Bioshock 2 is out today. We can only guess at how many people “aren’t feeling well” today… All this week we have games and prize packs to giveaway. 2 x 360, 2 x PS3, 1 x PC. Playstation 3 owners, today it’s your turn.
Bioshock 2 places you back in the undersea dystopia of Rapture, 10 years after the events of the original game. Only this time you’re a Big Daddy. Actually, you’re THE Big Daddy. The first. But there’s a new regime in the house, and even tougher forces at play under the sea. Get ready to grab all the Adam you can.
Thanks to 2K Games we have five prize packs to give away, one each day this week. Each Bioshock 2 prize pack contains a copy of the game, a Bioshock 2 hoodie, a big Bioshock 2 artbook, a Little Sister figurine, a Bioshock 2 pen, a Bioshock 2 keyring, a plasmid badge, and a vinyl copy of the soundtrack. Total value runs to $274.65 per pack.
All you have to do is tell us in the comments what your version of Utopia would look like. What extreme regime would you introduce? Where would you build it? How quickly do you expect it will devolve into chaos? And today, after making it VERY hard for myself to judge yesterday, I want the answer in three versus… in your choice of limerick or haiku — the rise, the success, the fall. Most entertaining concept wins the pack.
You must also include a valid email address or use Facebook Connect so we can contact you if you win. Entries close midnight EDT and the winner will be announced tomorrow when the new draw opens.
Monday’s Xbox 360 prize pack winner is Shane. So simple, yet terribly effective.
Good luck!
Matthew Watkins
February 9, 2010 at 9:10 AM
My version of Utopia? That’s easy. An entire city built entirely around Gaming. Has fastest internet in the world, free to all residents. Upon becoming a citizen, you may choose 5 free game consoles. If you wish to buy more, there only $1 each or answer a gaming question correctly. All this is made possible because of a collaboration of all the worlds gamers coming together and pouring all their money onto building this Utopia. There will be themed parts of the city for some popular games. Such as a Rapture aquarium and a Final Fantasy Museum.
This is my Utopia.
Report PermalinkNdroste
February 9, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Spoil my utopia?
Report PermalinkThe diving bell will show you
whos your daddy.
Stevorooni
February 9, 2010 at 9:26 AM
My Utopia is so awesome that I cannot describe it, otherwise I would risk the overwhelming rush of people who want to join, therefore I must carefully select the small amount of people I would like to join me.
Just know that once you are there, you will never want to leave as you will never have to worry about anything ever again and you will be overwhelmed by pure joy and satisfaction.
To vastly improve your chances of being selected by me (but not necessarily a guarantee) you must meet one of the following criteria:
- Being my friend
Report Permalink- Being my family
- Being my hero
- Selecting me as the winner of a certain Bioshock 2 Kotaku competition
- Being a lovable fictional character who will be brought to life by my magical selection
- Being a dog
RufusLives
February 9, 2010 at 9:27 AM
In utopia
All would think my jokes funny
Merriment galore
At the pinnacle
I sit on my throne of joy
As laughter gets forced
And then it will end
Report PermalinkOne too many “no pants” joke
Death by rubber chook
Adam Grabda
February 9, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the gamers
Living for today…
Imagine there’s no fanboys
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no flame wars too
Imagine all the gamers
Living life in peace…
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no RROD
I wonder if you can
No need for spawn camping or leet speak
A brotherhood of man (and women)
Imagine all the gamers
Sharing all the world…
You may say I’m a dreamer
Report PermalinkBut I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
Adam Grabda
February 9, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Whoops… didn’t fully read the T&C’s on this one.
Report PermalinkAndrew Mills
February 9, 2010 at 9:32 AM
Grats to Shane, I’m saving my entry for the PC copy =) Fingers crossed!
Report Permalinkjamie metcalfe
February 9, 2010 at 9:42 AM
rules of my utopia
people can move freely from nation to nation, politics has been removed by the introduction of a giant red button in the middle of every lounge in every house in the world, and for those away from home there are ‘red rooms’ that you have to go to at 7pm every evening.
multi choice questions are randomly set so that decisions are made, laws are legalised and rules are governed. All continues as intended by the great mind (some big computer in a mountain, think superman 3)
Until one day when the randomised questionator asks ‘do you believe in choice?’ everyone answers yes, and the big computer knows that they have no choice and by answering yes they are lying and not answering correctly (as the computer has the answers it wants before asking them, you see).
The computer is not happy with this answer and sets off the self destruct by pressing it’s own REALLY BIG red button, this detonates the secret mountain hide out which destroys all other red buttons and the global consciousness is dead, greed and poiltics return,utopia is dead, long live utopia.
Report PermalinkArthur
February 9, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Land for Bourgeoisie?
Report PermalinkMoney lines pockets of few
Citizens riot
Anthony Warne
February 9, 2010 at 10:13 AM
There once was a place called Utopia.
That promised to cure people’s myopia.
The inhabitants cried “My eyes my eyes!”
This was the promise of Utopia.
The inhabitants wanted more.
And as their eyes cleared
The Big Daddy’s reared!
The inhabitants went insane for war.
The drills went raaAAAOOWW!!
Report PermalinkThe eyes glowed bright
and the plasmids fired light.
…..this was the downfall of Utopia.
Brad S
February 9, 2010 at 10:17 AM
There exists a place beyond the black stump
The leadership of Rudd, Conroy and Atkinson the chump.
The censorship of freewill and communication will ensure
The citizens to live peacefully and a life so pure
Into the dark ages this utopia will fall
“You don’t need R18+ games at all”
“The internet shall be filtered and speed halved for all”
But I still call this black stump home.
