BioShock posts

Direct2Drive holds a Halloween themed PC game sale

by John Callaham Oct 28th 2009 @ 6:00PM

"Our prices are so low, they are scary!" Hey it was too good to resist. Actually that's just what the Direct2Drive web site is doing right now as it has cut the prices on a number of their horror-themed (and other M-rated) PC games for download. Some of the games have been cut down to as low as $4.95. The sale prices end on Sunday:

The games priced at $4.95 include Stubbs The Zombie, The Path, Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines, Cold Fear and Downfall. In addition, BioShock, Damnnation and Far Cry 2 are priced at $9.95 and The Witcher and Dead Space get a price cut down to $19.95

Filed under: Downloads, FPS, RPG

Ken Levine reveals his top 10 all time favorite games

by John Callaham Oct 27th 2009 @ 6:00PM

While Ken Levine is still working on his top secret next project at 2K Boston following the release of the original BioShock over two years ago, he's apparently got some time to reveal his top 10 favorite games of all time to IndustryGamers. As one might expect, Levine's picks include several PC exclusives.

Among the games picked are Master of Magic ("It's Civilization with dragons. And spell making. And giant armies of Dwarves and stuff. Why is there no sequel? Is there no God?"), Baldur's Gate 2 ("I play it for the combats") and Company of Heroes ("The RTS that reminded me I could still love RTS."). And his number one pick is not much of a shock but still funny to read. You can check out the entire list at IndustryGamers right now.

Filed under: Culture

BioShock finally coming to the Mac in October

by John Callaham Sep 24th 2009 @ 10:00AM

While PC gamers are anxiously awaiting the release of BioShock 2 in early February, Mac owners will finally be able to play the original game in the first person shooter series in a native format. Feral Interactive has announced that the Mac version of BioShock will be released in October.

Yes, that does mean it took over two years for the Mac gaming audience to get a native version of 2K Boston's FPS masterpiece of gameplay and art design. The Mac version is currently available for pre-order at Feral Interactive's web site for $49.95. System requirements for the game can be found after the jump:

Continue reading BioShock finally coming to the Mac in October

Filed under: Mac, FPS, BioShock 2

Zune HD launches with engraved support for game images

by John Callaham Sep 15th 2009 @ 2:00PM

Microsoft tries yet again to go after Apple's iPod series with their new Zune HD which goes on sale today. The slick Flash hard drive based media player comes in 16 GB and 32 GB versions and a number of different colors. However, if you want even more customization, Microsoft is also offering some special engraving for your Zune HD that includes options for game images.

Naturally the images come from Microsoft's Xbox 360 library but two of the games are also out for the PC. You can get a Big Daddy image from BioShock or get the logo for Valve's zombie co-op shooter sequel Left 4 Dead 2 on your Zune HD. Best of all there's no extra charge for the engraving service when you buy your Zune HD from Microsoft's site.

[Via Kotaku]

Filed under: Culture, FPS, Left 4 Dead Series, BioShock 2

Second set of $5 PC games available at Direct2Drive

by John Callaham Sep 14th 2009 @ 8:00PM

PC game download site Direct2Drive continues their fifth anniversary sale with a second set of games they have priced for one week only for just $5. These games are all in the first person shooter-action game genre and include some old classics combined with some recent games from 2K Games, THQ, Eidos, and Atari. Here's the full list:

Max Payne 2
BioShock
Sid Meier's Pirates!
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Saints Row 2
MLB 2K9
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Serious Sam Gold

Again all of these games are $5 each and will remain that way until September 21 when another set of $5 will take their place.

Filed under: Downloads, Action, FPS

Bioshock movie back on track with possible new director

by John Callaham Aug 24th 2009 @ 9:00AM

Several months ago, it seems like the planned movie adaptation of BioShock was in danger as its movie studio Universal put the film on hold due to budget issues. Now Variety is reporting that things are back on track as a new director is now in talks to helm the movie version of 2K Boston's 2007 first person shooter.

According to the article, the new possible director is Juan Carlos Fresnadillo who scored a solid critical and box office hit with the 2007 zombie movie sequel 28 Weeks Later. Originally Gore Verbinski, of the Pirates of the Caribbean serie, was to direct but he will still be a producer of the BioShock film. BioShock's game publisher Take Two Interactive still has to approve Fresnadillo as the new director. Filming is now expected to be held overseas in order to cut the budget but there's still no word on when that might happen.

Filed under: Culture, FPS, BioShock 2

More proof of shooter game for 2K Boston's next project

by John Callaham Aug 11th 2009 @ 3:00PM

Earlier this year a job listed for 2K Boston stated they were looking for someone to work on a multiplayer first person shooter project. This week new evidence emerged that the development team behind the original BioShock is working on some kind of shooter game for their next project.

The company's job page shows three listings, all of whom state that 2K Boston (and its head man Ken Levine) are hiring to work on "an unannounced shooter". Levine has already said in previous interviews that their next game will have "a scope and ambition in mind which is more ambitious than anything we've ever done."

Filed under: FPS, Multiplayer

Gamersgate puts some games on sale this weekend

by John Callaham Jul 30th 2009 @ 8:00PM

Once again some outlets are pushing their weekend price cuts on PC games a tad early this week. The download site Gamersgate has put a few of their titles on the price chopping block for a few days. One of them is BioShock which is being sold for just $11.98 from now until Sunday.

Yet another game on sale this weekend is THQ's recent urban racing game Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights. It's normal Gamersgate price has been cut to just $9.99 from now until Sunday. All of the games in The Guild series (no, not the MMO-themed web video series) are on sale this weekend for 40 percent off. Finally today's "Daily Deal" is the Hearts of Iron 2 bundle for just $9.98.

Filed under: Downloads, Driving, FPS, Strategy

Ken Levine says next game is 'more ambitious' than previous titles

by John Callaham Jul 18th 2009 @ 3:00PM

Ken Levine is still not talking about what his team at 2K Boston is working on next. Let's get that out of the way right now. However he is more than willing to chat to Gamasutra about pretty much anything else in a lengthy interview (with interjections from 2 Boston's director of creative development Joe McDonagh and the studio's recruiter Ryan Oddey).

The interview talks about how 2K Boston hires the right people and creates the right culture to develop their games. However Levine does give a small hint about what their next project is trying to achieve. He states, "We needed a certain kind of length for the title, because we had a scope and ambition in mind which is more ambitious than anything we've ever done. Even more, substantially more ambitious than BioShock." Wow. That sounds promising.

Filed under: Interviews, BioShock 2

Steam offers HUGE 2K Games bundle sale

by John Callaham Jul 2nd 2009 @ 8:00PM

Fallout 3 isn't the only game on sale on Steam this weekend, In fact there's a ton of games that have just been collected into a new game bundle via the download service. 20 titles from 2K Games are now available to purchase as one big game pack for just $59.99. If you bought each game individually it would cost $229.80. Oh, and did we mention that from now until July 7 you can get 10 percent off that already low price, making the bundle $53.99?

Here's the full list of games in the bundle:

Sid Meier's Civilization IV,
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Shattered Union
Prey
CivCity: Rome
Civilization IV Warlords
Sid Meier's Railroads!
Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
X-COM: Apocalypse
BioShock
X-COM: Interceptor
X-COM: UFO Defense
X-COM: Enforcer
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.