<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<channel>
<title>Joystiq</title>
<link>http://www.joystiq.com</link>
<description>Joystiq</description>
<image>
<url>http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif</url>
<title>Joystiq</title>
<link>http://www.joystiq.com</link>
</image>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright>
<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>BioShock officially coming to PS3</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/bioshock-officially-coming-to-ps3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/bioshock-officially-coming-to-ps3/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/bioshock-officially-coming-to-ps3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167898"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/yetanotherbsscreen.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
We've heard rumors of it for months and now it seems that the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/25/rumorang-bioshock-ps3-port-in-september/">most recent one</a> circulated by 1UP's Quartermann is indeed on the money: <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/BioShock/">BioShock</a> </em>is coming to the PS3. The news will apparently drop in the July issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly.<br /><br />All we know at this point is that the game may get some graphical improvements, it's due in time for the 2008 holiday season and that the port is being headed up by new <em>BioShock </em>creative director Jordan Thomas, a designer on the original. Check out the July issue of EGM for screens and some more info.<br /><br />
<div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 5px;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/family-album-take-2/720495/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="left" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/take-two-family-album-800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" /></a><em>BioShock developers 2K Boston and 2K Australia are owned by Take-Two. Get to know the company with our <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/family-album-take-2/720495/">Take-Two Family Album</a>. </em></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167898>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/bioshock-officially-coming-to-ps3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1203060/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/bioshock-officially-coming-to-ps3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2kgames</category><category>bioshock</category><category>breakingnews</category><category>jordan-thomas</category><category>ken-levine</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-05-22T10:55:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>BioShock 'pimp supreme' Ken Levine to keynote PAX 2008</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/bioshock-pimp-supreme-ken-levine-to-keynote-pax-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/bioshock-pimp-supreme-ken-levine-to-keynote-pax-2008/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/bioshock-pimp-supreme-ken-levine-to-keynote-pax-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/05/16/pimp-supreme-ken-levine-to-keynote-pax/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/levine_pax.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
With just a handful of months to go before the annual <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/pax">Penny Arcade Expo</a> opens its doors again, you may be wondering who will be taking to the stage to the deliver the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/26/penny-arcade-expo-2008-dated-returns-aug-29-31/">August event's</a> keynote address. Organizers have announced that the opening speech will be given by none other than 2K Boston president and creative director <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ken-levine/">Ken Levine</a>.<br /><br />Says Penny Arcade business mastermind, "Obviously, Ken is pimp supreme...We're super excited to have him open up the show." Given Levine's involvement with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/BioShock/">one of last year's biggest releases</a> as well as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/bioshock-2-due-in-fourth-quarter-of-2009-from-2k-marin/">a sequel</a> that already ranks among our most anticipated in 2009, we're sure he'll have plenty to talk about -- and we expect to be left hanging on every word.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/05/16/pimp-supreme-ken-levine-to-keynote-pax/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/bioshock-pimp-supreme-ken-levine-to-keynote-pax-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1199268/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/bioshock-pimp-supreme-ken-levine-to-keynote-pax-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k-games</category><category>2k-marin</category><category>2kgames</category><category>2kmarin</category><category>bioshock</category><category>bioshock-2</category><category>ken-levine</category><category>pax</category><category>pax08</category><category>take-two</category><category>taketwo</category><dc:creator>Jason Dobson</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-05-19T07:40:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Blue Jackets' Nash to front NHL 2K9</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/blue-jackets-nash-to-front-nhl-2k9/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/blue-jackets-nash-to-front-nhl-2k9/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/blue-jackets-nash-to-front-nhl-2k9/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20080515006304&amp;newsLang=en"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/nhl_g_nash_580.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Sure he and his team may have missed the playoffs yet again and are likely fantasizing about what might have been while swinging at balls from the back nine, but that hasn't stopped Columbus Blue Jackets' young-yet-impressive captain Rick Nash from scoring cover duty on Take Two's fall release of <em>NHL 2K9</em>. Also worthy of note from 2K is that developer Visual Concepts has "taken over" development duties for this latest game in the franchise -- as opposed we assume to working in tandem with fellow studio Kush Games -- and that the devs are rebuilding the title "from the ground up."