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Take-Two Interactive announced today that BioShock 2 was officially in the works, under the development wing of the recently formed 2K Marin. The sequel to the Xbox 360 and PC shooter is planned for a fourth-quarter fiscal 2009 release date. Take-Two' s fiscal year matches the calendar year, so expect it to hit unspecified platforms before the ' 09 holidays.

Take-Two also noted that the original BioShock has 2 million unit sales under its belt since its August ' 07 release.

My guess is between March and August ' 09.

Now everybody, say it with me, don' t be shy:

Rushed Sequels ftl.

Rushed Sequels ftl.

Because... 24 months in between titles clearly isn' t enough time to turn out a respectable game.

Now everybody, say it with me, don' t be shy:

Rushed Sequels ftl.

I wouldn' t call that rushed. Compared to the first game it is, but they also switched engines entirely with Bioshock, and had yet to work on the 360.

Because... 24 months in between titles clearly isn' t enough time to turn out a respectable game.

Respectable sure, very good, most likely. But great? maybe not. If 2k boston was handling it, I think they could make a great game in 2 years, but with a new team handling it, I don' t think they will push to expand the game and deepen the story, and RPG elements like many would hope.

Either way, I will buy the game the day it comes out, I loved the first, and even if the second was essentially an expansion to the first, I would still buy it.

I agree wholeheartedly. I' d buy a large full priced expansion pack in an instant.

I wish I didn' t buy the first one.

why was that? Sure as a FPS alone it didn' t stand up, but as taken as a whole package it was a great immersive experience.

ORIGINAL: Eddie_the_Hated

Rushed Sequels ftl.

Because... 24 months in between titles clearly isn' t enough time to turn out a respectable game.

Ok, i didn' t read the post completely, it' s way to big for meh.

Anyhoo, you know the chances of Bioshock going the way of Call of Duty (namely 3 and hipothecly 5) is high.

My guess is that the only thing respectable about this one is that there is the word " Bioshock" in it' s name...

Then again, i hope i' m just being pessimistic and they prove me wrong. I really do.

ORIGINAL: Ornodeal

why was that? Sure as a FPS alone it didn' t stand up, but as taken as a whole package it was a great immersive experience.

I guess it' s because Bioshock raised the bar for story-telling in a video game so high, that he is simply depressed that any other game he played afterwards simply didnt live up to Bioshock.

This is awesome news!!!!!!

The first was a masterpiece IMHO, even with the ending the way it was. The sound, art direction, and story alone made this game the best of 2007.

Anyway, it will be interesting to see where Bioshock 2 will take us.

The controls for PC are the worst ever for any game I' ve ever played. I' m not talking about which buttons you have to press, I' m talking about the way it controls. The story was good I guess, way overrated though. The gameplay was kinda shitty. You can do a lot of cool things but the combat isn' t skillfull.

The game was a chore to play. It wasn' t fun at all.

Bioshock 2 isn' t even being done by 2K Boston & 2K Australia (formerly Irrational Games). The only real thing 2K Marin has going for it is that Ken Levine is overseeing it.

There was plenty about Bioshock that could have been improved, but it was still an amazing game. Bioshock was a self contained standalone game. No sequel or even prequel is needed. Bioshock 2 just smells of shameless cashing in. By all means they should have another go at it, but maybe just start fresh with a different ' shock' concept.

It was too much RPG and not enough game.