Tag: Bioshock

The Circle Remains Unbroken

As the screen fades in, we see… wait, I can’t tell you that, for fear of spoiling it. Later, you meet… no, I can’t write that either! That rather sums up the treading-on-eggshells feeling I shall have to get used to writing this review. The second episode of the Burial at Sea story DLC of

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Will The Circle Be Unbroken?

A surprise open letter to the public from Ken Levine (creator of the Bioshock franchise) today has announced that Irrational Games will be “winding down” and will be forming a smaller entrepreneurial endeavor over at Take-Two. In the letter, Levine details his plan to take “all but around 15 members of the Irrational team” to his new,

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James Trauben

[Editorial] Bioshock: Infinite and Privileged Narratives

Bioshock: Infinite is daring in many ways – but when it comes to politics, its appeal to the middle is a privileged statement in itself. Of course, a video game is neither a textbook nor a piece of propaganda. It has no obligation to espouse or further any particular philosophy. But two of Infinite’s strongest

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Bioshock: Infinite Review

We all knew Bioshock: Infinite was going to be something special. The question was whether it would be a flawed-but-unquestionably-incredible title like the original, or a flawed-but-slightly-lackluster effort like Bioshock 2. Well, Irrational Games’ much anticipated Bioshock: Infinite is here, and the verdict is in.

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Bioshock Infinite to Feature “1999 Mode.”

Have you found yourself playing a modern shooter/rpg and found yourself wishing it could be more like the games of your past? Well the folks at Irrational Games had the same idea and polled their fans to see what they thought. Turns out a lot of people agree and Irrational Games announced today that Bioshock

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