<br /><br />Not to take anything away from three-time All Star Nash, but it's still an odd choice, at least by team standings, given the Blue Jackets' once again abysmal campaign during the 2007-08 regular season that saw the fledgling team rank near the bottom of both the Western Conference and overall league in points. However, perhaps those who make these kinds of decisions are hoping this is the sort of voodoo that will turn Ohio's NHL franchise around -- sort of like a reverse <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_curse"><em>Madden </em>curse</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20080515006304&amp;newsLang=en>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/blue-jackets-nash-to-front-nhl-2k9/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1196870/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/16/blue-jackets-nash-to-front-nhl-2k9/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k-games</category><category>2k-sports</category><category>2kgames</category><category>2ksports</category><category>hockey</category><category>kush-games</category><category>kushgames</category><category>nhl</category><category>nhl-2k9</category><category>nhl2k9</category><category>visual-concepts</category><category>visualconcepts</category><dc:creator>Jason Dobson</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-05-16T02:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Rumor: The Darkness sequel looking likely after NY Comic Con panel</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/rumor-the-darkness-sequel-looking-likely-after-ny-comic-con-pan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/rumor-the-darkness-sequel-looking-likely-after-ny-comic-con-pan/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/rumor-the-darkness-sequel-looking-likely-after-ny-comic-con-pan/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://thequarterbin.com/?p=79"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="276" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/the-darkness-logo-490px.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Like rummaging through celebrity trash for the latest gossip, it often makes us chuckle as to where new video game news emerges, something only reinforced by last weekend's New York Comic Con. Buried beneath action figures, cosplayers, and that <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/2008-new-york-comic-con/760284/">Super Girl Barbie</a> we absolutely <em>must have</em>, came word of an upcoming sequel to last year's comic-inspired FPS <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/thedarkness/"><em>The Darkness</em></a>.<br /><br />The news was unleashed during a discussion panel with American comic company and <em>The Darkness</em> publisher TOP COW, during which (according to comic blog The Quarter Bin) it was said: "We can't say <em>Darkness </em>and video game sequel in the same sentence. So, <em>Darkness</em>. Wink. Sequel." While hardly an absolute confirmation, the news is enough to make our stomach rumble with a hunger that <a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/the-darkness-heart-eating/2798123350">only hearts</a> will quell.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=51473">WorthPlaying</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.thequarterbin.com/?p=79>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/rumor-the-darkness-sequel-looking-likely-after-ny-comic-con-pan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1173135/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/21/rumor-the-darkness-sequel-looking-likely-after-ny-comic-con-pan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k-games</category><category>2kgames</category><category>comics</category><category>rumor</category><category>sequel</category><category>starbreeze</category><category>the-darkness</category><category>thedarkness</category><dc:creator>Jason Dobson</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-21T11:44:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Mafia II whacking Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/mafia-ii-whacking-xbox-360-playstation-3-and-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/mafia-ii-whacking-xbox-360-playstation-3-and-pc/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/mafia-ii-whacking-xbox-360-playstation-3-and-pc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/mafia_ii_annc_490.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
2K Games has announced the target platforms for its "beautifully crafted look into the dark and unforgiving world of the Mob," <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/21/2k-games-announces-mafia-ii/"><em>Mafia II</em></a>. Surprising no one outside of the most hopeful and delusional Wii fans, it has been confirmed that the depicted 1950s environment is intended for the Xbox 360, PC (Games for Windows), and PlayStation 3. The dev dons at the recently formed <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/take-two-brings-mafia-dev-illusion-softworks-into-the-family/">2K Czech</a> also offered up some new screenshots for our gallery below. Obviously, we couldn't refuse.