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2K games announced today that “Digital Extremes [has been] tapped to create extensive and exciting multiplayer element[s] for 2K Games’ highly anticipated shooter,” BioShock 2. According to the presser, multiplayer will be added to the game in direct response to suggestions from the original game’s fan base. Moreover, multiplayer will be unique, as it will serve as a prequel, expanding “the origins of the BioShock fiction.” Taking place during the fall of Rapture, “players assume the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions.” Below you’ll find more details concerning “The BioShock 2 Multiplayer Experience,” as well as the mode’s key features. Press Release: Windsor, UK, May 8, 2009/… 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that it has signed a partnership with Digital Extremes to develop the multiplayer experience for BioShock® 2. Under this partnership, Digital Extremes is working closely with the creative team at 2K Marin to develop a new and substantial element that enhances the lore and fiction of the BioShock universe. “The fans asked for a multiplayer experience and we answered,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “With Digital Extremes delivering a multiplayer experience for BioShock 2 that features all of the things that make BioShock unique, we’re holding ourselves to a high standard so that we can deliver the depth and variety that fans of the BioShock universe demand.” Multiplayer in BioShock 2 provides a rich prequel experience that expands the origins of the BioShock fiction. Set during the fall of Rapture, players assume the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions, a premier provider of Plasmids and Tonics in the underwater city of Rapture that was first explored in the original BioShock. Players will need to use all the elements of the BioShock toolset to survive as the full depth of the BioShock experience is refined and transformed into a unique multiplayer experience that can only be found in Rapture. Key features:
BioShock 2 is currently in development at 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PCs. This title is not yet rated by the ESRB. |