News

XCOM By Any Other Name Could Be Great

The reason I love XCOM so much, why I’m so worried about its future has likely more to do with a stolen car and an obscene amount of hoagie sandwiches then it does the Sci-Fi strategy game.


June 9, 2010
News

There May Be Other Developers In BioShock’s Future

The first BioShock game was developed by Irrational Games. The second? 2K Marin. Don’t be surprised if the next game in the serires goes somewhere else.


May 3, 2010
News

XCOM Details: A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That

The Official Xbox Magazine got the first look at 2K’s upcoming XCOM title this month, with the first details on the game revealing that there’s cause for both hope and concern among fans of the original’s strategic twist.


April 28, 2010
News

BioShock 2 Won’t Go Metro This Week

The Rapture Metro pack, previously scheduled to arrive this week for BioShock 2 fans hungry for more of the multiplayer action they so desperately crave, will miss its stop. 2K Games has pressed pause on the downloadable map pack’s release.


April 16, 2010
News

2K Studio Name Madness Continues With New XCOM Game

Thanks to a confusing set of press releases and an even more confusing name change, most people aren’t sure who to thank/blame for the development of the new XCOM game. So let’s set the record straight.


February 13, 2010
News

Should BioShock 3 Revisit Rapture?

Now that BioShock 2 is out, a sequel that didn’t initially didn’t seem “necessary” but, upon release, sure played like it, what’s next for the franchise? Can BioShock 3 return once again to the underwater city of Rapture?


February 8, 2010
In Real Life

On The Obligations Of Video Games

Steve Gaynor, a designer at 2K Marin, understands that he works in an entertainment field, and provides a product nonessential to basic human needs. That doesn’t mean video games – and their makers - have no obligation to the public.


February 4, 2010
Uncategorized

You Should Relax About BioShock 2, No Freak Outs!

BioShock was designed by Ken Levine and developed by 2K Boston. BioShock 2 is not. Levine is not working on the game. But should you be worried?


January 11, 2010
In Real Life

Ding Dong, It’s Another BioShock 2-o-Gram

A month before its release, special deliveries from the BioShock 2 viral website are still showing up at people’s doors. This time, the packages contain a chess piece and a coded telegram from the “International Order of the Pawns.”


December 24, 2009

BioShock 2 Multiplayer Lobby Preview: Yes, The Lobby

The multiplayer mode of BioShock 2 isn’t just supposed to be a fun activity for multiple gamers. It’s supposed to be a prequel to the first BioShock. A prequel told through multiplayer? How absurd, I thought, before entering its lobby.