Take-Two opens 2K Marin, former BioShock devs reportedly on staff

14 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski Dec 17th 2007 11:40AM
Filed under: Business

Following last month's rumors which saw former 2K Boston BioShock developers starting a new studio in California, Take-Two has officially announcing the formation of 2K Marin. And that's pretty much all the company had to say. Take-Two fed a standard line that the new studio will focus on creating original intellectual property, but will also help in other established 2K brands.

The terse announcement of 2K Marin's formation will be followed up with game announcements early next year according to insiders we've spoken to, most likely on or before GDC in February. Aside from knowing that 2K Marin exists, everything is still hush-hush.

Tags: 2K, 2K-Marin, BioShock, BreakingNews, take-two, taketwo

Source

(Page 1) Reader Comments

Shagittarius: Dec 17th 2007; 11:49AM

2k always had a studio in marin (in novato) I guess this is an official new division in the company now rather than just an office.

gonk: Dec 17th 2007; 12:02PM

lol noone can reply to your first post now

Fernando Rocker: Dec 17th 2007; 12:06PM

Yes... even you two.

You and Shaggy are like the friends who are always arguing... but still, we are very good friends.

I love Joystiq community =)

*sniff sniff...

itouchmyself: Dec 17th 2007; 3:20PM

Im kind of new here, new poster but not reader. I read occasional stories that interest me and the occasional comment. Although I can confidently say that Fernando is probably one of the worst and most hated posters. Just an observation though.

flameofdoom666: Dec 17th 2007; 12:07PM

Bioshock 2!? Yay

JonFitt: Dec 17th 2007; 12:43PM

Not Bioshock 2.
Every one knows that the next one is either DarkShock or HolyShock.

Farseer (GDI): Dec 17th 2007; 12:47PM

So, after they've explored DarkShock and HolyShock, is that when we finally see MeteoShock?

JonFitt: Dec 17th 2007; 12:51PM

Yes. It has you running around trying to stop a giant Meteor from destroying the planet. In order to do this you will have to collect all the Splicer's masks. They have special powers.

Anticrawl: Dec 17th 2007; 2:00PM

The next step in the series is clearly MetroShock, where the antagonist gets special powers the that push the boundries of genders and as he walks the fine line of defined genders he encounters 3 types of recycled enemies who he has to either shoot with a gun (with a gun system that is so dull and lack of any satisfaction it makes one want to put a bullet in their head) or shoot them with 'powers' (ie. designer clothes, make-up, shoes or use telekenisis to style their hair).

There will also have major choices that alter the ending of the game, which is to either leave the football players manly or turn them into fruity metros concerned with the proper humidity to keep their hair from frizzing.

[.sm0ke.]: Jan 9th 2008; 4:07AM

The next game is obviously DualShock.

zero: Dec 17th 2007; 2:22PM

Does this actually mean anything?

JonFitt: Dec 17th 2007; 2:48PM

Yes. It means that a new studio has opened in California. Hurrah for the success of the games industry!

Any new studio opening is good news. Much better than a few years ago hearing about lots of small studios being closed and their products moved to a few major studios.

N: Dec 17th 2007; 6:51PM

The only reason I think this is cool is because I live in Novato.

MartinaMilando: Jan 9th 2008; 5:10AM

This is a great Information
http://www.hothot.de.tt/

Diablo 3 now a 'theoritical possibility' on consoles Burnout Paradise Cagney update not delayed for PS3 Hudson Soft thinks PS3 development costs are too high	Know Your Lore: Malorne Tank Talk: Building and keeping your tanking corps, Part II Phat Loot Phriday: Perpetual Purple Firework
Ninja Gaiden 2 gets patched, sorta Design a GRiD livery for the game's upcoming DLC Dungeon crawler goodness: New Sacred 2 footage	Marble game accessory modeled after Goatse LEGO Batman screens, or how to desexy the ladies Another Week in Japan: Hardware and software numbers 6/23-6/29
DS Fanboy Lite: June 28 - July 4 Princess Maker 4: Implicitly erotic parenting sim coming to DS Special Edition Lite, stickers, and ... global issues?	PSP caused teen to shoot another teen Sensory overload in Gundam Battle Universe TV spot Surprise, Surprise: PSP is #1 in Japan again
Blizzard's Pardo confirms next game as new MMO BigCast iTunes and RSS feeds updated and online! Diablo III: Co-op focus means no on-the-fly PK toggle, PvP to be included	Dan Cook, Sports Columnist Credited With 'Ain't Over Till the Fat Lady Sings,' Dies at 81 Malcolm Jenkins Had Too Much Fun at Playboy's All America Function Clemens and McNamee Emails Find Their Way Into Court Document and They Are Hysterical

Breaking News »