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BioShock 2 Release Date Announced

By - Source: Tom's Hardware US | B 26 comments

One of the very best 'dark horse' games in the current generation of console and PC shooters is BioShock. But now the secret is out and everyone has eyes on the sequel. After a false-start release date, today we know for certain when we'll be getting BioShock 2.

2K Games announced today that BioShock 2 will be available worldwide beginning February 9, 2010. From the sounds of the announcement, February 9 will mark a simultaneous launch for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC.

The game description from 2K is as follows:

Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture. Players step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as they travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and their own survival.

Multiplayer in BioShock 2 will provide 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.

BioShock 2 is currently in development at 2K Marin in collaboration with 2K Australia, Digital Extremes and 2K China. Click here to see a teaser trailer and here to see the multiplayer trailer.

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    monkeysweat , September 18, 2009 6:35 PM
    who's your big daddy, little girl? I AM!
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    amnotanoobie , September 18, 2009 6:52 PM
    Hooray for final release dates
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    ssalim , September 18, 2009 7:06 PM
    Can't wait.
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    dark_lord69 , September 18, 2009 7:20 PM
    YAY!! I will ask my wife to buy it for my birthday!
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    coonday , September 18, 2009 8:13 PM
    The original Bioshock is only 5 dollars on Direct2Drive for those who are still looking to play the first one. Just thought I would throw that out there.
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    megamanx00 , September 18, 2009 8:21 PM
    ^ That's a pretty good deal. Anyway Bioshock is one game where I think it's worth it to have the boxed version (even with that stupid copy protection) and right now they have the box on newegg with Bioshock and Oblivion (just in case you don't have either) for 27.99. I just like having the physical media for good games, well those that are worth it anyway.

    I hope they don't put that lame ass copy protection on Bioshock 2. If they do then I'll probably hold off on it till they also put it on Direct2Drive or it gets cheap enough that I'll buy it anyway.
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    h83 , September 18, 2009 8:55 PM

    I can“t understand why so many people love this (bad) remake of System Shock 2, specially when SS2 is better...
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    Shadow703793 , September 18, 2009 9:08 PM
    megamanx00I hope they don't put that lame ass copy protection on Bioshock 2. If they do then I'll probably hold off on it till they also put it on Direct2Drive or it gets cheap enough that I'll buy it anyway.

    +1. If they put DRM it's a no go for me. I didn't buy the first one due to this.
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    ghazgull , September 18, 2009 9:19 PM
    Wait I thought BS2 was a prequel?

    It says, "Set approx 10 years after the original BS"

    ???
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    SneakySnake , September 18, 2009 9:27 PM
    Direct2Drive has the worst kind of DRM. Steam's is way better
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    Kl2amer , September 18, 2009 9:38 PM
    Nice to see a pc game release. Wish EA would get back on board and release Madden for PC.
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    Regulas , September 18, 2009 9:50 PM
    Did not buy the first DRM infected one (PC) why should I give EA money for the second.
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    anamaniac , September 19, 2009 7:49 AM
    RegulasDid not buy the first DRM infected one (PC) why should I give EA money for the second.

    I didn't buy it either. Though my ISP charges me $40 a month, and I pay a extra tax on all blank media in Canada...
    Was a fun game though.
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    Andraxxus , September 19, 2009 9:54 AM
    Waiting patiently.
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    Regulas , September 19, 2009 12:55 PM
    These two games will get my PC gaming cash.

    Dragon Age (RPG) from Bioware who stated the DRM will be disk check only, release date next month.

    Then there is the new FPS from Bethesda "Rogue Warrior" who gave use my favorite FPS/RPG of all time, Fallout 3. Bethesda did use SecuRom for Fallout 3 but it did not have limited activations (rent-a-game) and no Internet connection was required to activate or play the game. That is acceptable. If you were smart and stayed away from Microsucks Live market place for expansions and bought them on a disk from a retail store, Bethesda coded the first release to disable the need for a disk in the drive, running the whole game from your HD, it's great and real fast. Thanks Bethesda!
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    yang , September 19, 2009 1:46 PM
    so many good games that are out for pc...hell i didn't even beat bioshock 1 yet.
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    rambo117 , September 19, 2009 3:53 PM
    oh damn... FINALLY!!!

    i cant wait.. gonna be waiting outside of gamestop till midnight on febuary 8th to get bioshock 2 =]
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    2shea , September 19, 2009 5:20 PM
    obviously a must have if you liked the dark and damp atmosphere created in part 1.
    dragon age hopefully will become the game that will get me back to the heights of fallout3 and oblivion!
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    njkid3 , September 20, 2009 4:18 AM
    its about time cant wait but i agreee with all the people about the DRM it would be a damn shame if they ruin it.
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    one-shot , September 20, 2009 5:41 AM
    I just hope the DRM won't be like the first game. I didn't purchased the first one at launch because of it.
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