Guide Note

Take Two has announced that the hit video game BioShock will get a sequel. BioShock 2 has been tentatively scheduled for a 2009 Holiday season release. The original game was a genetically enhanced first-person shooter, action and role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games for the Xbox 360 and PC.

Fast Facts

1. Developers: 2K Boston | 2K Australia | 2K Marin (PS3)
2. Publisher: 2K Games
3. Platforms: Xbox 360, PC, PS3
4. Genre: First-person shooter
5. Mode: Single player
6. Uses emergent gameplay
7. 2008: Wins "Best Writing", "Best Visuals" and "Best Audio" awards at the 2008 GDC Awards
8. Scheduled for 2009 Holiday Season
9. Take Two made the announcement after giving their first quarter financial report for 2008 to investors
10. Under development by Novato Studio in California
11. Creator Ken Levine will be involved with the development
12. No Platforms have been announced
13. ESRB rating: Mature (M)
14. Release date:
    • Xbox 360: August 21, 2007
    • PlayStation 3: Ocotber 21, 2008¹