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Take Two Interactive's 2K Games brand hit a home run in 2007 with the release of BioShock. The art-heavy shooter from its 2K Boston/Australia studio is already spawning a sequel which 2K Marin is developing for release this fall. But MCV reports that 2K Games could have even bigger plans for their franchise beyond just BioShock 2.

2K Games' global president Christoph Hartmann is quoted as saying, ""For BioShock, because it's so story driven, the question obviously arises: how long can you do it without turning into The Matrix?", He adds, "But, then again, look at Star Wars. It's a fight between good and evil, just like BioShock. If we spin it the right way and get the right twist of innovation, we can make six parts of it, as Star Wars did." Even with these kinds of ideas, Hartmann claims he doesn't want to "cash in" by simply releasing a ton of BioShock sequels.

Your daily wrap-up of the hottest stories in PC gaming in the last 24 hours.

	Codemasters' GRID launch event Last night saw the official launch of GRID, Codemasters' new muscle-car racer. Held at the swank and historic Hotel Vitale in San Francisco, the launch event featured beautiful women, a full spread of delicious food, martinis -- and five racers competing to win a Ford Mustang GT-R worth approximately $90,000.00.
	Bioshock 3!? What? When? A few months ago, it was announced that BioShock 2 was in developed at the new 2K Marin studio (Levine will have some input, though) for release sometime in Take Two's 2009 fiscal year (which ends Oct. 31, 2009). A deal to make a BioShock film was also announced earlier this year.
	Number Six to appear at NVISION 08 GeForce LAN event Oh baby. There isn't a red blooded male (and we suspect some females as well) who don't like looking at former model and current terrific actress Tricia Helfer. She gained fame for playing the Cylon Number Six (in all sorts of various incarnations) on the Battlestar Galactica remake and she has made an impact on PC gamers with her role as Nod General Kilian Qatar in last year's RTS title Command and Conquer 3.
	Devil May Cry 4 demo now available Devil May Cry 4 for the PC will be available in stores this July. Containing features and options not available in its console brethren, the PC version of DMC4 will contain DirectX 9 and 10 modes, a Turbo mode to increase on-screen action, and Legendary Dark Knight Mode, which adds a significant number of on-screen enemies to increase the game's already considerable difficulty.
	The Sims 2 Apartment Life announced Wow. It was just a month ago when Electronic Arts announced the last Sims 2 expansion but now the publisher has gone ahead and revealed plans for yet another product in their hugely popular people sim family. This time its for The Sims 2 Apartment Life, something which we think a lot of the fans of the game can relate to.

Take Two Interactive apparently knows a good franchise when it sees one. Case in point: BioShock. The imaginative first person shooter from Ken Levine's team at 2K Boston/Australia has won tons of awards and, as revealed today in Take Two's latest financial announcement, has shipped 2.2 million copies between the PC and Xbox 360 versions. A few months ago, it was announced that BioShock 2 was in developed at the new 2K Marin studio (Levine will have some input, though) for release sometime in Take Two's 2009 fiscal year (which ends Oct. 31, 2009). A deal to make a BioShock film was also announced earlier this year.

But Take Two is already looking to the far future of the franchise. During the financial analyst conference call today (you can listen to the repeat at Take Two's web site), one analyst asked if the BioShock movie will be released around the same time as BioShock 2. The replay from Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was that it was more likely it would be released around the same time as BioShock 3. Yes, the company is looking far ahead to the next game in the series. Of course, BioShock 2 could be a sales bomb and the BioShock movie could fall into "development hell" so it's way too early to get excited yet. But it's clear Take Two execs want to have something other than the Grand Theft Auto franchise to prop up their revenues.