2k Marin’s XCOM shooter rebranded as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

2k Marin’s XCOM shooter rebranded as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 26 Apr

2k Marin’s oft-delayed XCOM shooter hasn’t been cancelled, but the game has changed a lot since we saw it last: now titled The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, 2k Marin’s latest project has evolved from an FPS into a tactical, squad-based third person shooter.

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March NPD: BioShock Infinite soars as overall industry sales nosedive

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, PC, Playstation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 18 Apr

The NPD Group has released their monthly sales listings for March, and despite strong performances from big triple-A titles like BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider, overall industry revenue has continued to decline as the current generation of consoles winds down.

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Review: BioShock Infinite

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Reviews, Xbox 360 On: 29 Mar

Ahead in the clouds Developer: Irrational Games Publisher: 2K Games MSRP: $59.99 Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 (reviewed) When BioShock first released back in 2007, it was a game changer. Redefining the linear FPS experience, Irrational Games brought us under the sea to the wondrous world of Rapture. Offering our first glimpse at a completely [...]

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Unlock Bioshock Infinite’s hardest difficulty with the Konami Code

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 25 Mar

Bioshock Infinite doesn’t launch until tomorrow (expect a review as soon as I finish the game myself,) but someone has already figured out a neat “cheat” that will grant you immediate access to the game’s hardest difficulty mode.

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Relevant Revisiting: BioShock 2

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Reviews, Xbox 360 On: 15 Feb

Since BioShock Infinite still isn’t out yet, and I have almost zero faith in the possibility that the March 26 release date will actually hold up (please prove me wrong, Irrational), I figured it might be a nice time to step away from Ni No Kuni’s post-game monster hunting and revisit an old favorite of [...]

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Latchkey Games: Bioshock 2

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 23 Dec

Latchkey Games is a weekly column that takes a look at games that perhaps didn’t quite get the amount of love they deserved: whether it was a game that was panned on its initial release only to become a cult classic, one that stirred the ire of series fans, or simply a game that fell [...]

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Irrational Games lets fans pick Bioshock Infinite’s reversible cover

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 12 Dec

There was a mild controversy last week about Bioshock Infinite’s rather generic box art: fans complained the box art didn’t accurately convey what the game was about, after which Bioshock creator Ken Levine explained that the box was designed to appeal to mass audience. Personally, I think the whole argument is kind of pointless — [...]

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New Bioshock Infinite trailer and limited edition unveiled

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 22 Oct

I was pretty bummed when Irrational Games announced that Bioshock Infinite would be delayed until 2013, and the new, amazing trailer they released for the game over the weekend just makes the wait even harder.

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September NPD: Sports games and Borderlands help industry recover from a weak summer

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 13 Oct

The NPD Group has finished tallying sales figures from September, and things are starting to look up for the games industry: total industry sales were up 67% from August’s disappointingly weak figures.

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Bioshock Ultimate Rapture Edition is the ultimate Bioshock package

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 15 Jun

Well, while we won’t get to play the amazing looking Bioshock Infinite until next year, it seems like there will still be a semi-notable Bioshock release in 2012 (in the UK, at least:) according to Eurogamer, a listing for “Bioshock: Ultimate Rapture Edition” showed up on the British Board of Film Classification’s website.

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Super Bowl 46: Madden Vs. NFL 2K5

Posted By: Dave Bast In: Console News, Xbox 360 On: 05 Feb

Earlier this week, Kotaku reported on the annual Madden Super Bowl prediction saying that the NY Giants will win the Super Bowl 27-24. A few days after Madden released its simulation’s prediction, NFL 2K5 released theirs; the New England Patriots will win 45-31. So while the real-life underdog Giants have the blessing of industry front-runner Madden, the real-life [...]

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XCOM Delayed Until 2013

Posted By: Chris Hernandez In: Gaming News, PC On: 30 Jan

This marks a fairly large delay for the mildly-anticipated XCOM, from 2K Marin. Originally planned to be released this March, XCOM has now been pushed back to some unknown time in 2013. The first-person shooter may not fit in with the busy March schedule and this could be a smart financial move.

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