BioShock Downloads Coming Next Week

[Newport420]

November 30, 2007 - A patch and a selection of free downloadable content will be available next week for both the PC and Xbox 360 versions of BioShock (http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/793/793105.html), developer 2K Games said today.

According to the game's official Cult of Rapture (http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/home.html) web site, a PC patch and Xbox 360 title update will go live next week, and both will also include additional content. 2K's Elizabeth Tobey told IGN that, among other things, the download will include new plasmids and a change to the game's widescreen field of vision.

A full list of bug fixes and extra content will be posted on the Cult of Rapture site when the patches are ready, 2K said.

In October, BioShock creator Ken Levine told 1up (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3163716) that the game's future downloadable content would likely take the form of combat enhancements or other gameplay additions rather than new levels. Levine has also said number of plasmids were cut from the final game.

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Cool part is that now I'll have much more of a reason to play through this game again and harvest all those little bitches. :wtf:

[SNKJorge]

Mr. Bubblesssssssssssss!!!!!!!!1111111111111

[Frogacuda]

word is this will have an option to turn off vita chambers. Rock on.

[jp]

Looks like I'll be finishing up ole' Bioshock next week. ;)

Or just flat out starting it over.

[Bruhaha69]

I loved this game. The fact that the content is free makes this a guaranteed download. I hope the new plasmids are fun

[lordsnarf]

Definitely cool stuff, I love that it's free. I was meaning to replay the game to get the good guy ending, this might just be the spark to get that fire going.

[Newport420]

Yup. Second run through Bioshock will happen post DLC fo sho! Come here you sneaky little bitches! I have some candy for you!

[Newport420]

The third BioShock 360 Title Update is available now for download. The patch will not only fix some issues remaining with the game, but will also give BioShock fans new plasmids and tonics, as well as another achievement for Xbox Rapturians.

Xbox 360 Title Update Fixes and Features



Added widescreen option: Horizontal FOV
Fix for rare case where a partial cache is not cleared
Increased Atlas’ volume in German
Fix for GUI sounds not playing during heavy action
Fix for not being able to take picture of Cobb in Rec
Possible fix for pauses or hangs when opening flash bink movies
Fix for switching difficulty breaking achievement
Fix for small texture streaming bug
Fix for rare hang when a lot of things are going on at once

XBOX 360 DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT



AAdded Disable Vita Chamber option
Plasmid Pack is included in this DLC (Machine Buster 1 & 2, Vending Expert 1 & 2, Sonic Boom 1 & 2, EVE Saver)
100 point achievement for beating game without Vita Chamber called "Brass Balls"
How to do it:
Must beat game on Hard
Must not use a Vita Chamber (you can always roll back to an earlier save)
The Vita Chamber Disabled option can be on or off as long as you don’t resurrect


2K Games Releases Downloadable Content and Enhancements for BioShock

BioShock players can elevate their gaming experience with new Plasmids, achievements and widescreen options for free

New York, NY - December 4, 2007 - 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that BioShock, its top-rated title exclusively available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows®, has released new downloadable content for players on both platforms. The content includes new Plasmids and Tonics, achievements and interface upgrades, and is now available as free downloadable content from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace, through an Xbox 360 Title Update, and as part of a PC patch.

"As one of the highest rated games of the year, we wanted to continue to connect with the fans that made BioShock such an overwhelming retail and critically-acclaimed hit," said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. "We are excited to offer new downloadable content that will extend and enhance the replay value of this title."

New downloadable content includes:

Four Plasmids and Gene Tonics



Sonic Boom: Hurls creatures and objects back with a blast of force
EVE saver: Enables Plasmids to use less EVE
Vending Expert: Reduces prices in the vending machines
Machine Buster: Increases the amount of damage players deal to cameras, bots and turrets

Achievements (exclusive to Xbox 360)



Xbox 360 players can gain 100 points for "Brass Balls," by beating BioShock on the "hard" difficulty setting without dying

In response to gamers' requests and feedback from the Cult of Rapture (www.CultofRapture.com) community forums, fans of BioShock now have a widescreen option, granting a wider horizontal field of vision, as well as additional enhancements to the game. The Xbox 360 Title Update will be automatically applied at the game's startup when users log into Xbox LIVE. PC owners can access both the additional content and gameplay improvements via a downloadable patch, available at www.2Kgames.com/bioshock/support.

Developed by 2K Boston and 2K Australia and rated M for Mature, BioShock is a "genetically enhanced" first-person shooter that lets players do things never before possible in the genre. Gamers enter the game as a castaway in Rapture, a decaying art deco underwater utopia torn apart by civil war. Caught between powerful forces and hunted down by genetically modified "splicers" and deadly security systems, players have to come to grips with a deadly, mysterious world filled with powerful technology, fascinating characters and morality defining choices. To make it to the end, players can turn everything they encounter into a weapon, biologically modify their body with Plasmids, hack devices and security systems, upgrade weapons, craft new ammo variants, and experiment with different battle techniques. No encounter ever plays out the same and no two gamers will play BioShock the same way. For more information on the game, please visit www.2Kgames.com/bioshock.

[jp]

I'm going to play through Halo 3 again, then I'm going to play through Bioshock. w00t! :buttrock:

[Newport420]

The :chief: approves!

[Bruhaha69]

Did you guys try the new stuff out? Not so great. The only plasmid is pretty much a force push. Not bad, I guess. Slows Big Daddies down, but doesn't send them sailing.

I haven't decided if I'll do the vita-chamberless run on hard.

I think they also changed the view when you have the big daddy helmet on. It seems to have more black around the screen and less of a view. Maybe it had to do with the wide screen mode, but I didn't even dick around with that

[Newport420]

I have not been home since end of Thanksgiving weekend so I am w/o my 360 and have yet to try the new stuff.

TBH though its funny to me that the one thing that was suspect to be included yet much anticipated by the likes of Frog I believe was the vita-chamber stuff.... yet the exciting new plasmids seemed almost sure yet delivery was weak at best.

I will still play through it again and probably should try for the hard/no vita-chamber achievement.

[Melf]

This content is two months too late. I've beaten BioShock twice already and have no interest in going through it again.