BioShock 2 multiplayer goes to Digital Extremes

I dunno, BioShock didn't really feel like multiplayer would work for it, but we'll see.

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@RAE24409 your an idiot Xbox360 = 167 VS PlayStation 3 = 134 you should do your research before you blab.

so glad Take Two didn't try and half-ass a prequel. The prequel should be its own game: BioShock3, and has the potential to be the best story of the 3. I still think that BioShock2 should have been a prequel to the first. Imagine playing as a citizen of Rapture as it starts to fall... awesome.

REA24409, both systems have plenty of exclusives and I'd say you shouldn't include unreleased exclusives in your list...

"Bioshock is not a multiplayer game." You're right, but Bioshock 2 is...some of the complaints on here are really pathetic. Has anyone ever forced you to play multiplayer? you don't have to. Plus, for those worried about "the multiplayer taking away from the single player experience" bullcrap, if you read the article you will see that a compeltely different team is working on the MP aspect of the game, meaning the people working on the SP aspect will only work on the SP aspect, so if the game does turn out screwed up, its got nothing to do with MP.

owning face during the splicer riots will be good times.

@Adziboy I agree with you 100%, I am sick of people saying multiplayer will ruin a game, that's just stupid. It can only make it better, but if it sucks does it really matter? Then you still got a great story mode to play. @TripSe7en Um, no exclusives? The PS3 has more exclusives than the 360. What good exlclusives does the 360 have? Gear and Halo? Wow, awesome... We have MGS, LBP, Killzone, Uncharted, inFamous, and M.A.G. Haha....no exclusives... you bet your ass we have exclusives

The shock series doesn't strike me as a good idea for multiplay.

@gial240: It is now! :D

another mp in which no one will play, let's hope the sp experience doesn't suffer because of it, I'm not even sold on the story for 2 yet, oh well

Wait a second, so instead of fleshing out the 'fall of rapture' via a good single player experience, they will use the multiplayer aspect to fill it out? We are going to get a prequel AND a sequel in the same package? This game appears to be trying to do too many things at once and I have real concern that they aren't going to pull it off.

Bioshock is not a multiplayer game.

Everyone should stop complaining. Every game that gets multiplayer, everyone complains and nobody honestly knows why. MGS4 had multiplayer, sure, not very good, but the single player was still absolutely fantastic. Okay, so Naughty Dog aren't the size, nor have the experience of Konami, but they are implementing multiplayer and now everyone thinks its fantastic. For once, have faith in a developer to create something you like. They won't destroy what made Bioshock amazing, and will keep everything good and rid of the bad, and then include multiplayer to make an awesome game.

@rustynailrdm.............you are the first big daddy in bioshock 2.i guess we will have to wait and see how multiplayer works out it might be that change in a fps we where looking for.

because monkeyspoon is a little slow in the head.

@ monkeyspoon: Why would they even think of doing anything like that? The PS3 barely ever gets any exclusives as it is, they were fortunate enough to get bioshock a year after its debut...

@monkeyspoon: what makes you think they would do that?

Sounds like this multiplayer will be a bit too complex for the Halo kiddies. Maybe we won't get any racist 12-year-olds this time. And by "Halo kiddies," I don't mean people with 360s. I have one myself, in addition to a PS3 and a Wii. I'm talking about the kids who play Halo 3 multiplayer and cheat at it and haven't even touched the campaign because they suck so much at the game. Then they use the router trick and start mouthing off the "n-word" when you score a kill. They think they're so cool with their names like "InstaKilla69" and their little MLG emblems (as if they're athletes or something) and teabagging gestures. But with a story in multiplayer, that won't happen. Doesn't happen in GTA IV's multiplayer (with the whole Kenny Petrovich storyline), so I don't think it will happen here.

I'm glad this went to a different studio, and thus, should not affect the single-player game at all. This should add more replay value to the game and give us more back story. I may delve into the multiplayer; I may not. Regardless, this is win no matter how you cut it.

Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm excited about the multiplayer, more if it ends up being what I think it would be. There seems to be a lot ot possibilities, who knows, maybe Bioshock's multiplayer will turn out big, people is just used to seeing developers fail, on this aspect *cough* The Darkness *cough* Besides, they are doing it regardless of our comments, so let's just support them.

