A demo version of 2K Games anticipated new “genetically enhanced” first-person shooter BioShock has gone live on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The game is due to ship for the gaming console August 21 in the United States and on August 24 in Europe; a demo version for PCs is due to be available for download later this month.
BioShock’s setting is the underwater society Rapture, which is engulfed in civil war. Gamers wend their way through the powerful forced on both sides, foil treacherous security systems and try to stay one step ahead of genetically modified “splicers” that dog their every move. BioShock enables players to turn virtually anything into a weapon, hack devices and in-game systems, upgrade their weapons, and create their own ammo and battle movies—one player might specialize in catching grenades in mid-air and tossing them back at assailants, while another might get really good at plaguing enemies with swarms of insects. Players can even modify their own genetic biology using plasmids.
BioShock is rating M for “Mature” by the ESRB; the Xbox 360 edition will be priced at $59.99.
Related Posts
Your charging cable might get a workout if you try ‘Charchery’
The concept is as simple as it is destructive: you plug your charger into the phone to nock an arrow, and you physically yank it out to fire. It is undeniably clever, bizarre, and almost certainly a terrible idea for the longevity of your hardware.
Your Fable reboot preview is here, open world Albion looks gloriously chaotic
The hook is familiar, your choices matter, people notice, and consequences linger. The difference is scale. This is a fully open world take, with townsfolk on routines who respond to what you do, even when you think no one’s watching. It’s still chasing that mix of heroics, petty crime, and dry British humor, only with modern action RPG muscle.
Nintendo’s latest product wants to cheer you up with random quips
Nintendo first teased the Talking Flower during a Nintendo Direct showcase last September. The company has now shared more details about the product, and confirmed when it will officially go on sale. Based on the flowers in the Super Mario Bros. Wonder game, the Talking Flower is exactly what its name suggests: a potted flower that speaks around twice per hour, delivering lines like "Sometimes it's nice to space out" or "Bowser and his buds can't get us here, right?"