Posts Tagged ‘Bioshock’
By: Jon Christensen on August 24th, 2009 am31 12:35 am
Universal Pictures is back on track to make the film adaption of the BioShock videogame. Pirates of the Caribbean director, Gore Verbinski, was originally going to helm the project, but because of the budget exceeding $160 million — Universal was forced to shutdown the film. The company also wanted to rewrite the script and look for alternative filming locations outside the country to reduce costs of the film.
/film is reporting that a BioShock film has once again been green lit by the studio, however, Gore Verbinski has step down as director. Instead 28 Weeks writer/director, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, has been signed on to helm the project. Verbinski will still be attached to the film, but will now take the role of producer instead.
Personally, I find Gore Verbinski leaving the film as director rather disappointing, and hearing Universal finding ways to cut production costs is discouraging news. BioShock is one of the first games I felt had an emotional story, which kinda felt close to a movie. While the narration still didn’t compare to great films — it certainly had potential on being the best videogame-movie adaption. And first hearing Verbinski was heading the film, made me think studios were finally going to use great gaming titles and make some serious films, like they’ve done with comic books in the last ten-years or so.
In my opinion, replacing Verbinski with Fresnadillo along with the other cuts, makes it seem like Universal is going to try and stick with a generic action film, which was inspired by a famous videogame. I’m just hope I’m wrong because we’ve seen to many of those.
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By: Jon Christensen on July 13th, 2009 pm31 10:37 pm
BioShock‘s designer Ken Levine admitted when he was younger, he was a little too obsessed with the Legend of Zelda and it even ended a relationship with an ex-girlfriend. When Levine graduated from college, he moved into an apartment in San Francisco. He then met a girl who was a few years younger, who overtime became his ‘better-half’. Her being younger meant when the summer ended, she would have to move back to school.
When the last day came, Levine started to play the Legend of Zelda and quickly became engrossed in the adventure game. So much, he forgot to pay attention to the girl.
“After I graduated from college, I moved to an apartment San Francisco with first super-serious girlfriend. She was a couple of years younger than me, so at the end of the summer, she was set to go back to school. On our last day together in San Fran, I for some reason picked up The Legend of Zelda. As she stood by waiting for some romantic gesture to happen on our last day living together, she was instead treated to watching me obsessively plow through Hyrule for around 15 hours. By the time the cab showed up to take her to the airport, I realized if I had any hope of keeping her as my girlfriend, it was time to shut off the NES. Needless to say, we didn’t spend the next summer together.”
You know, I completely understand why he chose the game over her. Zelda was and still is badass, plus she was a serious girl from San Francisco. I would pick the game over her any day. And guess what, her heart break is our gain. I’m pretty sure Zelda influenced Mr. Levine in someway.
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By: Jon Christensen on June 17th, 2009 pm30 12:55 pm
Anyone could argue that BioShock and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion could be two of the best games to come out for the Xbox 360. So what better way to celebrate their greatness than to combine both games to a bundle, and that is exactly what 2K Games and Bethesda are doing.
Both publishers have agreed to package both games and sell it for $39.99 and release the bundle on July 7. There will also be a PC version and it will be ten dollars less at $29.99.
Separately, BioShock retails for $19.99, while Oblivion is currently is $29.99. If you haven’t checked out either game, you should highly consider buying this combination. As of now, BioShock is receiving 96/100 on metacritic and the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is sitting at a 94/100.
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By: Jon Christensen on May 28th, 2009 am31 5:11 am
Hands down, I think one of the best storytelling narratives in any video game, has to be BioShock. It was one of the few games I felt that didn’t force feed me information and characters, which made it seem much less corny than other gaming stories out there. To be honest, I’m not sure if any game has even gotten close to the atmosphere which BioShock delivered so well.
Take-Two has decided the story is indeed good and they have inked a deal with the book publisher Tor, to bring a 400-page hardcover (and soft) book. The listing even mentions that the creator of BioShock Ken Levine, is the author. Sadly, I highly doubt this is the case, and Levine is nothing more than the placeholder of the novel. Although, you never know… but I don’t think we’re going to get that lucky.
The future bestseller* is expected to be released sometime in the fall and probably will coincide with the sequel to the game, BioShock 2.
If you wonder what Tor has brought to the table, they are responsible for several sci-fi books, including the Halo series.
*To be determined.
