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BioShock Infinite ignites a revolution on October 16

by Alexander Sliwinski on Mar 1st 2012 8:07AM

BioShock Infinite will fly into retail on October 16 and 19 in North America and internationally, respectively, 2K Games just announced. The game will launch on Xbox 360, PC and PS3; with the latter receiving Move support and a free copy of the first BioShock.

"After BioShock, we had a vision for a follow up that dwarfed the original in scope and ambition," said Irrational Games Creative Director Ken Levine. "BioShock Infinite has been our sole focus for the last four years, and we can't wait for fans to get their hands on it."

So, prepare for a trip to Columbia this autumn and fight like it's 1999 (or, 1912, which is when the game is actually set).

Source: Irrational

Tags: 2k-games, bioshock-infinite, Irrational-Games, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, xbox

Reader Comments (50)

GOTY.

@pasta SteamXBL pastapappie

Borderlands 2 is going to take second place.

@SKYRIM111111 I agree with both of these comments

See ya on day one fellas!

I can't remember the last time I've been this hyped up for a game. Gotta mark this on my calendar.

GOTY fersure.

I still don't know how I feel about this game. A demo might help me make a decision though, make it happen.

Hnng

Excuse me while I change my pants

TO THE TIME MACHINE

That's my Bday!!!

and october 16 is when i shall play it

Viva Revolucion
Pre-ordering this!

You forgot to tell everyone that the PS3 version contains Bioshock on the disc as a freebie.

@(Unverified)
I'm sure the second PC on their list of platforms is supposed top be PS3.

@NCase I don't think so, I think the game is releasing in two separate versions for PC to make PC games happy.

@(Unverified)

Is this the poor PS3 port of Bioshock w/o Trophies?
I'm surprised Irrational would put it's name on that.

I can see it being a free download from the PSN - similar to American McGee's Alice (with Alice: the Madness Returns).

Any word on a collector'd edition yet?

And thus, my life began again on October 16.

YES.

@Shadowbender

And your life will have ended in a most satisfactory manner whenever you beat it the next day after a Red Bull induced marathon.

Can't wait. I'm currently replaying Bioshock for the 3rd time. Game is five years old now, and it is still amazing. Best game of this generation, IMO.

Too loooooong

On Xbox 360, PC and PC. How can I choose between my two loves, PC and PC?

I've actually had this pre-ordered since 1987.

I know what I will be saving my birthday money for.

2K is going to have a great year.

So... any word on that PC port of Minerva's Den?

@Lucky The Fox
They finally agreed to release it, and released it was several months back. Was there something else you were curious about?

@darkinchworm

Did they? I only heard that they were going to release it but never heard a date or anything.

And I already uninstalled the game, damn it.

I hope they can combine the strong story of BioShock 1 with the improved gameplay mechanics of BioShock 2. I *loved* the hacking system in BioShock 2 as it was so much more intuitive and seamless with the gameplay, plus I felt like I got to use more of my assemble of powers compared to BioShock 1 (especially laying down traps). I'd love to revisit the first BioShock again except the thought of having to deal with 100s of monotonous waterpipe puzzles is slightly nauseating...

@mcnerven

Am I the only one that loved those waterpipe puzzles? I thought it was a nice time to take a break from all those crazy splicers and big daddies. I felt like the hacking in BioShock 2 was too streamlined and lacked any sort of thought.

@mcnerven

I enjoyed the waterpipes very much, I was sad to see them go. To each his/her own though.

@mcnerven I both loved and hated the water pipes. Sometimes they were a nice break, but other times they were just a pain.

@Awesomaniac

The waterpipes had a kind of steam-punk feel to them didn't they? Like "hey look, these computers are running on WATER!" I thought it fit in well with the Rapture environment

Can't wait for this. Borderlands 2 in September and BioShock Infinite and AC3 in October.

The world/setting/atmosphere of a Bioshock game is like a game character in itself. Ken Levine talked about this at PAX East 2011. This world looks so fantastic, I think this will be a rosetta stone for future developers. (I'm a fanboy)
Also, Bioshock Infinite on PS Vita? Sounds enticing, but if you have a choice, I don't know if this should be played on anything less than a large screen with surround sound. (full experience)
Can't wait..

@EX Rock I was under the impression that the Vita title would be a spin-off, not a port. But I could be wrong.

I was hoping they would push the release date up to August to make it 5 years to the day since the original BIOSHOCK.

Can't wait!

NO! I forgot this game comes out this year >_> I guess I'll rent it or borrow it from my cousin

Im so hype for this game. I'll be counting the days till this comes out. Im gonna watch that 30 minute preview video that was on tv a while back right now. I recorded it on the dvr. hehehe

So are we all just pretending that Bioshock 2 doesn't exist?

@ClownyDaggers

Considering it was a rushed, shameless cash-grab that Irrational had nothing to do with, yes.

Looking forward to this!

Why so far away?!?! D: Wasn't it originally scheduled for like a March or April release? Either way I can't wait!

Bioshock on PS3 has trophies. It was one of the first "major" releases that supported them before they became mandatory.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

If this even comes close to that walkthrough of the beginning of the game(which I'm pretty sure was prerendered- not hating, it just really looked prerendered), this game is gonna be a badass motherf*cker.

WHY IS OCTOBER TAKING SO LONG?!?!?!!

Finally, a release date!

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