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mafia-ii/">Mafia II</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mafia-ii/747120/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/mafia-2-mafia2_0123_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mafia-ii/747119/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/mafia-2-mafia2_0119_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mafia-ii/747118/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/mafia-2-indoor09_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mafia-ii/747117/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/mafia-2-mafia2_0122_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/mafia-ii/747116/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/mafia-2-outdoor02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/mafia-ii-whacking-xbox-360-playstation-3-and-pc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1165044/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/mafia-ii-whacking-xbox-360-playstation-3-and-pc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2K-Czech</category><category>2K-Games</category><category>2KGames</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>Mafia</category><category>Mafia-2</category><category>Mafia-II</category><dc:creator>Ludwig Kietzmann</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-11T16:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>GTA IV 'better than all the hype suggests' according to first person to complete the game</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/05/gta-iv-better-than-all-the-hype-suggests-according-to-first-pe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/05/gta-iv-better-than-all-the-hype-suggests-according-to-first-pe/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/05/gta-iv-better-than-all-the-hype-suggests-according-to-first-pe/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a></p><a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/f/hes-finished-grand-theft-auto-iv/a-2008040412432960029"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/gam_nikobellicbridge_490.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />We've seen our fair share of previews on Rockstar's crime drama opus, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV"><em>Grand Theft Auto IV</em></a>, but we've yet to hear from someone who has enjoyed the bullet-riddled adventure in its entirety -- until <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/sites/xboxworld/">Xbox World 360</a> editor Rob Taylor, after 24 hours of play time, triumphantly viewed the ending credits with the knowledge that he was the first person on the planet (aside from a gaggle of Rockstar employees, we assume) to finish <em>GTA IV</em>. Can someone be envied <em>to death?</em><br /><br />Fulfilling his civic duty as a gaming journalist, Taylor gave <a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/f/hes-finished-grand-theft-auto-iv/a-2008040412432960029">his impressions of the complete work in a spoiler-free interview with GamesRadar</a> -- unsurprisingly, <em>he was a fan</em>. The fourth installment apparently "craps on all the others" in the franchise, and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/gtaiv-trailer-2-looking-for-that-special-someone/">the main character, Niko Bellic</a>, is "most amazing protagonist in any game [he's] ever played." We suggest perusing the remainder of his colorful commentary to help pass the remaining twenty-three days and nine hours until the game lands in our quivering, anticipatory laps.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/hes-finished-grand-theft-auto-iv/a-2008040412432960029>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/05/gta-iv-better-than-all-the-hype-suggests-according-to-first-pe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1159455/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/05/gta-iv-better-than-all-the-hype-suggests-according-to-first-pe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k</category><category>2kgames</category><category>gamesradar</category><category>grandtheftauto</category><category>grandtheftauto4</category><category>grandtheftautoiv</category><category>gta</category><category>gtaiv</category><category>nikobellic</category><category>rockstar</category><category>rockstarnorth</category><dc:creator>Griffin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-05T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Family Album: Take-Two Interactive</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/26/family-album-take-two-interactive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/26/family-album-take-two-interactive/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/26/family-album-take-two-interactive/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/family-album-take-2/720495/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/t2-family-album-490.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/How_many_studios_does_Take_Two_have'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span> It's no secret that Electronic Arts has <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/24/ea-proposes-acquisition-of-take-two-for-2-billion/">had its eye</a> on Take-Two Interactive lately, but a purchase of the company means a lot more than logos and IPs. <br /><br />What follows is an examination of the development resources under the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Take2/">Take-Two</a> umbrella. Take a look, you may just be surprised how big that bumbershoot is. For instance, were you aware that that there are more than eight Rockstars? No? Well, what are you wasting your time here for?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/family-album-take-2/720495/">It's time to get educated</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/photos/family-album-take-2/720495/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/26/family-album-take-two-interactive/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1147863/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/26/family-album-take-two-interactive/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k-games</category><category>2k-sports</category><category>2kgames</category><category>bioshock</category><category>ea</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>family-album</category><category>grand-theft-auto</category><category>grand-theft-auto-iv</category><category>grandtheftauto</category><category>gta</category><category>gta4</category><category>gtaiv</category><category>take-two</category><category>take2</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-26T11:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Civilization Revolution 'never' coming to PC</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/18/civilization-revolution-never-coming-to-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/18/civilization-revolution-never-coming-to-pc/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/18/civilization-revolution-never-coming-to-pc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ds/" rel="tag">Nintendo DS</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/strategy/" rel="tag">Strategy</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/03/14/take-two-new-civilization-will-never-come-to-pc/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/civrevmain490.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
