BioShock: The Collection Set for September

A fan-favorite game franchise is getting a facelift. Irrational Games, 2K Games and Blind Squirrel Games have officially announced BioShock: The Collection. The remastered collection of the three games in the franchise are being developed for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. The set is due out on September 13 and will feature all three games for $59.99.

2K Games also released the announcement trailer for the collection. The video is available to check out in the player below. The set will also feature some extra features for each game:

BioShock:

• A video series called, “Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock,” featuring Ken Levine, creative director on BioShock and BioShock Infinite and Shawn Robertson, animation lead on BioShock and animation director on BioShock Infinite.
• Museum of Orphaned Concepts: “Walk through a Rapture-inspired virtual museum that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at discarded concepts that never made it into the original game.”
• Challenge Rooms: “Outside the story of BioShock, tackle puzzles, splicers and Big Daddies. And achievements, of course.”

BioShock 2:

• Minerva’s Den: “A self-contained BioShock story, presenting a side of Rapture you’ve never seen before. Use expanded combat abilities with the experimental Ion Laser and chaotic Gravity Well Plasmid, unique to Minerva’s Den, as you face off against the Lancer Big Daddy.”
• Protector Trials: “Take control of an Alpha Series Big Daddy woken out of hibernation just before the events of BioShock 2.

BioShock Infinite:

• Burial at Sea – Episode 1 & 2 Add-On Packs: “This major two-part DLC pack completes the BioShock trilogy by taking the series back to where it all began. Return to Rapture just before the events of the original BioShock!”
• Clash in the Clouds Add-On Pack: “Face 60 waves of challenges across four additional maps for leaderboard glory and unlock areas to explore in The Columbian Archaeological Society hub museum.”
• Columbia’s Finest Pack: “Combines the contents of the Industrial Revolution Pack and the Upgrade Pack and includes 500 Silver Eagles, five Lock Picks, six unique Gear items, and two weapon upgrades: Comstock’s China Broom Shotgun and Comstock’s Eagle Eye Sniper Rifle.”

The series getting this type remastered collection is a good move, and it seems about time to make a set such as this. Now players will be able to get all of the games in the franchise together with all the add-on packs for one decent price. Plus the bonus features look like fun addition to the game. It will be fun to get the director’s commentary video series to see the creators reflect on the series overall.