Publisher responds to BioShock prequel Internet rumour.
2K Games said it has "nothing to announce at all" in response to rumours currently doing the rounds online that the inevitable sequel to many gamers' 2007 favourite BioShock will be a prequel and will depict the fall of Rapture.
Although not officially announced, a sequel to BioShock is pretty much guaranteed as a result of the game's surprise sales success.
AdvertisementAnd rumours surfaced on Sunday from Czech gaming site Hrej.cz, which said a source within 2K Games told them that not only was BioShock 2 already in the pre-production phase and scheduled for a mid-2009 release, but that the plot will be set before the events that took place in the original game.
When VideoGamer.com contacted 2K Games today for comment, a representative said the publisher had "nothing to announce at all", which doesn't quite refute the rumours, but doesn't give us anything to play with either.
Earlier Internet dirt dishing surrounding the development of BioShock alleged that 2K Boston, previously Irrational Games, experienced some internal problems when making the game, and that led to some of the developers to start up a new studio so that they could make BioShock 2 free from head honcho Ken Levine.
BioShock fans across the world will be hoping that the move won't have an adverse effect on the next instalment in what we, fingers crossed, reckon could be one of the greatest video game franchises ever.
You can see why we gave BioShock a perfect 10 in our review here, and what the recent widescreen enabling patch does for the looks of the game in our exclusive screenshots here.
Anonymous wrote at 04:33 on 09 March 2008
If there is a second bioshock I'll be sure to get it I just got it a couple weeks ago and I'm already playing a lot
Anonymous wrote at 17:55 on 14 March 2008
i talked to my friend on xbox live about if there would be a #2 and it would have to be a prequel. I GUESS I WAS RIGHT!
Davide wrote at 16:38 on 21 March 2008
I beat BIOSHOCK in abuot 2 weeks in both ways its asome.
I am planing on to beat the second Bioshock and i think its going to be asome.
Anonymous wrote at 01:54 on 28 March 2008
ive already beat bioshock 2
Cerulean wrote at 17:20 on 01 April 2008
Kinida hard to beat bioshock 2 anonymous when it isn't even out lol.
xhardx wrote at 18:26 on 01 April 2008
i beat the first bioshock in two days its my favorite game of all times next to oblivion and gta
Wido wrote at 20:03 on 01 April 2008
I wonder if Bioshock 2 would have online this time, properly co-op and even deathmatches and etc. Could be something for 2k to think about in the future...
anonymous wrote at 19:54 on 27 April 2008
i think co-op would take some of the fun out of the game
the game is good because it makes you feel isolated from the rest of the world above the water it would take a toll on the mood and atmosphere out of the game
Anonymous wrote at 15:01 on 07 May 2008
so long as the writing of the storyline is even near the first game, bioshock two will be another perfect game...
Anonymous wrote at 00:44 on 19 May 2008
how would there be a sequel
ryan and fontane both died so there would be no villian
plus, u die too in the good ending
and i doubt they would base the 2nd game off the evil ending
prequel would be the only thing possible
Dosen'tmatter wrote at 05:58 on 23 May 2008
Well, if you've played elderscrolls you play a new charecter each game, and they can make a new villan , rapture is a big city and we barely have a tiny glimpse at the population good or evil, there must be some other snake in rapture waiting for a chance to nab power. thought i seriously think a prequele would be a better move