2K Games continues to emphasize that the console-centric <em>Civilization Revolution</em> is a totally different branch from the PC's <em>Civilization</em> franchise by telling <a href="http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/03/14/take-two-new-civilization-will-never-come-to-pc/">MTV's Multiplayer</a> that <em>Revolution</em> will "never" come to PC. It's a similar thing to what we were told at E3 last year when we got our <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/12/joystiq-impressions-civilization-revolution/">first chance to see <em>Revolution</em></a>.<br /><br />Jason Bergman, a producer for 2K Games, tells MTV that the game was designed from the ground up to be played with a gamepad. Since the game was announced, many PS3 owners have asked if the game will support a mouse and keyboard. Bergman says, "The answer is no ... The game has not been designed for that [controller]." He highlights again that <em>Revolution</em> is not a port, but an entirely new game. We kinda feel bad for the guy, it sounds like he's been repeating the same defense for the title over and over again since last July.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/03/14/take-two-new-civilization-will-never-come-to-pc/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/18/civilization-revolution-never-coming-to-pc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1142487/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/18/civilization-revolution-never-coming-to-pc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k games</category><category>2k-games</category><category>2kgames</category><category>civilization</category><category>civilization revolut...</category><category>civilization-revolut...</category><category>CivilizationRevolut...</category><category>civilizationrevolution</category><category>meier</category><category>sid-meier</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-18T10:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>The Darkness gets new, free multiplayer map</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/the-darkness-gets-new-free-multiplayer-map/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/the-darkness-gets-new-free-multiplayer-map/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/the-darkness-gets-new-free-multiplayer-map/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><a href="http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/03/14/marketplace-roundup-for-march-14-2008.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/smalldarknessbox.jpg" alt="" class="imagepadding" /></a>We like to imagine that someone at 2K or Starbreeze Studios recently ran out of batteries for their flashlight. They went rifling through their utility drawer, pushing aside empty light bulb boxes and corn cob holders before they found the AAs they were looking for. But there, underneath them, just to the right of the broken remote for the VHS player ... is that ... a multiplayer map for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/search/?q=The%20Darkness">The Darkness</a></em>?<br /><br />If that's not how the situation shook out, we have no other explanation. It's months after the game's release and nobody that we know ever really got in to the multiplayer. At least the price for this new map ("DM_Haunt") is right: Free. So, if your <em>Darkness</em> multiplayer menu option hasn't complied shriveled up and fallen off from disuse, feel free to <a href="http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/03/14/marketplace-roundup-for-march-14-2008.aspx">give it a spin</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/03/14/marketplace-roundup-for-march-14-2008.aspx>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/the-darkness-gets-new-free-multiplayer-map/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1141879/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/the-darkness-gets-new-free-multiplayer-map/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2kgames</category><category>dlc</category><category>starbreeze</category><category>thedarkness</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-17T11:15:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>BioShock 2 due in fiscal Q4 2009 from 2K Marin</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/bioshock-2-due-in-fourth-quarter-of-2009-from-2k-marin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/bioshock-2-due-in-fourth-quarter-of-2009-from-2k-marin/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/bioshock-2-due-in-fourth-quarter-of-2009-from-2k-marin/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=298660"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/bigdaddyhand.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
After sales of brainy first-person shooter <em>BioShock </em>were so strong, a sequel seemed like all but a foregone conclusion. 2K Games put any remaining doubt to bed today, revealing that <em>BioShock 2 </em>is due to hit shelves in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, which would put it between August and October of 2009. The game is being developed not by Ken Levine's 2K Boston, but rather 2K Marin, which reportedly has some <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/17/take-two-opens-2k-marin-former-bioshock-devs-reportedly-on-staf/"><em>BioShock</em> staffers on board</a>. At this point, we don't know what (if any) involvement Levine will have, nor do we know what systems it will be on.<br /><br />The info came in an investor relations report released by the company today. Even though we figured the game was in the works, we have to admit we're a little surprised by the window, just two years after its predecessor. But you're not going to hear us complaining. If it means more Big Daddies and Little Sisters, we don't really care where we get it.