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Netflix Announces Plans For Bioshock Movie

Netflix Announces Plans For Bioshock Movie

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It’s been a while since we had to think about Bioshock, but it’s coming back…sort of. Netflix just announced they have reached a deal with 2K Games and Take-Two Interactive to produce “a film adaptation of the renowned video game franchise BioShock.” 2K will be working with the production company Vertical Entertainment to bring the game to life. Released in an era of mindless and colorless shooters, the original Bioshock won critics over with its brainy take on the FPS, incorporating puzzle elements and a political storyline that criticized Objectivism (the sequel would tackle Nationalism). Details are pretty vague at this point and it’s unknown if this movie follows the plot of the game series or if it goes its own direction (like the Halo show is doing). We also don’t know if it takes place exclusively in Rapture or if we’ll see Columbia too. It’s not the first time that Bioshock has flirted with a Hollywood adaption. There was going to be a different movie at one point, back

New 2K Studio Officially Working On The Next Bioshock

New 2K Studio Officially Working On The Next Bioshock

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2K just announced a new Bioshock? Kind of. There are no videos, screenshots, or even development art. The whole thing is just getting started, and at a new spinoff studio: Cloud Chamber. The studio’s existence was revealed today. “BioShock is one of the most beloved, critically praised and highest-rated franchises of the last console generation,” said David Ismailer, President of 2K. “We can’t wait to see where its powerful narrative and iconic, first-person shooter gameplay head in the future with our new studio team at Cloud Chamber leading the charge.” If it sounds odd that 2K would wait this long to begin development on the next Bioshock, that’s because it isn’t actually the case. According to sources at Kotaku, Bioshock 4 has been in pre-development as far back as 2015, just unannounced — and at a different studio. Reportedly 2K was not pleased with that studio’s work, and pulled the project the following year. It’s only now that the publisher feels confident enough to officially reveal the next game is

Developers Spill Gaming’s Dirty Secrets In Twitter Thread

Developers Spill Gaming’s Dirty Secrets In Twitter Thread

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Something pretty fascinating happened over the weekend in gaming: Game designer Jennifer Scheurle, who currently works for developer Opaque Space, tweeted an open call to all game developers: “Hey #gamedev, tell me about some brilliant mechanics in games that are hidden from the player to get across a certain feeling.” The tweet caught on and received many replies from other developers, some of whom worked on the biggest games of the last few years. If you’ve ever wondered if game physics and AI ever cheat, the answer would appear to be a resounding YES — but it’s all meant to give you a better gameplay experience. Developer Chevy Ray revealed something that is true for a lot of games out there: they compensate for some players’ poor reflexes. “We have a term called “coyote time” for when the player walks off a platformer ledge and presses jump too late, but the jump still works.” Tommy Thompson confirmed what you always suspected about Alien Isolation: “The Xenomorph has two brains: one

Here’s Why The Bioshock Movie Never Happened

Here’s Why The Bioshock Movie Never Happened

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At one point, director Gore Verbinski was attached to a feature film adaption of the Bioshock video game. Like a lot of these projects, the film was announced to be in production, followed by months of silence and finally quiet acknowledgment of cancellation. You probably didn’t have high hopes for it anyway, given how video game movies usually turn out, but would you like to know why the project was trashed? Verbinski explained the situation in a Reddit AMA. The Q&A period was mainly meant to promote his new flick A Cure For Wellness, but he was a good sport about going off-topic. He let loose paragraphs on the Bioshock movie. “I wanted to keep it R-rated; I felt like that would be appropriate, and it’s an expensive movie,” typed Verbinski. “It’s a massive world we’re creating and it’s not a world we can simply go to locations to shoot. [For] A Cure For Wellness, we were able to really utilize a variety of location to create the world. Bioshock

BioShock: The Collection (Xbox One) Review

BioShock: The Collection (Xbox One) Review

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In the last generation of consoles, BioShock stood out as one of the premier franchises. The new intellectual property was established in 2007 with the release of BioShock on Xbox 360 and PlayStation and eventually went on to spawn two sequels and a host of spin-offs in other mediums. Each entry in the series received widespread critical acclaim and helped bring new life to the first-person shooter genre that has become somewhat stale thanks to the huge popularity of Battlefield and Call of Duty. Little wonder then that 2K Games would look to BioShock when it came time to remaster some of their back catalogue of titles for a new generation of consoles. The franchise was simply ripe for an update, with the first release coming almost a decade ago and fans clamoring to be able to visit Rapture once again with upgraded visuals and performance. The first thing to note with this remastered collection is that it not only includes BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock: Infinite but all of

Coming up in Gaming – September 2016

Coming up in Gaming – September 2016

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The summer is now over and that doesn’t just mean that the weather is set to get colder over the coming months but publishers and developers are now beginning to prepare to get some of their biggest releases of the year out of the door. September often sees a gluttony of titles making their way to players across all platforms and it appears that this year will be no exception. Big Hitters This month traditional sees the release of one of the biggest games of the year, FIFA. However, the past few years have also seen the mainstream soccer series see a challenge from Pro Evolution Soccer. 2016 is now different and both PES 2017 and FIFA 17 are expected to release this month, on September 13 and September 27 respectively. Both titles bring a host of improvements and new features, with FIFA moving onto the Frostbite engine and introducing The Journey game mode that tries to immerse the player in everything it is to be a footballer. Continuing the

