hardcover art book with developer commentary, a CD with the BioShock 2 soundtrack, a vinyl LP with songs from the first BioShock game, and three posters with Rapture city ads. All of the contents will be put into a special 13x13 inch package. It's actually looking like it will be worth the $30 bucks.

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Bioshock 2 box art has some "cute" appeal

by John Callaham Nov 18th 2009 @ 8:00AM

With most of the big game releases of 2009 now behind us, we can now look forward to the ton of games currently set to be released in the first quarter of 2010. The gang at 2K Games have been promoting the upcoming FPS sequel BioShock 2 for some time via a viral campaign but now it's time for some good old fashioned marketing with the reveal of the box cover.

The cover shows off your player character, the prototype Big Daddy that you inhabit while exploring the underwater city of Rapture. There's also a Little Sister taking a ride on Big Daddy on the cover which should throw off a few parents who might actually think this is a game for kids . . . until they see the big fat "M" rating.

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Borderlands soundtrack coming in December

by John Callaham Nov 17th 2009 @ 9:00AM

Borderlands has proven itself to be a sleeper hit for Gearbox Software and 2K Games even in the midst of higher profile title releases this fall. Soon fans of the first person shooter game will be able to purchase its official soundtrack. As they do for a number of games, Sumthing Else Music is handling the publishing duties for the Borderlands soundtrack when it comes out on December 8 in stores and via iTunes.

The soundtrack features a number of tunes from various composers including Jesper Kyd, Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco and Raison Varner, Tim Larkin. Unfortunately, the catchy song "Aint No Rest For The Wicked," which was featured in the game's trailer and TV commercials, is not included.

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Gearbox: "Borderlands 2 seems like a no-brainer"

by John Callaham Nov 11th 2009 @ 11:00AM

Gearbox Software hit first person shooter Borderlands has become the sleeper hit of the fall with lots of critical praise and evidence that the game itself is selling well. So how about a sequel? VG247.com posed that question to Gearbox's creative director Mike Neumann who stated, " So yeah, if everything makes sense, Borderlands 2 seems like a no-brainer to me."

That's not to say that the developer is currently working on such a sequel right now. Neumann states, "Obviously nothing so far is planned. We're working on DLC. We haven't really had any talks about a sequel, other than water cooler talk like, 'Wouldn't this be cool' kind of stuff." Neumann was also non-committal on whether on not we will ever see a Borderlands demo, saying, "Borderlands is just such an expansive game. So many things can happen at any time. It's really hard to truncate that down to some bite-sized, 'Here's why you should buy the game'' section."

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PC owners of Borderlands will have to wait for first DLC expansion

by John Callaham Nov 9th 2009 @ 7:00PM

It looks like PC owners of the Gearbox Software first person shooter Borderlands will have to wait an unknown amount of time to access the game's first downloadable expansion. The game's publisher 2K Games announced that the The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned expansion will be released on November 24 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles. The Gearbox message boards have posted word from the game's community manager that " . . . this IS coming to the PC as well. No release date, but it was just confirmed for PC by 2K."

Just as a reminder, the expansion will give players a chance to "work alongside Dr. Ned as they embark on a quest to cure the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove." In this case "cure" likely means shooting up a lot of zombies.

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Review: Borderlands

by Steven Wong Nov 3rd 2009 @ 5:00PM

If you combine the wasteland ambience and role-playing aspects of Fallout 3 and combine them with the four-player cooperative features from games like Left 4 Dead, then add in some giant creatures and a good dose of splatter humor, you end up with Borderlands. The player travels to the world of Pandora, where there isn't much to survive on, but the promise of vast riches in an ancient vault built by a long lost alien species. There are plenty of obstacles in the way, but luckily, they can all be overcome with a little skill and superior firepower.

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BioShock 2 multiplayer trailer chases down Little Sisters

by Steven Wong Nov 2nd 2009 @ 2:30PM

This new trailer for BioShock 2 demonstrates the Capture the Little Sister multiplayer mode. In it, teams work to pick up Little Sisters (although they don't seem very happy about it) and depositing her in a vent. Players will will have to coordinate with each other, because even though the Little Sister is immune to damage, you won't be.

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