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=298660>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/bioshock-2-due-in-fourth-quarter-of-2009-from-2k-marin/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1137541/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/11/bioshock-2-due-in-fourth-quarter-of-2009-from-2k-marin/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k</category><category>2k-games</category><category>2k-marin</category><category>2kgames</category><category>bioshock</category><category>bioshock-2</category><category>breakingnews</category><category>ken-levine</category><category>take-two</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-03-11T16:40:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>2K invests heavily in Unreal Engine 3</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/12/2k-invests-heavy-into-unreal-engine-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/12/2k-invests-heavy-into-unreal-engine-3/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/12/2k-invests-heavy-into-unreal-engine-3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/2k-games-licenses-unreal-engine-3/19368/?biz="><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="422" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/unrealtoaster490.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Despite the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/24/subpoenas-place-other-ue3-licensees-in-midst-of-epic-silicon-kn/">issues some developers may be having</a>, Epic keeps finding customers more than happy to stuff the engine maker's mattresses with hundreds of thousands (millions?) of dollars for an Unreal Engine 3 license. Epic's cash deluge continues today with 2K Games' <a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/2k-games-licenses-unreal-engine-3/19368/?biz=">announcement</a> that it's entering into a licensing deal to use UE3 for various unannounced games.<br /><br />2K Games' president stated the company has been happy with UE3 because it "enables games to perform exceptionally well on both console and the PC" and that, with Epic's support, they plan to continue producing "world-class" titles. While there's no word on what these unannounced games may be, 2K is currently on a development bender with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/take-two-brings-mafia-dev-illusion-softworks-into-the-family/"><em>Mafia II</em></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/2k-pulls-wraps-off-don-king-presents-prizefighter/"><em>Prizefighter</em></a>, some sort of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/rumor-bioshock-prequel-to-bring-the-fall-of-rapture/"><em>BioShock</em> follow-up</a>, the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/17/take-two-opens-2k-marin-former-bioshock-devs-reportedly-on-staf/">mysterious project at 2K Marin</a>, and a few others in production<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/2k-games-licenses-unreal-engine-3/19368/?biz=>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/12/2k-invests-heavy-into-unreal-engine-3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1113128/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/12/2k-invests-heavy-into-unreal-engine-3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k-games</category><category>2kgames</category><category>ue3</category><category>unreal-engine-3</category><category>unrealengine3</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-02-12T18:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>BioShock devs looking for staff with PS3 experience</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/15/bioshock-devs-looking-for-staff-with-ps3-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/15/bioshock-devs-looking-for-staff-with-ps3-experience/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/15/bioshock-devs-looking-for-staff-with-ps3-experience/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.2kboston.com/jobs_programming.php"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/yetanotherbsscreen.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Would it surprise you to learn that 2K Boston, developers of the highly successful <em>BioShock</em>, are <em>making another game</em>? ... No? What if we were to add that they're currently looking for staff <em>with PS3 experience</em>? No? OK, well, what if we were to tell you that this has lead us to believe that 2K Boston's next game will <em>likely appear on the PS3</em>? ... Wow, nothing, huh? Geez, you're one tough nut to crack.<br /><br />OK, so it's not exactly earth-shattering. And hey, if a <em>BioShock</em> sequel is in the works, this should at least be good news for PS3 owners who still don't understand why their 360 and PC playing friends are always kindly asking them to do things.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/01/14/bioshock-team-looking-for-ps3-developers/">PS3F</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.2kboston.com/jobs_programming.php>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/15/bioshock-devs-looking-for-staff-with-ps3-experience/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1087422/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/15/bioshock-devs-looking-for-staff-with-ps3-experience/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2kboston</category><category>2kgames</category><category>bioshock</category><category>ken-levine</category><category>kenlevine</category><category>sony</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-01-15T15:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Welcome 2K Czech: Take-Two brings Mafia dev Illusion Softworks into the family</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/take-two-brings-mafia-dev-illusion-softworks-into-the-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/take-two-brings-mafia-dev-illusion-softworks-into-the-family/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/take-two-brings-mafia-dev-illusion-softworks-into-the-family/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20080108005686&amp;newsLang=en"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/mafia2_dev_acquire.