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By: Jon Christensen on April 8th, 2009 am30 5:05 am
Variety is reporting that Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, is ditching the forth installment of the franchise and will take control of the movie adaption of BioShock. Verbinski told producer Jerry Bruckheimer, that he was no longer interested directing the franchise, which domestically has grossed over a billion dollars to date. According to /film, Walt Disney expects Pirates to start production in 2010, while Johnny Depp has already signed on to the project.
“I had a fantastic time bringing ‘Pirates’ to life, and I am eternally grateful to Jerry, Johnny and the rest of the creative and production team,” Verbinski said. “I’m looking forward to all of us crossing paths again in the future.”
Screenwriter John Logan has chalked up the script, and he is best known for creating the stories for; The Last Samurai, Gladiator and Sweeney Todd. The combination of Gore Verbinski directing the film and Logan writing it, means we could actually see for the first time ever, a video game-movie being good. Not only that, the narrative of BioShock could be the best in video game history and translate well into a film.
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By: Jon Christensen on March 24th, 2009 pm31 7:48 pm
IG Fun CEO Sean Malatesta held a keynote today during GDC in San Francisco, CA. At the end of the session, the audience had an opportunity to participate in a questions & answer discussion. One member from the crowd asked about the possibility of seeing BioShock on the iPhone. Mr. Malatesta said, “Honestly, I can’t comment on BioShock on iPhone right now,” and added “It’s top secret.”
Hmmm, what does that mean? We know, it’s hardly a confirmation that we’ll be touching Big Daddies on Apple’s device anytime soon, but it does seem like something might be in the works. By his statement, it does at the least, sound like we could hear about some announcement concerning a BioShock iPhone game.
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By: Jon Christensen on February 26th, 2009 pm28 10:21 pm
If you played Bioshock, than you certainly know about the disturbing ADAM syringe’s the Little Sisters like to stick dead bodies with around the underwater city Rapture. Artist Harrison Krix, who is best known for making a Portal Gun replica, has decided to create a model that looks like one of those creepy ADAM syringes.
The talented artist used simple items anyone could find around their house or hardware store. The things he used for the replica included a glass bottle and some pipes. Okay, it is a lot more complicated than that, but if you head over to Krix’s website, he goes into fine detail on how he created the imaginative syringe.
It must be good to have a talent like that!
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By: Jon Christensen on December 31st, 2008 am31 11:34 am
We all know BioShock is easily one of the better games to come for this generation. The game is set to make its mark in “The Land of the Rising Son.” However, 2K has an uphill battle to fight if they wish for the title to become a successful game like it was here in the States. The reason: It’s a first person shooter.
That particular genre just doesn’t do well in Japan so, it’s going to be a tough sell in that market. But that has not stopped both Spike and 2K to at least advertise the game and one way they are doing it is NOT to show any gameplay. Instead, it shows a little girl dropping a fish bowl — yeah, it’s creepy. Check it out up top.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 15th, 2008 pm31 1:40 pm
There has been bunch of complaints concerning 2K’s upcoming PlayStation 3 port, BioShock. A few weeks ago, there were pictures that were leaked which compared the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game. By taking a quick glance at the screens, anyone could clearly see the Xbox 360 was superior in the graphical department.
After the screens were released to the internet hounds, 2K and Take-Two quickly responded and said they were aware of the situation. Today, 2K has announced they are working on a patch and would fix the following problems:
* Fix for an issue where large blocky pixels would show up whenever viewing the Bouncer and Elite Bouncer variants of the Big Daddy.
* Fix for an issue where white/discolored bars would show up at the right and bottom sides of the screen during the plane crash / water scene at the beginning of the game.
Although PS3 owners will have the ability to download a patch through PSN, a date has yet to be confirmed. But it was promised we’ll being seeing it soon after the game launches on October 21.
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By: Jon Christensen on September 30th, 2008 am30 4:53 am
If you want to dress up as a ‘Big Daddy‘ from BioShock for this Halloween, but your to lazy or you have no talent to create a costume, than you might want to check out the video above. The user speederboat70 on youtube made this pretty amazing replica of a ‘Big Daddy.’ It so awesome, he claims that he won a trip to Las Vegas and even $500 for entering into costume contests.
He is selling it right now for $250 on ebay, so if you also want to win trips, cash and never have a girlfriend — act now and purchase it.
Here are some of the features listed:
-The Costume is 6 and half feet high and 4 feet wide when the arms are down. If you extend the arms, the width is over 10 feet.