Hopefully they will make the online exclusive to PS3.

Appears that the many people who were looking for a prequel story have influenced them to create a component of the game to serve those fans. I doubt I will really play much of the multiplayer, but I will give it a try. Who knows? Maybe it will be pretty good? Co-op could be sweet if done right. _

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@spider5000_1 I see i understand now, thank you.

Sigh. Another game where they throw in a gratuitous, completely unnecessary multiplayer component with resources, development time, and development budget that would have better off focusing on an immersive singleplayer experience.

@Rustynailrdm They said in one of the interviews that you are playing as the first big daddy created but you were put into some kind of sleep. So even though you saw all the other big daddys in Bio 1, they were created afterward just put into motion before.

Buying the game, but i dont understand what they mean by your the first big daddy ever....what about all those big daddies in bio 1?

Multiplayer just won't seem right in a Bioshock game. I won't even play the multiplayer. :P

Hmm could come out to be very nice

Sound great! Maybe we get to play as Splicers this time =P

A different studio is working on multiplayer? Sounds like a plan.

So it's like we're getting 2 stories in 1 game...Awesome!

Hmm... I really hope this game is as good as the first one. Watching this video helps in relieving worry about it.

relax guys, a different studio is working on the multiplayer, so this shouldnt take away anything from the single player, only add to the game :)

This is great news ,I think this will make the game even better.This game is A must have for me and it can not get here fast enough!

split screen and online co-op pretty please *crosses fingers, toes, arms, legs, testicles*

well, im still not sold on the idea of tacking on multiplayer just to increase appeal. it will probably (hopefully not though) affect the single player experience. however, im glad they didnt just make it 'run through maps youve played and shoot.' this will appease those who wanted a prequel (myself not included as i didnt want a prequel) so it should be neat.

I agree with Darth Psychosis, the replay value couldd ahve been higher. I only played through Rapture twice and Bioshock is one of my favorite games. A multiplayer would be nice, and for 60 dollars, why the hell not? It doesn't have to affect the single player in anyway.

@ Cthulad: These are the people that piss me off me in particular, I love co-op play and multiplayer and a game like this could benefit from it. To tell you the truth I haven't put Bioshock back in my 360 that many times after I beat it cause its replay value to me aint to high. If you don't like multiplayer there is a simple solution for you... Oh yeah DONT PLAY IT THEN!!! If it does nothing to the single player than whats the harm done

"this is great news, i like how the multiplayer will actually matter, and not just be mindless fighting against others, i hope the idea catches on" Akif22 I couldn't agree more. This has made my day.

they have a whole other team working on the multiplayer aspect of the game so how in the world will this interfere with the single player component? If anything, a multiplayer aspect to the game will keep you coming back to it long after the game has been released. This all sounds really good so far, can't wait to hear more.

Not a fan of tossing in multiplayer where it does not need it. If they can pull it off then I'm in, if it takes away from the experience, make it a download, and give me more of what the first one was. It didn't need multiplayer, unsure why this one would.

Hmm.. I'm lookng forward to learning more about this. Hopefully they can get a good balance between difficulty and action and story.

multiplayer is terrific for some people, but I really prefer to play single player. It concerns me that the concept of playing by oneself is going the way of the dodo bird. Sure hope not as I feel there are a great many people like myself who like to enjoy a game by finding all the trophies, exploring the complete game rather than a quick play then on to the next game.

so the little sitter that was different is now a big sister?

this is great news i like how the multiplayer will actually matter, and not just be mindless fighting against others i hope the idea catches on

Nappan: my thoughts exactly. Bioshock doesn't seem like the type of game that needs multiplayer and hopefully it's not something they just tack on and waste disc space for something that could have been part of the actual single player story. But even still. I guess it would be awesome to have a co-op side story, or even an arena. Could you imagine 16+ players all at the same time using all different sorts of plasmids?? It would be a sight to behold.

Please let it be co-op.

this game is gonna be so sweet, i cant wait to play it