Bioshock 2 – Revelations

On Friday afternoon, I got the amazing opportunity to join a conference call/interview with the Bioshock 2 creative director Jordan Thomas, lead designer Zak McClendon, and lead environment artist Hoagy De La Plante from 2K Marin, as well as Digital Extreme’s MP Art Director Mat Tremblay and MP Lead Programmer Jesse Attard. Needless to say, this was an exciting call for me. I lapped up every interesting new fact they were willing to divulge, and I’m sharing the wealth with you. Mulitplayer There are 7 multiplayer modes (4 were added during the release delay!) Maximum 10 players per game NO co-op or LAN play Takes place 1 year before the first game New multiplayer exclusive plasmid, ARROW – allows players to zoom around New multiplayer exclusive plasmid, HOUDINI – allows players to turn invisible like the Houdini Splicers Single Player You will STILL have to fight Big Daddies Big Daddies are

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Miss Jimmy Fallon Last Night? Here’s the BioShock 2 Trailer, In Its Entirety

Yeah, I know. Not everyone watches Jimmy Fallon. Some of us just like to sleep (or watch Lost again, but I’d never, ever do that). So, since you might have missed it, here’s the new trailer for BioShock 2. Looks like a bit of the combat isn’t real in-game footage, but who cares? It comes out next week! Other people have to be excited, too!

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2K Kicks Off BioShock 2 Countdown with 3 Minute Trailer

Not only are you getting two extra characters for multiplayer, Blanche the Actress and Zigo the Fisherman, with a GameStop BioShock 2 pre-order, but 2K has something else to keep you busy between now and launch time. Specifically tonight, February 2. What do they have in store? Try a 3 minute, 15 second trailer for the game during the first commercial break during Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC. Sure, you have to watch fifteen minutes of Jimmy Fallon to see it (no offense if you love him, but he’s no Conan), but it should be worth it. When the day finally gets here, over 2,500 GameStop and Best Buy stores will be opening their doors at midnight to let you get access to Rapture as early as possible in your time zone.

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BioShock 2 Steams It Up

If you you’re a PC gamer who loves to play BioShock, Steam has got quite a deal for you. BioShock 2, which will be released February 2, is available for pre-purchase. Well, okay, it’s been available for pre-purchase, but not like this. Pre-purchasers who order via the Steam content delivery service not only get 10% off the purchase price, they also get a copy of the original BioShock completely gratis. What? You own BioShock already? (If you don’t, why?) Gift your bonus copy to a friend using Steam’s Gifting functionality. Want to get a group going for BioShock 2‘s upcoming multiplayer mode? Steam is also offering a four-pack with four free copies of the original game, and you get the 10% off, too! It’s a win-win-win-win situation!

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Our Most Wanted Games of Q1 2010

The holiday season is here, which means as gamers we have been flooded with a ton of great releases to play over our holiday break. But the great games don’t stop here. 2010 is just around the corner and we are going to be seeing some amazing games. These are just a few of our Most Wanted titles for 2010. Mass Effect 2 (Jan 2010) ~ Amanda Alright, so if you haven’t played one of the most multi-faceted, single-player console RPGs ever to be deserving of a sequel, then you probably are in immediate danger of slapping yourself (because you don’t want me to do it for you, trust me). In which case, you can save yourself by grabbing your very own copy of Mass Effect just before the impossibly amazing sequel hits shelves on January 10th. As you can probably deduce, I’m biased and my gaming legacy has lead

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My Spike VGA Picks and Predictions Part 3

Here we are. The third and final look ahead to the Spike VGAs airing this Saturday. Please take a look at Part One and Part Two if you already haven’t. At the end of all of this I’ve also shared some of my thoughts on how a proper and respectable awards event should be handled. Please feel free to comment as to why you agree or disagree with anything contained in any of the articles I have posted in regards to this laughingstock they call an awards ceremony. Best Performance by a Human Female Nominees: Eliza Dushku (Rubi Malone – Wet), Kristen Bell (Lucy Stillman – AC2), Megan Fox (Mikaela Danes – Transformers 2), Tricia Helfer (Dare – Halo 3: ODST) My Pick: Kristen Bell Most likely to win: Megan Fox Kristen Bell did an amazing job as Lucy. Very believable voice over work. However, Megan Fox will win this

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Bioshock 2 Special Edition details revealed

2K Games have finally announced the details to the Special Edition for Bioshock 2. First thing you’ll notice is just how awesome it is and that you are going to need a record player. The Special Edition will come in 13″x13″ premium packaging with special art on both the slipcase and the box cover. On the inside will be three posters featuring vintage ads from Rupture, a vinyl 180gLP featuring the orchestral score from the original Bioshock, a CD containing Bioshock 2 score, a 164 page 8×11″ hardbound artbook, and a copy of Bioshock 2. The Special Edition can be pre-ordered now for the February 9th, 2010 release. The price is $99.99 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 version and $89.99 for the Games for Windows Live version. There will only be one production run which means it’s a good chance that they’ll run out.

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Bioshock 2 revealing videos

These videos were just posted that give all of us a better look at the upcoming creepy sequel, Bioshock 2. The videos give you a character and story interview, an overview on the multiplayer mechanics, and a look at combat in the game. The combat is different so this is a good look at what to expect. Video Games | BioShock 2 | Characters and Story Interview XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | BioShock 2 | Multiplayer Mechanics Interview XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | BioShock 2 | Combat Interview XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | BioShock 2 | Capture the Sister Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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Bioshock 2 single player preview

The GameTrailers exclusive with all the new details on Bioshock 2 is now live and we have it below. They talk details about where Bioshock 2 starts (10 years later) and who your character is (the original Big Daddy) and what’s going on in the world of Rapture (Sophia Lam taken control). Enjoy and we can’t wait to see more of Bioshock 2!

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New Bioshock 2 information and footage this Thursday

Fans that are excited for Bioshock 2 will get to see new footage and get brand new information on the title this Thursday on GameTrailers tv. New characters will be introduced too! Geoff Keighley tweeted the following: “Huge BioShock 2 episode of GTTV coming on Thursday. Lots of new single player info and footage! You’ll meet new characters too…”

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