Bioshock 2 Gets Release Date

16 Comments Posted September 18, 2009 - By Stephen Johnson

Bioshock 2

Underwater shooter Bioshock 2 has a release date: February 9th, 2010.

The game, published by Take 2, takes place a decade after Bioshock, but features the same ramshackle, underwater city of Rapture. In the single-player campaign, players step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, and search for a nere-do-well who is capturing little girls from the surface of the earth and bringing them deep under the sea.

Unlike the first game, Bioshock 2 features multiplayer, with gamers assuming the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions. The multiplayer takes place during the fall of Rapture, so it'll be interesting to check out the design contrasts between single and multi-player.

That release date is a little weird, eh? Seriously, February 9th? I gotta wonder if it's a case of Bioshock 2 not being finished by the holiday season, or a case of Take 2 releasing the game a little late in the hope of capitalizing on a dearth of games coming out around that time... and kids' Christmas money and new game consoles!

In Hollywood, a sure sign of a terrible movie is a February or March release date. Obviously the same logic doesn't apply to gaming, but it got me thinking: In your mind, is there a time of year when bad games tend to come out? If so, when is it?

Tags: PlayStation 3, Videogames, Xbox 360

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Shockwave562

I really loved the first one... don't let me down Take 2

Posted: September 18, 2009 8:49 AM | Reply | Report

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BONERJAM

I read in GameInformer that they asked Ken Levine to help them finish the game and he flat out said no, that same article said that there is now 5 or 6 teams working on finishing the game. It sounds like this game might be in a little trouble, I'll be waiting for reviews before I get this game.

Posted: September 18, 2009 9:01 AM | Reply | Report

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flashyandy

I don't think there is a time of year when bad games come out. I think it's due to games not having an annual awards event that everybody is trying to base their releases on like the film industry does with the Academy Awards. Holidays are probably the most influential on release dates and production schedules.

We as gamers are better off for it. We get great games almost year-round now, especially as more and more publishers are realizing that you can release a game anytime and as long as it's a great game and gets at least a LITTLE marketing behind it, it will still sell.

Posted: September 18, 2009 9:02 AM | Reply | Report

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M0dSquad

Best news ive heard all summer!

Posted: September 18, 2009 9:05 AM | Reply | Report

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AKAslayer101

I can't wait for this game. But correct me if I'm worng, but wasn't February last time, a great month of video games: Street Fighter 4, Killzone. As well as March having a good month of gaming. I feel summer is the worst time of gaming. This year, there was nothing, and last year was only Battlefield Bad Company.

Posted: September 18, 2009 9:07 AM | Reply | Report

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DreamingDarklyRobin

Mass Effect 2 in january and Bioshock in February, '09 couldn't end soon enough.

Posted: September 18, 2009 9:08 AM | Reply | Report

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down311

The beginning of next year is going to be pretty crowded.

Posted: September 18, 2009 9:18 AM | Reply | Report

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ProjektX13

games in June or July

Posted: September 18, 2009 10:15 AM | Reply | Report

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Socalmic47

Dear God,

thank you!

Love,

Me

Posted: September 18, 2009 10:32 AM | Reply | Report

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ObSoL33tSNiiPer

it'll get delayed

Posted: September 18, 2009 10:42 AM | Reply | Report

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slvchris

I am worried about this game. Too many devs and delays.

Posted: September 18, 2009 10:53 AM | Reply | Report

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GStylez80

I'd say bad games used to come out between mid-December to January (if it was good, why wouldn't it come out before the holiday rush), April, and mid to late summer (while people are vacationing, mid-June until Madden). Today, these conventions are nearly out the window. We're getting good games nearly every month, except right after Christmas until late January (MAG) and mid-summer (which kinda went out the window when MGS4 released). If developers put out a good game, people will buy it, no matter when it's released (i.e., SSBB and Killzone in February, InFamous in May, Batman: AA in mid-August)

Posted: September 18, 2009 11:18 AM | Reply | Report

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o_NIGHT_TRAIN_o

I can't wait.

Posted: September 18, 2009 11:28 AM | Reply | Report

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guitarded77

Now I can officially pre-order.

Posted: September 18, 2009 11:37 AM | Reply | Report

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tribal18

it seems some crap games come out in the holiday season but no one notices because blockbusters are coming out so they get over looked. also in the summer crap games are released to coincide crap movies

Posted: September 18, 2009 12:38 PM | Reply | Report

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redheadjhawk

ha, sweet that's my birthday!

Posted: September 18, 2009 5:38 PM | Reply | Report

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