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Irrational Games developing BioShock: Infinite

Finally the silence broke. After a long period the team behind BioShock, Irrational Games, has finally announced that they have been working on BioShock: Infinite, a continuation of BioShock.

There were long debate earlier and for years about the next game of Irrational. Of course fans were expecting BioShock from them as BioShock 2 was developed by another studio and without any input from the creative director of Irrational, Ken Levine.

Well, BioShock: Infinite seems to a be a surprise to many, specially to those who are expecting a new IP.

However, the most important thing here is the name of the studio because Infinite going to be a very different game.

There will be some known quantities of earlier two BioShock’s and also the fresh ideas from Levine, as promised. May be it can recapture some of the magic lost since the 2007 debut.

BioShock: Infinite will be released in 2012 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

New DLC Protector Trials releasing on August 3

Coming August 3 and you will enjoy the new single-player game mode for the BioShock 2. The publisher 2K is releasing the mode next week on 3rd of August.

The new DLC of BioShock 2 is named as Protector Trials and it is learned through press release by the company that it will cost $4.99 on all the three platforms – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

In this new DLC the players can roam the underwater world of Rapture as a Big Daddy and they must try the protection of a Little Sister from hordes of enemy Splicers.

There will be six maps in the new DLC from the where the players can choose and in those six, three are really difficult levels and fresh achievements/ trophies.

The new DLC of BioShock 2 will also be featuring some new unlockable items like concept art and videos.

According to 2K, there will be more single-player content and these will be focused on the game’s narrative.

Well, let us wait till August 3.

BioShock 1 & 2 in just $50 on Amazon

Are you still left aside to explore the world of Rapture?

Well, here is a perfect and economical answer. World’s largest online retailer Amazon is running a secret sale. You can avail it. It is offering BioShock 1 and 2 for just $50. This price is in fact less than the cost of BioShock 2 alone.

How to take this advantage?

Just add either the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions of both games into your shopping cart. You will see the discount appearing there. Please note that the deal is not applicable to the PC version or the Limited Edition version.

This is a good opportunity to play the entire saga of BioShock games in the correct canonical order. First start with BioShock 2’s multiplayer mode and then move to the original one. Then finish with BioShock 2’s story. You will get the real experience.

Not playing BioShock2 is like wasting time

The first BioShock was detected with a thunderclap with the innovative graphics, the story of Oscar, sound and dubbing of the highest level and above all the atmosphere of the strange underwater city which made this game a masterpiece of 2007.

First released on Xbox 360 and PC, then later on PS3, this game has made it very popular and if you have never played, you are wasting hours and hours of fun overall.. Following up, in BioShock 2, we find that the protagonist is the Big Daddy (a powerful diver), with special powers.

Versatile plot and creative innovation is enough to interest even those who do not nurture any tender feelings for the first-person shooters. Bioshock – one of the most controversial perceived titles in the history of the gaming industry – has left many undiscovered secrets and unresolved issues

$10 Video Games Credit on pre-order of BioShock 2 from Amazon.com

There is a discount with BioShock 2 on Amazon.com. On the pre-order purchase of the game it is offering a $10 Video Games Credit. The pre-order should be for Sony’s Playstation 3 with the pre-order purchase of 2K Games’ Bioshock 2 for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s Playstation 3.

This is a fresh offer from the retailer Amazon. In this new offer customers purchasing the game for Sony’s PS3 and for Microsoft Xbox 360 will be receiving a $10 Video Games Credit. They can use this credit in future purchase of games.

The retail price tag of Bioshock 2 is $59.99 and a pre-order sale price of it is $53.99.

The original Bioshock was a multi-million-selling title that was released in 2007 for the Xbox 360 and PC. Its Playstaton 3 version was released in year 2008.

BioShock 2 Special Edition soon in the market

There has been special announcement made by 2K Games about BioShock 2. They are talking about bringing to market a BioShock 2 Special Edition. This will be available for Xbox 360, PS3, and also for the Game for Windows Live.

This Special Edition of BioShock2 will not be produced much. It will be available only in limited quantities. In fact it will be limited to a single production run only.

This BioShock2 Special Edition will contain an audio CD containing the BioShock 2 orchestral score and along with it there will be a 180 gram vinyl LP. There will also be three vintage Rapture advertisement posters that are rolled up and a hardcover BioShock 2 Art Book of 164 page.

BioShock 2 is set about 10 years after the events in the first game and thrusts players into the action, this time as a Big Daddy. The multiplayer in the game provides “a rich prequel experience” and sees players in the role of a Plasmid test subject.

The BioShock 2 Special Edition will be available on February 9, 2010 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and will carry a suggested retail price of 99.99 USD (approx. Rs. 4,660) for the Xbox 360 and PS3, and that of 89.99 USD (approx. Rs. 4,195) for Games for Windows Live.

New footage getting released this weekend

Are you all waiting for some more footage of BioShock 2? This weekend there will be released some of it. This week’s GameTrailers TV episode will be bringing new footage and information on the game. Geoff Keighley, the host of the GameTrailers TV says that new characters of BioShock2 will be revealed.

On Twitter Geoff Keighley tweets, “Huge BioShock 2 episode of GTTV coming on Thursday. Lots of new single player info and footage! You’ll meet new characters too…”

Earlier we have informed, let me mention once again, BioShock 2 will be launched on February 9, 2010 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It was supposed to launch this fall.

10% discount of Bioshock 2 on Amazon.com

Good news for all the fans of Bioshock 2. This week Amazon.com has discounted the advanced sales of it for PS3 and Xbox 360 by 10% in a new game sale.

This week they are selling it at $53.99 for the PS3 and as well as for the Xbox 360. Without discount the price of Bioshock 2 was $59.99.

The game Bioshock 2 is taking place ten years after the events of the Bioshock. In it a monster snatches little girls and brings them back to the underwater city of Rapture.

In the multiplayer version of this game users will be taking the role of a Plasmid test that is subject for Sinclair Solutions, which is a premier provider of Plasmids and Tonics in Rapture.

Bioshock2 releasing on Feb 9, 2010

February 2010 will be a big day for all the fans of BioShock. 2K Games announced the release date of hotly anticipated BioShock 2 title to public. It will hit the shelves next year in February.

Currently Bioshock 2 is under development for PS3, Xbox 360 and also Games for Windows Live.

Bioshock 2 is set about ten years after the events of the first BioShock. Once again all the fans of Bioshock will witness the halls of Rapture with sins of the past.

In the game a monster can be seen snatching little girls and also bringing them to undersea city of Rapture along the Atlantic coastline.

Bioshock 2 will offer a rich multiplayer experience to gamers. It claims to go beyond the origins of the BioShock fiction.

The title may be available globally from February 9, 2010. Presently it is available for pre-order.