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Take-Two has draped its money hat over Czech Republic developer Illusion Softworks, acquiring the studio best known for its <em>Vietcong</em>, <em>Hidden &amp; Dangerous</em>, and <em>Mafia </em>franchises. The developer, which operates out of both Brno and Prague, will now adopt the less-inspired title of 2K Czech. It's unclear what effect, if any, this will have on the studio's current or future projects, with Take-Two stating only that the developer continues to pound out code for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/21/2k-games-announces-mafia-ii/">previously announced</a> <em>Mafia 2</em>, which will ship...someday for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20080108005686&amp;newsLang=en>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/take-two-brings-mafia-dev-illusion-softworks-into-the-family/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1080915/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/take-two-brings-mafia-dev-illusion-softworks-into-the-family/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k-games</category><category>2KGames</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>Illusion-softworks</category><category>IllusionSoftworks</category><category>mafia</category><category>Mafia-2</category><category>Mafia2</category><category>MafiaIi</category><category>Take-two</category><category>TakeTwo</category><dc:creator>Jason Dobson</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-01-08T10:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>2K pulls wraps off Don King Presents: Prizefighter</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/2k-pulls-wraps-off-don-king-presents-prizefighter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/2k-pulls-wraps-off-don-king-presents-prizefighter/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/2k-pulls-wraps-off-don-king-presents-prizefighter/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ds/" rel="tag">Nintendo DS</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=280463"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/donnykingface.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
So, how does Don King spend his time when he's not killing dudes, crafting boxing superstars or randomly <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/09/liveblogging-the-2007-video-game-awards/">appearing on the VGAs</a>? Well, he's down in his basement crafting video games, of course! Next spring, the fruits of his labor, <em>Don King Presents: Prizefighter</em> will finally be loosed upon the world thanks to 2K Games. Helping Don out will be 2K developer Venom Games (the guys that did <em>Rocky</em> and <em>Rocky Legends</em>). <br /><br />Though the game will include the boxing you'd expect, players will apparently also be challenged with "overcoming adversity and avoiding temptation." Though we're intrigued by the "real-life fight scenarios, story-driven gameplay and photo-realistic graphics" the press release promises, there's a bigger question on our minds: This thing's only coming to Xbox 360, Wii and DS. Why is the PS3 not getting any love?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=280463>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/2k-pulls-wraps-off-don-king-presents-prizefighter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1059009/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/2k-pulls-wraps-off-don-king-presents-prizefighter/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k-games</category><category>2kgames</category><category>boxing</category><category>don-king</category><category>prizefighter</category><category>venom-games</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-12-10T10:20:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Replacement BioShock Big Daddies now shipping</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/21/replacement-bioshock-big-daddies-now-shipping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/21/replacement-bioshock-big-daddies-now-shipping/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/21/replacement-bioshock-big-daddies-now-shipping/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/bigdaddydd.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
We've been enjoying having our mini-Big Daddy stare down at us from his desk perch with those cold, dead eyes for two months since <em>BioShock</em> was released. But others have <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/21/what-to-do-with-a-busted-big-daddy/">not been so lucky</a>, having to make due with Daddies with broken drills, or, as they prefer, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/25/busted-big-daddy-page-up-and-running/">Drill Dysfunction</a>.<br /><br />Now, according to 2K, replacements for the broken figures are finally heading out the door. "The <em>BioShock</em> figurine replacement program is nearing completion after some delays due to production of the replacement figurines," wrote 2K to some DD sufferers. Not only can they expect a new figure and the promised art book over the next couple of weeks, but (contrary to what they were previously told) they won't have to send in their old busted Daddy. That said, they may still want to turn him away from his new brother, just so he doesn't feel inadequate.<br /><br />[Thanks to all the Big Daddys and Little Sisters who let us know]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/21/replacement-bioshock-big-daddies-now-shipping/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1045141/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/21/replacement-bioshock-big-daddies-now-shipping/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2kgames</category><category>bigdaddy</category><category>bioshock</category><category>toys</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-11-21T08:05:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>2K Games: No Bioshock on PS3; stop asking</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/14/2k-games-no-bioshock-on-ps3-stop-asking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/14/2k-games-no-bioshock-on-ps3-stop-asking/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/14/2k-games-no-bioshock-on-ps3-stop-asking/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=175626"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/nobioshockonps3stop.