Bioshock - June

Sanius

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156204

2K Games confirmed to 1UP that the long-awaited, much-anticipated Irrational Games first person shooter BioShock will release for the Xbox 360 and PC in June of this year. A two-week-old post at the BioShock Through the Looking Glass Forums from a user named "2K Elizabeth" who sports a "2K Games" tag below her name first mentioned the June release.

I'll let you in on the official word on the release date: June 2007.

Heard it here first. ;-)

Summer lovin' had me a blast.
Summer lovin' happened so fast...

Hell yeah.

ToadTheMushroom

This is relevant to my interests.

Yes. Finally, a big summer release.

Captain K

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

Finally, a big summer release.

It's been awhile since Diablo 2, hasn't it?


That's the last huge game I can think of that released in a June.

Drez

Awesome.

Xbox 360 first or PC and Xbox 360 together?

Not that I care too much...I think I'll get this for the 360.

It's really strange how the 360 has completely altered my philosophy about FPSes on a console rather than on a PC.

Sanius

Drez wrote:

Awesome.

Xbox 360 first or PC and Xbox 360 together?

Pretty sure it's together.

cdneger

SuctionRed

Well, looks like I'm getting a 360 in June.

Drez

I can't wait to wrench DNA from those little girls.

Captain K

SuctionRed wrote:

Well, looks like I'm getting a 360 in June.

The imminent release of Bioshock was one of many factors that inspired me to upgrade my computer recently, so I won't have to buy a 360 for it.

Of course, I'll end up getting a 360 eventually anyway. :P

Captain K

Drez wrote:

I can't wait to wrench DNA from those little girls.

Heh, you normally hear about guys wanting to insert DNA into girls.

Drez

Captain K wrote:

Drez wrote:

I can't wait to wrench DNA from those little girls.

Heh, you normally hear about guys wanting to insert DNA into girls.

I'm going to impale them, but in a violent rather than sexual way. If they were older than 18, I might have been willing to share, but who knows what kind of laws there are in Rapture? Unless it's really called Rapeture.

cdneger

Any word on the system requirements? Pixel shader 3.0 maybe? Cause I don't have that..

ToadTheMushroom

Can anyone explain how they have included children in the game.

I mean, as far as I know, it is one of the worst censorship scenarios on video games, killing children. How have they made it in the game without getting banned (in the same way there are no children in Oblivion)

I mean, you can club to death a 6 year old girl with a wrench. Something doesn't sit right there.

Sanius

As you hit her, she turns to a robot.

Echo

I have a special pair of pants reserved for this.

Legacy

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

Can anyone explain how they have included children in the game.

I mean, as far as I know, it is one of the worst censorship scenarios on video games, killing children. How have they made it in the game without getting banned (in the same way there are no children in Oblivion)

I mean, you can club to death a 6 year old girl with a wrench. Something doesn't sit right there.

They're probably not really children.

They just look like it.

Renzo

Captain K wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

Finally, a big summer release.

It's been awhile since Diablo 2, hasn't it?


That's the last huge game I can think of that released in a June.

Knights of the Old Republic was in August. But that's about it.

Drez

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

Can anyone explain how they have included children in the game.

I mean, as far as I know, it is one of the worst censorship scenarios on video games, killing children. How have they made it in the game without getting banned (in the same way there are no children in Oblivion)

I mean, you can club to death a 6 year old girl with a wrench. Something doesn't sit right there.

See...

Publishers aren't really worried about censorship so much as they are worried about staying within a certain ESRB rating...same with movies and MPAA. When it comes down to it, we don't have censorship in the US. What we have is pressure on publishers from major retailers as well as target demographic. It's better to get a "T" rating here because people 13+ are more inclined to get the game. With an "M" or "AO" rating, you are limiting your demographic.

I'm pretty sure Ken Levine and the rest of the folks at Irrational Games were always going for an "M" rating, so I doubt they really cared. And, there's nothing (I believe) sexual in the game, so this won't garner an "AO." Remember, the US is rather silly in that almost no violent content will outright get something an "X" or "AO" rating - but some minimal sexual content would. If Bully had a boy-boy bathroom rape scene, it probably wouldn't have even seen the light of day, but if your character could somehow slaughter everyone in the school, I think it would have possibly gotten an "AO" rating, but "M" is more likely.

Er, I just realized you are in the UK, and the UK seems to be flip-flopping on video game censorship lately, so I dunno what to say.

darleysam

Legacy wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

Can anyone explain how they have included children in the game.

I mean, as far as I know, it is one of the worst censorship scenarios on video games, killing children. How have they made it in the game without getting banned (in the same way there are no children in Oblivion)

I mean, you can club to death a 6 year old girl with a wrench. Something doesn't sit right there.

They're probably not really children.

They just look like it.

that's what they all say.

Am i the only one questioning the source of this though? A poster on the forums with an appropriate name.. but has it actually been confirmed by anyone we knows as official?

Drez

darleysam wrote:

Legacy wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

Can anyone explain how they have included children in the game.

I mean, as far as I know, it is one of the worst censorship scenarios on video games, killing children. How have they made it in the game without getting banned (in the same way there are no children in Oblivion)

I mean, you can club to death a 6 year old girl with a wrench. Something doesn't sit right there.

They're probably not really children.

They just look like it.

that's what they all say.

Am i the only one questioning the source of this though? A poster on the forums with an appropriate name.. but has it actually been confirmed by anyone we knows as official?

I can't really confirm why, but I was going to mention that "2K Elizabeth" sounds vaguely familiar to me. I'm willing to be that it's official.

Si Senor

they are children to make the player think twice about killing them for the eve that they get from it.

also, this news is bodacious, duude!

MarvellousM

If I read correctly the forum post was two weeks ago and 2K just confirmed the June release officially.