BioShock: The Collection Set for September

BioShock: The Collection Set for September

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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:

BioShock Collection Rated In Brazil

BioShock Collection Rated In Brazil

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While 2K Games have yet to officially confirm the existence of a BioShock collection, rumors seem to have been given some extra credence after the Brazilian ratings board released information about a title called BioShock: The Collection. The Classificação Indicativa revealed that the title would be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This suggests that the collection might not be a fully remastered version of the three titles but rather an upscaled edition. The BioShock series began in 2007 with the release of BioShock, and was later continued with BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite. BioShock 2 was a direct sequel to the original game but was developed by 2K Marin and 2K Australia rather than Irrational Games, who returned to the franchise with BioShock Infinity. In 2014, creator Ken Levine revealed that Irrational Games would close following the release of a final piece of downloadable content, with just a few staff moving with him to a new developer that would concentrate on smaller

BioShock Creator Discusses Influences for Next Project

BioShock Creator Discusses Influences for Next Project

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BioShock creator Ken Levine recently spoke at the Take This charity livestream event, and he revealed some new details for his next upcoming video game project, which is still a mystery project at this point. However, Levine did list some of his influences for the new game, and he referred to them as a “broad range of influences.” Levine, who was the Creative Director for BioShock and BioShock Infinite, said that his next game project is inspired by other titles, including Dark Souls, System Shock, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Civilization and Dying Light. Just FYI, Dying Light was the game he was playing during the livestream. However, Levine added that the title will be “in the realm” of some of his earlier game development work, which includes such games as Thief: The Dark Project, Freedom Force and Tribes: Vengeance. So that’s a pretty eclectic lineup of games, so it’s hard to narrow down exactly what Levine could be going for here. Levine also added that this project is not a big

2K Australia is Closing Its Doors

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Sad news gaming fans, beloved game developing studio 2K Australia is closing its doors. The studio was once a part of Irrational Games, and helped make the Bioshock series what it was. Then, it became its own entity, and helped make the wildly popular Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, now though, a full closing of the studio is taking place. As 2K itself confirmed: “We can confirm we have taken steps to begin the studio closure process for 2K Australia in order to better manage ongoing development costs while improving the working proximity of our creative teams. We are very grateful for the team’s valuable contributions to numerous 2K projects, and are working with affected staff to explore reassignment opportunities where possible.” So why the closing after all the success? Well, we may truly never know the full reason, however, it’s been speculated that key departures on the team were the main factor. These departures were started when it was rumored that the studio would be moving to Melbourne sometime in the

Is A New Bioshock On Its Way?

Is A New Bioshock On Its Way?

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Is A New Bioshock On Its Way? Is a new Bioshock on its way? That’s the question furiously circulating on Twitter right now, following an ominous post by Bioshock publisher 2K Games’ International account. Oooo, what COULD this mean?! pic.twitter.com/P93Nl643SU — 2K United Kingdom (@2KInternational) July 24, 2014 It’s unclear what the tweet is implying, and indeed when; with 2K Games at San Diego Comic Con this weekend with Borderlands: The Pre Sequel, it’s not entirely impossible that 2K could announce or show something new as well. With regards to what to expect, there are a couple of different theories; A brand new Bioshock Bioshock: Infinite HD Bioshock: HD Collection Bioshock for PlayStation Vita The likeliest, but potentially least interesting, of the outcomes is either of the middle two. Bioshock Infinite could be the latest title to be remastered for the PS4 and Xbox One, alongside Naughty Dogs‘ forthcoming The Last of Us Remastered, among others. Similarly, 2K could offer the full Bioshock experience in remastered HD glory, as a collection. A

“Bioshock” and “Bioshock Infinite” Developer Irrational Games Announces Massive Layoffs

“Bioshock” and “Bioshock Infinite” Developer Irrational Games Announces Massive Layoffs

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Ken Levine, the founder and head of Irrational Games, released a stunning press release Tuesday, that Irrational Games will be laying off all but 15 people after the final DLC released for”Bioshock Infinite”. “Bioshock” and its sequel “Bioshock Infinite” (“Bioshock 2” was handled by a different developer) are two of the most critically acclaimed games released for the previous generation of systems (PS3, X360, Wii), making the news a bit of a shock to many in the industry, no pun intended. As Kev Levine put it, “I am winding down Irrational Games as you know it. I’ll be starting a smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor at Take-Two. That is going to mean parting ways with all but about fifteen members of the Irrational team. There’s no great way to lay people off, and our first concern is to make sure that the people who are leaving have as much support as we can give them during this transition.”  This doesn’t necessarily mean that Irrational Games is being dissolved as it has

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