By Daniel Nye Griffiths, Contributor
Rarely will a DLC pack be so completely eclipsed by a DLC pack. Irrational Games will today release Clash in the Clouds the first DLC pack for BioShock Infinite, generally agreed to be The Best Game You Will Ever See On This Console Generation Oh Wait A Minute Last Of Us Is Out. However, the real buzz will be around the trailer for the upcoming Burial at Sea DLC. …read more
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Still not impressed with that BioShock Infinite cover art? Irrational Games has your back. The studio has made good on its promise to make available a selection of alternate cover art for its stunning new shooter, uploading eight choices to its website.
You can check out the options here. The covers are suitable for both PC/360 and PS3 and they’re free.
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Vice president of development Rod Fergusson has confirmed that he will leave Irrational Games. For now, Fergusson is still at the company as he determines his next steps but is “in the process” of beginning his transition out.
“During my departure from Epic, I learned that Irrational was in need of a ‘closer’ to help finish BioShock Infinite,” Fergusson told Polygon. “I’ve been striving for better storytelling in the games I’ve worked on and I saw this as a great opportunity to learn from Ken
and his team on how to build a truly story-driven game. I am very proud of the work that I did and of the team and what they were able to accomplish on Infinite. Now with the game shipped successfully, I’ve done what I set out to do here and now I’m looking forward to the next chapter in my life and career.”
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It?s been slow-going writing part two of my BioShock: Infinite review, and not because the Irrational Games? FPS is complicated. This game has made me want to slow down and savor this experience. At the same time, it also has urged me forward, all the way to the ending?and what an ending. But this is a spoiler-free review, and I?ll save my thoughts for another article. You can read this review safe in the knowledge that you won?t hear about from me. …read more
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BioShock® Infinite
Now Available
Head to the skies in the highest rated* game of the year
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– 2K and Irrational Games today announced that BioShock® Infinite from Irrational Games is now available for Windows PC, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The highly anticipated narrative-driven first-person shooter has critics raving and is the highest rated* game of the year, with perfect review scores of 10 out of 10 from Game Informer, 10 out of 10 from Eurogamer, 4 out of 4 stars from USA Today, and many more.
“Today’s the day we’ve been looking forward to. Our redefinition of BioShock is ready to be delivered from our hands to those of gamers around the world,” said Ken Levine, Creative Director and co-founder of Irrational Games. “We believe Infinite is very much a BioShock experience, but at the same time something very fresh that both fans of the original and newcomers to the series will be able to enjoy.”
“2K and Irrational Games are committed to bringing players experiences they cannot find anywhere else,” added Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “From the crumbling city of Rapture to the clear skies of Columbia, we’re proud to help Irrational Games bring their unique vision to players around the world.”
BioShock Infinite
puts players in the shoesof U.S. Cavalry veteran turned hired gun Booker DeWitt. Indebted to the wrong people and with his life on the line, DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia. Forced to trust one another, Booker and Elizabeth form a powerful bond during their daring escape. Together, they learn to harness an expanding arsenal of weapons and abilities as they fight on zeppelins in the clouds, along high-speed Sky-Lines, and down in the streets of Columbia, all while surviving the threats of the air-city and uncovering its dark secret.
*Based on Metacritic average ranking across available platforms as of March 25, 2013.
With BioShock Infinite only days away, we’re teaming up with Irrational Games at PAX East to discuss what went into bringing the complex AI character Elizabeth to life, and we’re bringing it to you live right here.
We’ll be including questions from you as well!
With BioShock Infinite only weeks away, we’re teaming up with Irrational Games at PAX East to discuss the black magic that went into bringing the complex AI character Elizabeth to life. But we can’t do it alone.
Here’s where you come in. In the comments section below on this article, post a question you’d like to ask the BioShock Infinite team. Include your name, and Twitter handle, if you have one. Then come back for IGN’s PAX East coverage March 22-24 to watch the panel and see if we used your question.
By Carol Pinchefsky, Contributor
For those of us who are counting the days until BioShock: Infinite’s (B:I) release on March 26, we have twelve days to wait. Irrational Games has been keeping up the anticipation with trailer after trailer…including the most recent one, below, “False Shepherd.” …read more
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By Carol Pinchefsky, Contributor
Two weeks ago, we saw a trailer for BioShock Infinite called “Columbia: A Modern Day Icarus?” With its 1970s mysteries-of-the-unknown documentary style, that trailer was pure Dharma Initiative. Irrational Games is going deeper into the lore of the Dharm—um, the city of Columbia with “Part 2.” But instead of a focus on the city, this trailer takes a good look at one of the game’s antagonists, Songbird. …read more
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By Jen Bosier, Contributor On Tuesday, Irrational Games confirmed a preorder bonus for customers who preorder the game via Amazon.com, a prequel eBook titled “BioShock Infinite: Mind in Revolt.” The book will serve to provide a little backstory on the floating world of Columbia and its various factions.
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By Daniel Nye Griffiths, Contributor I was recently invited to test out the opening stages of BioShock Infinite, the upcoming release from Irrational Games. BioShock Infinite, its producer Mike Soden is keen to make clear as we shake hands and load up, is definitely a BioShock game. But what does that mean?
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The imminent Tomb Raider reboot has a whole lot going for it. It’s cinematic, it’s intense, it’s personal, and it’s very highly anticipated. It’s been lauded at nearly every turn, including IGN’s very own Best Game of E3 award for 2012.
Tomb Raider, however, also has a surprise up its sleeve: multiplayer. Huh?
While it can be argued that multiplayer extends the shelf-life of a game, keeping people engaged and preventing them from trading it in after a month, players and publishers alike have begun questioning whether or not high-profile titles like Tomb Raider truly need it in order to survive. 2K and Irrational Games are betting it doesn’t with BioShock Infinite, and it seemed Lara’s journey would be a solo one too. And guess what? Everyone was, by all anecdotal accounts, fine with that.
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