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Quality or Quantity at the Root of Bioshock 2’s Delay

Quality or Quantity at the Root of Bioshock 2’s Delay

Unless the news of Michael Jackson’s untimely death still has you curled up in a blubbering ball on the couch listening to Thriller 24/7, by now you’ve heard that Bioshock 2 has been delayed until Take Two’s fiscal first quarter of 2010, and in fact it looks like the game will miss the calendar 09 [...]

[ More ] 16th Jul, 2009 | No Comment | Posted in Games
Posted by Mike Leach
Thanks a Million: Gearbox Head Pitchford Talks ‘Borderlands’

Thanks a Million: Gearbox Head Pitchford Talks ‘Borderlands’

If Gearbox head Randy Pitchford has calculated the formula correctly, Borderlands will become the best-selling title this year. With a mix of co-op shooter, RPG, and persistent online characters, it will collectively capture the attention of players of titles like Fallout 3, World of Warcraft, and Diablo. In an interview with GameTrailers, Pitchford hits the [...]

[ More ] 11th Jun, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Games, News
Posted by Allan B.
Industry Analyst Declares Microsoft the Big Winner at E3?  Are You Kidding Me?

Industry Analyst Declares Microsoft the Big Winner at E3? Are You Kidding Me?

Well now that the 3 console manufacturers have had their press conferences and we’ve all begun to digest what they’ve thrown our way it’s inevitable that people are going to start trying to determine which of the big 3 are in the best postion for the upcoming year. Luckily for us Strategy Analytics games analyst [...]

[ More ] 3rd Jun, 2009 | 4 Comments | Posted in Games, News
Posted by Mike Leach
Bioshock 2 Gets An Official Release Date

Bioshock 2 Gets An Official Release Date

We all knew that Bioshock 2 was going to be in our grubby little hands before Christmas, but now it’s official. If you’re in North America you can return to Rapture November 3rd, while the rest of the world can go back October 30th. The game, which takes place ten years after the [...]

[ More ] 26th May, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Games, News
Posted by Mike Leach
Nine Minutes of Bioshock 2 Footage

Nine Minutes of Bioshock 2 Footage

IGN has just put up a nine minute clip of one of the designers of the first Bioshock giving us a guided tour (a nine minute tour at that) of Bioshock 2. I wanted to get this up quickly so I haven’t even seen the footage myself, just keep in mind that it might [...]

[ More ] 14th May, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in News
Posted by Mike Leach
‘Bioshock’ Movie Production Stalls

‘Bioshock’ Movie Production Stalls

News from the anticipated (at least at ESG) ‘Bioshock’ movie adaptation; it looks like we’ll have to wait awhile before we visit Rapture. According to Michael Fleming at variety.com, production has been delayed on the Verbinski-helmed ‘Bioshock’ adaptation due to ballooning production costs, at an estimated $160 million. The article is quick to point out [...]

[ More ] 25th Apr, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Games, Geek Culture, Movies, News
Posted by Allan B.
New Bioshock Movie News

New Bioshock Movie News

Variety is reporting that Gore Verbinski has told Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer that he’s had enough of the pirates life. Verbinski made, what most of had already assumed, official. He won’t be back behind the camera for the fourth installment of the The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Even though the movie [...]

[ More ] 8th Apr, 2009 | No Comment | Posted in Movies, News
Posted by Mike Leach