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Clearly <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/bioshock"><em>Bioshock</em></a> publisher 2K Games is sick of people asking about a potential PS3 port of the title. Despite rumors suggesting the story-driven FPS might be coming to Sony's side of the fence, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/2kgames">2K Games</a> representatives are <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=175626">adamantly insisting</a> that no such port is in development, now or ever.<br /><br />We get that they're trying to be clear, but 2K comes off sounding a bit like our dads. Their official statement on the 2K Games forums was: <span class="text_article_body">"There will be no PS3 version of <em>BioShock</em>. It has been explained time and time again." A bit harsh, no?<br /><br />Still, the point has been made. Those looking to get their Little Sister fix will have to turn to the PC or Xbox 360 versions.</span><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=175626>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/14/2k-games-no-bioshock-on-ps3-stop-asking/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1039687/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/14/2k-games-no-bioshock-on-ps3-stop-asking/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2k-games</category><category>2kgames</category><category>bioshock</category><category>ps3</category><category>rumors</category><dc:creator>Scott Jon Siegel</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-11-14T08:55:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Rumor: BioShock on PS3, new Metal Gear on PSP</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/10/rumor-bioshock-on-ps3-new-metal-gear-on-psp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/10/rumor-bioshock-on-ps3-new-metal-gear-on-psp/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/10/rumor-bioshock-on-ps3-new-metal-gear-on-psp/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/psp/" rel="tag">Sony PSP</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a></p><a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164283"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/bioshock.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />Got a crazy craving for that sweet ADAM flavor that all the kids are talking about, but only own a PS3? According to<a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164283"> 1UP's Quartermann</a>'s Nostradamian prediction you might be able to get your <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Bioshock/">BioShock</a></em> fix soon. In the latest rotation of EGM's rumor mill, the exclusivity of the underseas fiasco has been brought into question, and PS3 owners could find themselves frolicking through Rapture sometime in 2008. However, this report contradicts the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/levine-confirms-no-ps3-bioshock-and-does-mea-culpa-on-pc-issues/">statement</a> of <em>BioShock's</em> lead designer Ken Levine that the game is not PS3 bound. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/2KGames/">2K Games</a>, <em>would you kindly confirm or deny this rumor?</em><br /><br />Quartermann also has great news for the feverish fans of FOXHOUND who were upset by the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/31/metal-gear-solid-4-delayed-until-q2-2008/">recent <em>MGS4</em></a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/01/metal-gear-solid-4-delay-causes-konami-stock-price-to-fall/">delay</a> - a new <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/search/?q=Metal%20Gear">Metal Gear</a><em> </em>game for the PSP is on it's way, ready to heal those wounds. Reportedly, Kojima Productions is working on the title right now, which will "take Snake back to the early days of his career." Not his career as a master of espionage, mind you, but his first career as a pastry chef in a small Rhode Island bistro.<br /><br />Also rumored: Sega isn't letting the lukewarm reception of their two first next-gen <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Sonic/">Sonic</a> games break their stride, as they're apparently hard at work on a new, "real" Sonic game. We don't know whether "real" means a return to the game's classic platforming roots, or if we can expect more creepy <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=mPcGGHtKqyQ">interspecies make-out sessions.</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164283>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/10/rumor-bioshock-on-ps3-new-metal-gear-on-psp/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1036120/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/10/rumor-bioshock-on-ps3-new-metal-gear-on-psp/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2K Games</category><category>2kGames</category><category>Bioshock</category><category>Kojima</category><category>Metal Gear Solid</category><category>MetalGearSolid</category><category>MGS4</category><category>Playstation 3</category><category>Playstation3</category><category>PS3</category><category>PSP</category><category>Quartermann</category><category>rumors</category><category>Sega</category><category>THQ</category><category>Wiiware</category><dc:creator>Griffin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-11-10T12:25:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Take-Two forms casual games label 2K Play</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/10/take-two-forms-casual-games-label-2k-play/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/10/take-two-forms-casual-games-label-2k-play/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/10/take-two-forms-casual-games-label-2k-play/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=263382"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/09/dora_the_explorer_2kplay.