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Continue reading No Gods or Kings, only Blocks: BioShock's Rapture made out of Legos

JoystiqNo Gods or Kings, only Blocks: BioShock's Rapture made out of Legos originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2k-gamesbioshockirrational-gameslegomicrosoftpcplaystationps3rapturesculpturexboxThu, 16 Jun 2011 23:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Irrational revisits scrapped BioShock, System Shock 2 features]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/26/irrational-revisits-scrapped-bioshock-system-shock-2-features/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/26/irrational-revisits-scrapped-bioshock-system-shock-2-features/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/26/irrational-revisits-scrapped-bioshock-system-shock-2-features/#comments Irrational Games' new community-oriented website continues to impress us with its candid peeks at the inner workings of the studio and interesting developments that may have eluded the public eye. In an update posted today, Shawn Elliott examines five features that were cut from Irrational's beloved pair of 'Shocks.

"In one fell 30-second swoop, we could have prevented about 80 percent of the complaints, or at least redirected them toward Xerxes and the Many, and away from the development team," says designer Dorian Hart on the infamous ire directed at System Shock 2's degrading weaponry. And how would said swoop combat arguments about the unrealistic, accelerated rate of weapon malfunction? An in-game audio log "would have explained that as part of their takeover, the Many had released a special corrosive gas into the Von Braun that damaged weapons but was harmless to organic creatures."

If that seems maddeningly simple, consider "Nav-Bot," a mechanical fellow intended to guide lost players through BioShock's city of Rapture. Designers had several concerns -- what happens if the helpful bot gets stuck in a scrap with enemies? -- but the player's familiarity with a plain ol' map dealt the death blow. "In the end, someone (maybe Jon Chey at Irrational Games Australia) made the executive decision that we needed to suck up the extra work and make a map," notes technical director Chris Kline. "Thus died Nav-Bot." May he rust in peace.

JoystiqIrrational revisits scrapped BioShock, System Shock 2 features originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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None of them spoil the game (you hack stuff again!) and, unsurprisingly, they mimic a lot of the Achievements in the first game. But, with the inclusion of multiplayer this time around, a few of the 'cheevos are obviously geared toward that.

[Via Hot Blooded Gaming]

JoystiqRumor: Bioshock 2 Achievements emerge from the abyss originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ever since Andrew Ryan decided to go out for that pack of smokes (our mom says he's coming back; just you wait!), there's been nobody to tend to the leaky pipes and roving packs of splicers in Rapture. Well, according to GameTrailers TV's Geoff Keighley, someone's finally decided to step in and assume the leadership role for BioShock 2, and we'll find out who on Thursday's episode.

In another tweet, Keighley promised plenty of "new single player info and footage" and even teased that the episode will also reveal new characters -- something we already knew was planned for the sequel. You can catch the special BioShock 2 episode this Thursday night, October 22 at 12:30 a.m. ET on Spike.

JoystiqGTTV features BioShock 2 this week; reveals who's running Rapture originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We weren't positive we wanted the first return to Rapture in BioShock 2, but it apparently wasn't a tough decision to keep the series underwater. In an interview with OXM, 2K Marin creative director Jordan Thomas said, "We feel that Rapture is so core to BioShock it has to feature in some form. It's one of the characters we don't want to let go."

OK, fair enough. But Thomas went on to undermine our confidence, saying, "With BioShock 2 we're actually going to make sure that you have some strong and unforgettable encounters with unspliced characters that you can develop genuine empathy for, who will not be trying to hide their face from the camera."

You know the problem with BioShock? ... Too isolated. We can't wait to meet Loony Lou, Rapture's top comedian. "What's that, Lou? You know the secret combination to get into Laugh-a-porium's cafeteria? But you want to come along and be my hilarious sidekick? Deal."

[Via CVG]

Joystiq2K Marin says Rapture is key to BioShock, promises more characters originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 May 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you somehow missed Spike's Video Game Awards ... er, let's try that again. If you somehow watched Spike's Video Game Awards, then you no doubt saw Nathan Sharratt's impressive home-made Big Daddy costume. He was actually invited to the event by 2K Boston after his BioShock homage Halloween costume pictures got significant attention from these here intertubes. Anyway, Sharratt is selling his Big Daddy costume on eBay, may the capitalism commence!

The bidding began at $999 and is how much the costume cost to make according to Sharratt. He says he's getting rid of Big Daddy because his apartment is the "size of a shoe box" and hopes someone out there will give the costume a "good, loving, nerdy home." We're kinda wondering why 2K Boston doesn't just buy the thing. The only thing missing from the BioShock launch party was a Big Daddy walking around. This way they'll have a costume all set for the BioShock 2 launch party (assuming the game takes place in Rapture).