Gaming-Module

MY DEMAND IS FROTHING!

Drez

June IS really awesome. I was expecting no earlier than late in Q3 (Septemberish).

ToadTheMushroom

Drez wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

Can anyone explain how they have included children in the game.

I mean, as far as I know, it is one of the worst censorship scenarios on video games, killing children. How have they made it in the game without getting banned (in the same way there are no children in Oblivion)

I mean, you can club to death a 6 year old girl with a wrench. Something doesn't sit right there.

See...

Publishers aren't really worried about censorship so much as they are worried about staying within a certain ESRB rating...same with movies and MPAA. When it comes down to it, we don't have censorship in the US. What we have is pressure on publishers from major retailers as well as target demographic. It's better to get a "T" rating here because people 13+ are more inclined to get the game. With an "M" or "AO" rating, you are limiting your demographic.

I'm pretty sure Ken Levine and the rest of the folks at Irrational Games were always going for an "M" rating, so I doubt they really cared. And, there's nothing (I believe) sexual in the game, so this won't garner an "AO." Remember, the US is rather silly in that almost no violent content will outright get something an "X" or "AO" rating - but some minimal sexual content would. If Bully had a boy-boy bathroom rape scene, it probably wouldn't have even seen the light of day, but if your character could somehow slaughter everyone in the school, I think it would have possibly gotten an "AO" rating, but "M" is more likely.

Er, I just realized you are in the UK, and the UK seems to be flip-flopping on video game censorship lately, so I dunno what to say.

In the UK we have the T for Teen kind of rating but also hard official ratings such as 18 or 15 when it has been rated by the BBFC or something. This actually has legal ramifications here, unlike T for Teen which is considered a guideline and nothing more, afaik.

darleysam

Drez wrote:

darleysam wrote:

Am i the only one questioning the source of this though? A poster on the forums with an appropriate name.. but has it actually been confirmed by anyone we knows as official?

I can't really confirm why, but I was going to mention that "2K Elizabeth" sounds vaguely familiar to me. I'm willing to be that it's official.

i figure it is genuine, and i know it's on the official 2K forums, but if someone from Ubisoft showed up here with a similar name/picture combo and was like "hey, Assassin's Creed is out in October", i'd want a bit more proof than a name and badge. But, as it stands, i'm happy to believe that BioShock will be out in the summer. Sweet.

Kewop Decam

imma buy this just because you guys make it seem to be great.

It better be great or it's all your asses!

darleysam

Kewop Decam wrote:

imma buy this just because you guys make it seem to be great.

It better be great or it's all your asses!

my ass is great. it's win-win.

Xagarath

June, hmm?
Unless it's really system friendly, it's likely to be at least a year after thaty I can afford a computer capable of running it.

Cherrn

I expect an October delay

Sushisource

This is one of the reasons I bought my shiny new 8800GTX

Silvanos

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

Can anyone explain how they have included children in the game.

I mean, as far as I know, it is one of the worst censorship scenarios on video games, killing children. How have they made it in the game without getting banned (in the same way there are no children in Oblivion)

I mean, you can club to death a 6 year old girl with a wrench. Something doesn't sit right there.

See, you're in England. Here in America clubbing small children is a favourite pastime second only to seal clubbing.

Captain K

it is somewhat amusing that you used the British spelling of "favourite" to make that post

bruin

I usually use summer droughts to play through my backlog. This is cool though. Better, even.



WTF

Target Practice

Goddammit.

There's no way I can afford a 360 by June.

Especially when I want a Wii first.

Drez

bruin wrote:

I usually use summer droughts to play through my backlog. This is cool though. Better, even.



WTF

I'ma kill her for DNA.

Threepio

Xagarath wrote:

June, hmm?
Unless it's really system friendly, it's likely to be at least a year after thaty I can afford a computer capable of running it.

I upgraded my computer about a year ago.To a 360. Keeping up with the Joneses got to be a hassle.

I'm on the fence about this one: It looks phenomenal, I find the story to be incredibly engaging, I love the setting...
It's the underwater ceiling walking hookers with meathooks for hands that scare the fuck out of me that's keeping me away.

Aww, who am I kidding? It's why I'm SO totally there.

VoodooV

Drez wrote:

Awesome.

Xbox 360 first or PC and Xbox 360 together?

Not that I care too much...I think I'll get this for the 360.

It's really strange how the 360 has completely altered my philosophy about FPSes on a console rather than on a PC.

I don't want to derail, but I'm kinda in the same boat. I still miss the precision aiming that you get with a mouse and whenever some sort of aiming aid takes over for me and centers the crosshairs on a target for me I shudder. But what's a gamer to do? we go where the games go. If games like Gears of War and (hopefully) Bioshock are really that awesome, I guess we just learn to get used to it.

I'm still worried this game won't live up to the hype. It worries me a bit that this game is referred to as an FPS and the RPG elements seem to be fairly light.

but I'm still hopeful, because the story looks awesome.

Xagarath

Threepio wrote:

Xagarath wrote:

June, hmm?
Unless it's really system friendly, it's likely to be at least a year after thaty I can afford a computer capable of running it.

I upgraded my computer about a year ago.To a 360. Keeping up with the Joneses got to be a hassle.

I'm on the fence about this one: It looks phenomenal, I find the story to be incredibly engaging, I love the setting...
It's the underwater ceiling walking hookers with meathooks for hands that scare the fuck out of me that's keeping me away.

Aww, who am I kidding? It's why I'm SO totally there.

My computer ain't 360 level. It can barely run Oblivion, and only barely.

Cilla Black

Kickass

Blakout

I just now watched the video where the guy gets drilled through the hand and the chest. Holy fuck. I wasn't even really excited about it before that.