BioShock Sets Records!

2K Games has announced that their recent hit, BioShock, has become the highest rated Xbox 360 game on Metacritic.com.

Metacritic.com is a popular site that aggregates review scores from the leading video game publications and websites. Publications such as IGN, GameSpot and GamepSpy and 1Up have combined to give BioShock an overall review score of 96 out of 100!

2K has also announced that the BioShock demo on Xbox Live become the fastest title to surpass 1 million downloads. If you haven't tried BioShock yet, I suggest you check out the demo right away!

Gamerankings.com also has BioShock listed as the highest rated game on the Xbox 360, and currently one of the top rated games of all-time on any platform.

BioShock Score Download

2K Games has announced that the original BioShock score is available as a free to download on the Cult of Rapture Web site.

The score was created by composer Garry Schyman and features a variety of musical styles that capture the distinct retro-futuristic aesthetic of the game. Mr. Schyman has composed for film, television and videogames.

Music-loving gamers can download the score at the link below:

http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture

BioShock PC Demo

2K Games has announced the release of the PC demo for BioShock!

Eager PC gamers who have yet to experience BioShock will be glad to hear that a demo of the game is now available! An Xbox 360 demo of the game is already up for download in the Xbox Live Marketplace, and the full version of BioShock will be released tomorrow, August 21st.

From what little I've played of the game so far, I've been thoroughly impressed, so I definitely recommend you at least check out the demo.

Download the PC demo at the link below.

www.fileplanet.com/promotions/bioshock

BioShock is Golden!

2K Games has just announced that BioShock has gone gold for the Xbox 360 and Windows!

Eager gamers cane look forward to seeing BioShock, the spiritual successor to the beloved System Shock, on store shelves across North America on August 21st. European gamers will be able to purchase the game starting August 24th.

BioShock is a new kind of first person shooter, blending in many RPG elements for depth and customization. Players can upgrade their character with biological enhancemnets, upgrade their weapons, and craft new ammo. Players enter the game as a castaway in Rapture, an underwater utopia torn apart by civil war. Players will be faced with many challenges and forced to make many different decisions that result in a unique gaming experience for each gamer.

It has also recently been announced that Irrational Games, the developers of BioShock, will now be known as 2K Boston. The Australian branch will now be known as 2K Australia.

Find out more about BioShock here: http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock

BioShock Launch Trailer Debut

2K Games has announced that BioShock's launch trailer will debut August 12 at 9pm/8c on Spike TV! Viewers will see the world-wide premiere of the 60-second trailer during the new series The Kill Point.

The trailer will feature never before seen footage of the game and will close with a surprise announcement by Game Head’s Geoff Keighley. BioShock fans will definitely want to tune in for this... I know my TV will be set on Spike this Sunday!!

BioShock is a hybrid first-person shooter/RPG from Irrational Games, and the spiritual successor to the classic, System Shock. It will be available August 21, 2007 exclusively for Xbox 360 and Windows.