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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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Filed under: FPS, Multiplayer, BioShock 2

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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Filed under: FPS, BioShock 2

More BioShock 2 info revealed in latest GameTrailers show

by John Callaham Oct 25th 2009 @ 9:00AM

Spike TV's latest episode of GameTrailersTV was broadcast earlier this morning and today the GameTrailers web site has posted up the full episode for everyone to see. As promised there's a lot of new info about BioShock 2 in this week's episode as we get closer to the February 2010 release of the first person shooter sequel.

We don't want to give away all the new info in the episode but we will say you will learn a lot more about the game's storyline, including the new leader of the underwater city of Rapture. There's also the reveal of a new multiplayer mode that sounds interesting, some more info about the splicers and more locations shown in the city. It's up to you to see if you want to spoil the surprises, particularly about the sequel's storyline, for yourself.

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Filed under: FPS, Video, BioShock 2

More BioShock 2 secrets to be revealed soon

by John Callaham Oct 20th 2009 @ 1:00PM

It's been a little while since we have heard any real concrete news on BioShock 2. Sure there are all those viral marketing campaigns but aside from that there's been nothing major on the first person shooter sequel since publisher 2K Games showed the title to the press at E3. That may be changing this week as GameTrailersTV is planning to have a BioShock 2 heavy episode early Friday morning.

The show's host Geoff Keighley reveals in a new Twitter post that we will see "Lots of new single player info and footage! You'll meet new characters too...." Apparently one of those new characters is now in charge of the art-deco designed underwater city of Rapture. Hmmmmmm.

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Filed under: FPS, Multiplayer, BioShock 2

Package reveals more of BioShock 2's viral campaign

by John Callaham Oct 5th 2009 @ 9:00AM

Just yesterday we reported that some members of BioShock 2's web community got a telegram from a man from "Speedy Brothers Telegrams" announcing that a package would soon be arriving at their doorstep. That day was apparently Sunday as the telegram folks send over the promised package.

Reports from the game's message boards and links to pictures show that the package contained one of a series of masks that have been seen in screenshots worn by the Splicers in the upcoming FPS sequel. It also contains a note from "Mark Meltzer" asking for more info in order to find his daughter. Again, we suspect this is not the end of this particular viral marketing push.

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Filed under: Culture, FPS, Multiplayer, BioShock 2

More weird BioShock 2 viral marketing shows up

by John Callaham Oct 4th 2009 @ 11:00AM

We've reported on both the virtual and real office that have shown up to promote the FPS sequel BioShock 2. We've also talked about the recent event where certain beach locations around the world have seen bottles of wine from the ""Worley Winery" show up in the sand containing poster images from the city of Rapture.

Now it appears the viral marketing campaign has moved on to a new level as a number of BioShock 2 web community members have reported receiving a message delivered by "Speedy Brothers Telegram" to their house via a man riding a bike. The web site NetworkTwentythree.com has pictures of the telegram (where it hints a package is coming soon) along with a picture of the telegram delivery man in his rather cool retro costume. We just hope the actual game, due out in early February, is as cool as the marketing scheme behind it.

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Filed under: Culture, FPS, BioShock 2

BioShock 2 to be released on February 9, 2010

by John Callaham Sep 18th 2009 @ 8:30AM

Break out the Rapture wine! 2K Games has now given a new official release date for the long awaited FPS sequel BioShock 2 this morning. The game, originally scheduled to come out this fall, will now be released on February 9, 2010. The PC version has also been confirmed as a Games For Windows Live title.

While the single player portion of BioShock 2, which takes place after the events of the first game, is being handled by 2K Marin, the all new multiplayer portion of the title is being created by Digital Extremes. 2K Australia and 2K China are also involved in the game's development. BioShock 2 will be just one of many major game titles that will be released in the first quarter of 2010, thanks in part to delays that pushed many games from their planned fall 2009 debuts.

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PAX 2009: The view from BioShock 2's traveling office

by John Callaham Sep 6th 2009 @ 3:00PM

It made it's first appearance on a Flash web site and later it took physical form at last July's San Diego Comic Con. This weekend the mysterious "office" at the heart of the viral marketing campaign for BioShock 2 made its second appearance in the real world during PAX 2009.

The dense exhibit invited fans interested in the upcoming 2K Games first person shooter to walk in and examine papers, props and even some working items like a tape recorder and a record player to get more info about what might or might not be happening in the underwater city of Rapture. We suspect that there will be more opportunities to explore the office before BioShock 2 is released sometime in 2010.

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BioShock 2 viral campaign continues at PAX 2009

by John Callaham Aug 30th 2009 @ 5:00PM

2K Games is apparently continuing their viral marketing campaign for their first person shooter BioShock 2 during Penny Arcade Expo next weekend. Last month the publisher reproduced the "office" shown in the "Somethinginthesea.com" web site at the San Diego Comic-Con. Earlier this month a message on the site directed people to beaches around the world.

Now the game's community site says that "Something in the Sea continues in Seattle on September 4." It's unknown if 2K Games will simply bring the web site office set from Comic-Con to PAX or if they have something new and more elaborate planned for their next BioShock 2 viral campaign. It should be interesting.

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Filed under: FPS, BioShock 2

BioShock 2 pre-order offers new multiplayer characters?

by John Callaham Aug 10th 2009 @ 9:00AM

We may have to wait several more months before the release of BioShock 2 but once again the marketing of the first person shooter sequel seems to be going in full swing. On Saturday, 2K Games launched their viral marketing campaign on several beaches around the world. Now comes word on yet another pre-order bonus.

According to ads that have been spotted by folks on the game's official message boards, Gamestop will offer folks two multiplayer characters if they put down their money early on BioShock 2. It's not much of a pre-order bonus but we suspect that we may get even more before the game itself is released.

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Filed under: FPS, Multiplayer, BioShock 2

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