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BioShock Update Released Today, No Word from 2K

A BioShock autoupdate was released today and there has been no word from 2K for its purpose.

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fiercescuba6838d ago

Does anyone have any insight on this? I did not know the game had issues worth updating.

Stella6838d ago

Maybe the patch will make the game fun? Or worth all the stupid hype?

Saint Sony6838d ago

Play the game first, whine then. I know it makes some teens angry that PS3 does not have equally good games as Bioshock.

Poor Stella, becoming adult makes people often crazy. Teen angst is a normal thing, don't worry.

snoop_dizzle6838d ago (Edited 6838d ago )

would have a temper tantrum.

for the record i like both. More so bioshock though.

drunkpandas6838d ago

Possibly widescreen bug fixes? Or maybe they fixed the glitch where the Big Daddy looked like his was masturbating after he was killed (video was on n4g a few days ago).

Crazyglues6838d ago (Edited 6838d ago )

Maybe it's an update to fix the widescreen problem.

thereapersson6838d ago

That's just a side effect that comes with the Havok physics engine

Cat6838d ago

possibly, they did promise a patch (though i thought that whole episode reeked of b.s.), and many folks on this site have pointed out that the cropped image was a way around frame rate issues. some folks are reporting that having completed the download, the game is lagging.

drunkpandas6838d ago

I just grabbed the update. There's no new choices in the options menu to change the aspect ratio or frame or anything like that (which was previously alluded to by Ken Levine).

That's not saying it didn't fix the widescreen issues, but there's no option there.

marionz6838d ago

maybe its to fix the annoying texture pop ups that happen and get worse as the game goes on, i hope so because it really made the game look bad!
im actually surprised this issue wasnt mentioned more in reviews, textures that pop in as your standing right next to them is unacceptible

Dr Pepper6838d ago

This happens with a lot of games. It was pretty bad in Gears of War also.

marionz6838d ago

the texture pop up on gears was no where near as bad as in bioshock, the only plac i saw it in gears was the first cutscene, and the window in the petrol station where you get the junker, its happening all the time in bioshock now, it started getting really bad after arcadia and now just looks awefull! great graphics sure, but they suffer badly because of this, im sick of the unreal engine!
i would have been harsher on this game then the reviewers have been, dont get me wrong i love it and im addicted, ive been five days without bioshock and cant wait to get back into it, but it still doesnt deserve to be up there with zelda oot as one of the best games ever

razer6838d ago (Edited 6838d ago )

I've haven't noticed any texture pop-ups in the game on 360.. I will have to go back and see if I missed them. You mention it gets worse as the game progress's maybe you need to clear your cache or you got a bum system?

I've played the game thru twice now.

Dr Pepper6838d ago

@ marionz

It definitely is pretty bad on Bioshock (worse than Gears, but I still noticed it plenty of times on that game as well). I pretty much expect it now when I put the game in (it seems, at least to me, the worst when I start it up after not playing it for a while).

marionz6838d ago

nah its not the cache or console, both are fine and i cleared the cache too, its a problem and people have been going on about it a bit on the 2k forums, i only noticed small things poping up here and there untill the level where you have to get the photos, that was the worst, the next level still had a bit but not as bad as the previous level, ive moved on to the next level now but not played it enough to see any pop out textures yet
but its there and it takes you out of the experience once you notice how bad it is, some dead bodies ive seen have had no texture and they stay kind of a deep red colour, check the 2k forums, anyway i hope they fix it cos im really picky when it comes to things like this

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WhyamIposting6838d ago

I would not mind some more plasmids and/or tonics (I'm greedy!), but I doubt that there would be a content update already, possible but unlikely.

taz80806838d ago

now that is an interesting idea, add more ocntent already? i think its too soon, perhaps there were osme reported minor bugs they wanted to fix, that or maybe MS is using it to scan machines again?

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Next ‘BioShock’ Game Changes Leaders After Development Turmoil

The fourth game in the ‘BioShock’ series has been in development for more than a decade

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toxic-inferno297d ago

Bioshock is one of my favourites franchises. I love all 3 games and have played each several times. I even have a room in my house that is loosely decorated around the theme of Bioshock (with a Lighthouse, coral models and postcards styled as though they are from both Rapture and Columbus).

And yet I am going to find it extremely difficult to get even remotely excited about any future episode in the series after all the problems this has had in its development cycle.

Leave the franchise alone. Remaster them again if you have to. Then put whatever talent you have to use on something brand new.

Furesis297d ago

Since ken levine isn't involved i'm not surprised what's going on. i'm more excited for his next game which looks like bioshock. Yet he still works under take2 and they are making bioshock 4 without him, strange situation.

toxic-inferno297d ago

Yes. Judas. Looks brilliant, but it's one of those games that seems to never have had a release date. Instead it's had release windows that keep getting pushed back.

Once it's ready, I'll be there for it though. Ken Levine is an excellent developer.

I get the feeling he dissolved Irrational Games simply so that 2k couldn't tell him what to do. It seems it will pay off, but I feel sorry for those who worked as part of Irrational before it was dissolved, who hadn't independently made a name for themselves.

ActualWhiteMan297d ago

He didn’t even want to make 2, that’s why they did it without him.

Rebel_Scum297d ago

tbh it wouldnt be a Bioshock game without development hell. They all had it.

Michiel1989296d ago

bioshock 2 was 2.5 years after 1, so much of a development hell it was......

-Foxtrot297d ago

"Remaster them again if you have to"

Well apparently they were doing a remake but that got cancelled

Relientk77297d ago

It sucks this game is in development hell because I love BioShock and would love a 4th game. I hope it turns out great, but I guess we'll see.

P_Bomb297d ago

Love Bioshock. It’s too bad what’s going on. At least we have Judas.

Yui_Suzumiya296d ago (Edited 296d ago )

It's been in development hell since 2014. This is nothing new. It saddens me because it's one of my favorite series. At this point, Judas may end up releasing first.

BABI-PANGPANG296d ago

Bioshock 4 (if it ever comes out) will probably still look and play like a Bioshock game, but without Kevin, it might miss that spark that made the originals so special. Honestly, Judas might end up feeling more like the real spiritual successor.

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Netflix's BioShock Film Still In Development But With A Reduced Budget

Console Creatures writes, "The BioShock film at Netflix is still happening but with a reduced budget."

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just_looken668d ago

Remember there past attempts at game based show's i do heck i still remember that teenage resident evil trash fire.

anast667d ago

ha. I almost forgot about that.

Jin_Sakai670d ago

Might as well just cancel it.

just_looken668d ago

Unless its batwoman were they right it off

porkChop670d ago

It's 10 years too late for a BioShock film. The world of Rapture would have been perfect for a film. It's actually a good candidate for proper utilization of 3D, for increased depth rather than bullshit popping out of the screen. It could really show off the underwater city that way. But BioShock as a brand is so irrelevant these days that a film just doesn't make sense. Especially considering it would need a big budget and top notch effects to really take advantage of the IP.

gold_drake670d ago

i agree on the bigger budget. all the cgi they'd need for the background.

but i think it would work better as a show. a movie would be too short to establish the story

TheNamelessOne670d ago

Netflix greenlights anything, so that shows me very little faith in the project. Enough to just crap something out as they're, more and more, known to do.

badkolo669d ago

its where b movies go to live, its run by democrats , dont expect anything good from netflix

Knightofelemia670d ago (Edited 670d ago )

I'll laugh if it turns out to be better then the Borderlands movie

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