Report PermalinkPAPO
February 9, 2010 at 10:32 AM
I’d have to go with a floating city in the clouds, that runs entirely on renewable energy and collects water from the clouds it passes through, everything is made out of carbon fibre (so it’s ultra light & ultra strong) as for an extreme regime… I have no idea but there would be an R18+ rating for games
Report PermalinkStrange
February 9, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Congratulations Shane. As soon as I read yours I thought you were the deserved winner.
Report PermalinkGregT
February 9, 2010 at 11:01 AM
There rise of my a utopian vision
Requires the networks to give in
No reality TV
Would just be peachy for me
Now if I only had the money for acquisition
The success of my utopian vision
Requires the peoples’ admiration
For if they did not
There would be a riot
And there would be devastation
The Fall of my utopian vision
Report PermalinkArose out of litigation
For lawyers did not see
That a world without reality TV
Was mankind’s great salvation
ArghZombies
February 9, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Are multiple entries ok?
Report PermalinkWhen you say 3 verses – do you mean 3 lymerics/haikus together to make one story?
ArghZombies
February 9, 2010 at 11:05 AM
Sorry for the double-post
Report Permalinkjust to clarify further, in lymeric form it would go
a,a,b,b,a – a,a,b,b,a – a,a,b,b,a.
Seamus Byrne
February 10, 2010 at 9:07 AM
Sorry, yes, you are correct. A,A,B,B,A. Thrice.
Report PermalinkNoel Ash
February 9, 2010 at 11:06 AM
A place was made where
Science was to become the
Way to improve man
A way to make brains
Immortal was made ideal
Cyborgs we became
Our utopia falls
Report PermalinkWe feel soulless and scared so
Kill ourselves we must
Shane
February 9, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Holy crap! I won :D
Report PermalinkThanks so much!
GGP
February 9, 2010 at 11:28 AM
There once was an Utopian land,
Promising blue seas and white sand.
Come stay forever!
Not wanting ever
To leave this wonderful dreamland.
People came from far and wide,
For when they arrived they’d decide;
From the old life do I resign?
Sign on the dotted line
Here, smell this rag soaked in chloride.
An Utopia it turned out not to be,
Report PermalinkFor everything had a huge fee.
I’m going home
Hand me the phone
I’ll get my money back, they’ll see!
DrMike
February 9, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Hidden away south
A small slice of paradise
We lived our life free
The golden sands touch
The golden drink in my hand
And golden rays above
But mandatory
Report PermalinkInternet filtering came
And ruined it all
Graham Campbell
February 9, 2010 at 8:20 PM
LOL. Thats both real life and the same country I live in. Boo Conroy and Atkinson.
Report PermalinkPhilip Mayes
February 9, 2010 at 11:59 AM
This is a continuation of my entry from yesterday (I wish I knew how to link to it):
My pillow fort fell
But the dream has never died
Utopia lives!
New fort, more pillows
Stockpile of pizza and beer
But sanctions return
They are not needed
Report PermalinkFort has fatal design flaw
I can’t see TV
Garrick Bortignon
February 9, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Garrick had a dream of a land
Where all would happy and grand
He made this come true
With only virtue
He vowed it would never be bland
His utopia became a success
Filled with sunshine and gloriousness
Twas the envy of all
So say they all
Until one day there was darkness
There was nothing but screaming and yelling
Untill Garricks voice came booming
Everyone needs fight
As there will be no light
Until only the victor is standing
garrickb@optusnet.com.au
Report PermalinkAdam Grabda
February 9, 2010 at 12:01 PM
They asked me to describe my Utopia,
Monday’s competition was however an Xbox cornucopia.
Today I thought would be my day,
As I dreamed of my Utopia and what I might say.
I hope Shane’s time in Rapture does not lead to myopia.
John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ came to mind.
Swap a few lyrics, a winner designed!
A few gamers traits,
Some of my own pet hates.
Surely Seamus would not be unkind.
With the comments moderated,
Report PermalinkA fool of myself I created.
I rushed through the terms and conditions,
I had failed due to my predispositions.
My entry was totally unrelated.
pix
February 9, 2010 at 12:06 PM
The rise/success/fall of a one-man utopia:
Such pretty colours
Through polarised glass – nuke-lit dawn
Burns away humans
Crackling gramophone
Echoes through still stone hallways
Privacy at last!
Dust and howling winds
Shambling mutants scour the streets
Safer underground?
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And to salve possible suspicions of misanthropy, here’s a one-off look at a happy society:
Claw through the hatches
Report PermalinkSquirm through ducts, pick off stragglers
The Queen is hungry…
ArghZombies
February 9, 2010 at 12:16 PM
There once was a dystopian society,
ruled with ban-hammer and sobriety,
it began with a man,
who probably like WHAM,
an Attorney General causing gamer anxiety.
With a crazy, paranoid rant,
he claimed Fornarino a liberal plant,
the people revolt,
and I win by default,
and now we all play games by surgical implant.
Now 4 years on, as Attorney General I game,
Report Permalinkno time for legal affairs during my reign,
the people grow tired
and I’ll probably get fired
but by then i’d have escaped to Spain.
ArghZombies
February 9, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Dang! I meant to write
Report Permalinkwho probably ‘likes’ WHAM
angie
February 9, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Hidden away south
A small slice of paradise
We lived our life free
The golden sands touch
The golden drink in my hand
And golden rays above
But mandatory
Report PermalinkInternet filtering came
And ruined it all
DrMike
February 9, 2010 at 2:33 PM
Copy of mine??
Report PermalinkShane
February 9, 2010 at 7:11 PM
Angie’s Utopia clearly includes an infinite public domain ;)
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