-The drill on the arm works but because of safety issues, its made out of styrofoam.
-Boots are hand-made, while the pants are hand-sewn and fabricated.
After the jump, check out pictures. (more…)
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By: Jon Christensen on September 29th, 2008 pm30 2:29 pm
Get excited PS3 owners because one of the best games to come out for this generation has gone gold and is about to be released for your system, which will be on October 21. If you have yet to play the game and wonder what all the excitement is about, than you’ll finally get your chance this Thursday.
In a press release regarding the sale of BioShock on PS3, Take-Two has announced starting this Thursdays PS3 consumers will have the ability to download the demo though PSN. So when you get home from school/work, make sure you run and start downloading the demo and see why most of us call it a masterpiece.
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By: Jon Christensen on September 12th, 2008 am30 1:17 am
BioShock is one of the best games of 2007, maybe even the best to come out for this generation. The game was a masterpiece, it’s one of the few that had everything — gameplay, graphics, control, originality, and story. When it came out last year, it was a shame that it was only for Xbox 360 owners. PS3 players were left in the dark. Then a few months ago, 2K gave the great news that the PS3 will no longer be singled out, and that BioShock was going coming to Sony’s powerful console.
Even though the near perfect game is scheduled to come out on October 21, PS3 fanboys are going to have an opportunity to play it earlier. Because a demo is going to be released on October 2, according to the official website. So if you own a PS3 and never had the chance to play the fantastic BioShock, make sure you at least download the demo.
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By: Jon Christensen on August 27th, 2008 pm31 1:34 pm
Did you ever want to see what Bioshock would look like it came out on the original Gameboy? How about Okami or even Assassin Creed? Now you can Wayofthepixel.net asked it’s readers to create what they think modern games would look like if they’re on Nintendo’s old 8-bit portable system.
Above is Bioshock, and I’m going to go out on a limb here and say, I think 2K selected the right system.
Check out some of our favorites after the jump. (more…)
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By: Jon Christensen on August 27th, 2008 am31 3:26 am
Film director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy), apparently enjoys to play video games. He enjoys them so much he can have an in-depth conversation and give detailed answers about why he likes certain games. He even compares the atmosphere of some games to legendary movie directors such as Roman Polanski (Rosemary’s Baby) and George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead).
I absolutely loved BioShock. I loved the world, the design, the lighting, the beautiful art direction and cinematography. I’m a fan of Silent Hill, Resident Evil and Devil May Cry. I love them all. The first Silent Hill was so beautiful, almost like a Lynch, Polanski or Romero type of horror experience…
I love the engine of GTA IV. I’m not a big fan of the actual game: I’m not into break-ins or running people over, but the engine is incredibly beautiful, and the sandbox is very complete. The same goes for Medal of Honor Airborne, Call of Duty 4 or Army of Two. There are only two games I consider masterpieces: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus… I have a 12-year-old daughter and we play together, but unfortunately she’s more into Sonic and Kirby.
The more time goes by and games become more mainstream, the more we see respectable Hollywood names come out of the woodwork and admit they play video games. When a ’star’ used to ‘admit’ he/she plays video games, we usually got the “I’m more of a Pac-Man kind of person,” response. You know, the answer we always get when they want to look ‘cool’ for pop-culture.
Not only does del Toro admit he enjoys a next-gen game from time to time, but so does Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. The growing trend of video games in Hollywood is great news for us gamers. With movies like Max Payne coming out later this year and Bioshock next year, hopefully movies adapted from video games will be the next ‘comic book’ genre for the film industry.
Source: destructoid
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By: Jon Christensen on August 19th, 2008 pm31 2:27 pm
2K has officially dated the PS3 port of the critically-acclaimed First Person Shooter Bioshock. The game will be on store shelves October 21, 2008 and will included extra content not previously with the Xbox 360 version. The port being is developed by Digital Extremes (Dark Sector), and will feature ’survivor’ mode-which will be the same game but the enemies of Rapture will be tougher to kill. As well as a mode where the player will be put to the test because rooms will randomly change through downloadable content called; ‘scenario.’
October 21, 2008 is set to be a busy day for PS3 owners. If Gamestop and Target predicted correctly, LittleBigPlanet is scheduled to come out the same day as Bioshock. If 2008 isn’t ‘the year of the PS3′, at least 10/21/08 will be the ‘day of the PS3.’
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