Update: Opening bid price was lowered to $799 this morning.

JoystiqBig Daddy VGA costume now on eBay originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Still can't get the background tunes form BioShock out of your head? Well Major Nelson, courtesy of BioShock's Ken Levine, has posted the track list for the game (found after the break). As those who have played BioShock know, the music is as much a part of the game as anything else. And considering we'll never be able to listen to The Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker again without imagining the Sander Cohen masterpiece fight, the team at 2K Boston obviously did a great job in their musical selection for scenes within the game. Not since the use of Bach in Gyruss can we distinctly recall a classical piece being so memorably tied with a video game.

We're curious to see what musical selections 2K Boston will make for our return to Rapture. All we really want is some scene in BioShock 2 of Big Daddies dancing to David Bowie's Magic Dance from Labyrinth. Can't remember it? You'll find that after the break too.

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JoystiqBioShock music list posted by Major Nelson originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A poster on the 2K forums has stirred up a little Splicer's nest exposing what appears to be new hidden plasmids for BioShock. Showing a bunch of code from the PC version of BioShock -- and we know how reliable that can be -- he points to new plasmids waiting to be unlocked in "PlasmidPack1" at a later date. Four of the plasmids listed are Machine Buster, Vending Expert, Sonic Boom, Eve Saver, along with a bunch of other plasmid content.

Joystiq spoke with 2K and they delivered one of those delicious open-ended quotes that beg for wild speculation. 2K says, "Since 2K Games hasn't announced any downloadable content at this time, we have no comment." Where's Ken Levine for us to get a straight answer? Don't make us use the magic words 2K, if we want answers about more plasmids we know exactly the precise words to use! It'd be nice to get more plasmids (for free) as a little bonus down the road, but we'll be happy if those plasmids get saved for BioShock 2 and cut out just that small amount of time in development.

[Via X3F]

JoystiqRumor: More BioShock plasmids ready to unlock originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're going to place the video after the break of Bonus Round's Geoff Keighley interviewing two of the main designers behind BioShock. Although the video doesn't contain massive spoilers, for those looking to keep the game fresh, or are just starting to play it on this long holiday weekend in the US, we do recommend watching it at a later date. Those of you already done learning the secrets of Rapture in this chapter of the BioShock saga, we'll discuss more and have the video after the break. Would you kindly finish the game people ... we can't hold off talking about it openly for much longer -- there's stuff we need to discuss.

Continue reading BioShock designers talk a lot on Bonus Round *spoilers*

JoystiqBioShock designers talk a lot on Bonus Round *spoilers* originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As we prepare to enter BioShock's city of Rapture on Aug. 21, we now get to view the final version of the Big Daddy figurine which will be bundled with the limited edition version of the game. The figurine looks pretty cool and the limited edition is only $10 more ($69.99) than the normal game -- seems totally worth it for the six-inch hand-painted resin statue.

It's neat to see the evolution of the figurine. The prototype looked good, but this looks like something we'd really like to have keeping watch over our Xbox 360. Now we just need a little sister hugging his leg.

[Thanks Jubby]

Gallery: BioShock Big Daddy figurine

JoystiqBig Daddy's final look for BioShock limited edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's time to finally get a solid look at some footage for Bioshock, and they're gonna do it in a montage. We get a good look at the hybrid-Art Deco design in motion, the Big Daddy and, best of all, the creepy underwater atmosphere.

They certainly have been taking their time getting this game out, but at least we got a limited edition box out of the deal. Now we just need to wait until the end of August for the game to finally release.

JoystiqBioShock drowns us with gameplay montage originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 May 2007 19:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you aren't familiar with Threadless, let us give you a quick introduction. Threadless is a website where artists create tshirt designs, submit their work, then the community votes on their favorites. Every week the best of the best get printed on tshirts, are sold to the masses, and the artists get paid for their work. But they also run themed contests where artists have to create a design that reflects a certain idea, thought, or phrase. And look what we have here, a brand new contest featuring our baby Bioshock. The theme for the contest is "Descent into Rapture" and all designs have to reflect that phrase, but the contest only started on March 1st so both the submissions and quality are lacking. At the end of the contest the best submission will be printed and we'll get a Bioshock related tshirt! So far we love KDLIG's "Dead Sucker" submission, but are looking forward to what the amazingly talented folks over there have to offer. Be sure to check the entries page regularly and vote for the best design ... and it better be good!

JoystiqBioshock loves Threadless tshirt contest originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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