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Take-Two Games has announced the formation of <a href="http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=263382">2K Play</a>, a new publishing label focused on the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/npd">increasingly lucrative</a> world of casual games. The label arrives hand-in-hand with one of the leading causes of children's eyes becoming immobile and square, Nickelodeon. A partnership between 2K Play and Nick Jr.'s television lineup will see terrifyingly popular shows like <em>Go, Diego, Go!</em> and <em>Dora the Explorer</em> (buy your <a href="http://www.buycostumes.com/Category/0/Product/12134/ProductDetail.aspx">deluxe child</a> today!) transformed into those <em>other</em> things kids are really into these days -- video games.<br /><br />2K Play will also absorb Take-Two's Global Star Software label, which you may recognize from casually providing games like <em>Deal or No Deal</em> and <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/CarnivalGames/">Carnival Games</a></em>. Overall, 2K President Christoph Hartmann hopes the label will provide games "that are fun and engaging for players of varied skill types and ages" and that the partnership with Nickelodeon will yield pleasant results for the "family-friendly gamer." Those probably aren't for us then, since we can't get along with family at all.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=263382>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/10/take-two-forms-casual-games-label-2k-play/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/986084/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/10/take-two-forms-casual-games-label-2k-play/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2K-Games</category><category>2K-Play</category><category>2KGames</category><category>Dora-the-Explorer</category><category>Take-Two</category><category>TakeTwo</category><dc:creator>Ludwig Kietzmann</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-09-10T21:25:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>BioShock title update kind of uninspiring</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/bioshock-title-update-kind-of-uninspiring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/bioshock-title-update-kind-of-uninspiring/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/bioshock-title-update-kind-of-uninspiring/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/09/06/bioshock-title-update.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/bioshockgirl490.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
A few of you have been asking what a new title update for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/BioShock/">BioShock</a></em> on the 360 does and the answer is ... well, it's kind of pedestrian. Straight from 2K's corporate hive mouth: "Update improves stability when loading autosaves and overall game stability, corrects audio during title menu loading, and addresses AI behaviors regarding use of health stations." ... <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/06/rumor-more-bioshock-plasmids-ready-to-unlock/">"Plasmid Pack 1"</a> it is not.<br /><br />So there you go. If you've been having a problem with one of the issues being addressed, this is probably a godsend, if not, you're probably already skipping down to comments to type an ever-increasing row of "zzzz"s. Have fun with that.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/09/06/bioshock-title-update.aspx>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/bioshock-title-update-kind-of-uninspiring/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/983532/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/bioshock-title-update-kind-of-uninspiring/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2kgames</category><category>bioshock</category><category>kenlevine</category><category>titleupdates</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-09-07T08:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Busted Big Daddy page up and running</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/25/busted-big-daddy-page-up-and-running/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/25/busted-big-daddy-page-up-and-running/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/25/busted-big-daddy-page-up-and-running/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/firstpersonshooters/" rel="tag">First Person Shooters</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/busted/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/bigdaddydd.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Could we have just a moment to talk to you about a problem sweeping our nation? It's an issue plaguing <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/BioShock/">BioShock</a></em> Limited Edition figurines, making Big Daddies feel positively small. The problem isn't in their heads: They are the sufferers of a rare medical complication called DD ... or Drill Dysfunction.<br /><br />The main symptom, a broken drill bit, is easy to spot even to the casual observer, part of what makes disease so insidious. But now, <a href="http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/busted/">there's help</a>. Please, talk to your Big Daddy's doctor about DD to see if this treatment is right for him. Then contact 2K and let their patented rehabilitation techniques therapeutically repair DD, without the use of harsh pharmaceuticals. You'll even be sent a free limited edition art book to peruse while you wait. Please, fill out this support form today, and have your daddy feeling big again.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/busted/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/25/busted-big-daddy-page-up-and-running/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/973732/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/25/busted-big-daddy-page-up-and-running/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2kgames</category><category>bigdaddies</category><category>bioshock</category><dc:creator>Justin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-08-25T09:20:00+00:00</dc:date></item></channel></rss>