2k Games
Injects
PlayStation®3
System
Owners with
Genetically
Enhanced
Version of
Bioshock®
New York, NY
– May 28,
2008
– 2K Games,
a publishing
label of
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc.
(NASDAQ:
TTWO),
announced
today that
BioShock®,
the
“genetically
enhanced“
story-driven
action game,
is in
development
for the
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system at 2K
Marin. The
PLAYSTATION
3 system
title will
be released
in October
2008 with
new features
and content
that
heighten the
award-winning
experience.
BioShock for
the Xbox
360® video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft
and Games
for Windows®
was released
in 2007 and
received
numerous
Game of the
Year honors
from
prestigious
organizations
including
Associated
Press, the
British
Academy of
Film and
Television
Arts (BAFTA),
Game
Informer,
Spike TV’s
VGAs and
Paste
Magazine.
BioShock’s
extension to
the
PLAYSTATION
3 system
will bring
exciting new
content to
this amazing
title and
reach many
new players,
while giving
the title
the
opportunity
to once
again be
named Game
of the Year.
“Since
BioShock for
Xbox 360 and
Games for
Windows won
countless
2007 Game of
the Year
awards, we
are excited
to see the
impact of
this stellar
title for
the
PLAYSTATION
3 system
when it
debuts this
fall,” said
Christoph
Hartmann,
president of
2K. “Over
the coming
months we
look forward
to revealing
the new
features and
content that
will make
this a
must-have
game for its
new
audience, as
well as for
those who
enjoyed it
on the other
platforms.”
BioShock is
a
narrative-driven
action
experience
that allows
players to
do the
impossible
as they
journey
through an
amazing,
immersive
and
terrifying
world.
Caught
between
powerful
forces and
hunted down
by
genetically
mutated
citizens,
the player
will come to
grips with
the
mysterious
and
fascinating
world of
Rapture, a
distinct Art
Deco
underwater
utopia gone
mad.
BioShock not
only
challenges
the players’
capacity to
adapt and
survive, but
brings to
question
their values
and
commitment
to the
inhabitants
of Rapture.
With smart
and adaptive
AI, no
encounter
ever plays
out the
same, while
numerous
customization
options
provide
gamers with
an
experience
that adapts
to their
playing
style.
As one of
the
highest-rated
titles of
2007,
BioShock was
unanimously
praised by
the
editorial
industry’s
top critics:
“While
delivering a
level of
intrigue you
rarely see
in games,
its most
captivating
element is
its gameplay
– which I
can easily
say delivers
the most
rewarding
and
adrenaline-filled
experience I
have ever
had with an
FPS.” – Game
Informer
Magazine, 10
out of 10,
Game of the
Year
“There’s
ample
flexibility
in the
game’s
linear
storyline
that makes a
second run
through
Rapture’s
unique brand
of madness
an exciting
prospect.” –
Associated
Press, 4
stars out of
4
“Why settle
for watching
the hero in
a film have
a thrilling
adventure
when you can
all but live
a narrative
this
masterfully
woven.” –
Paste
Magazine,
Game of the
Year
“BioShock
stands as a
monolithic
example of
the
convergence
of
entertaining
gameplay and
an
irresistibly
sinister,
engrossing
storyline
that
encompasses
a host of
multifaceted
characters.
This is an
essential
gaming
experience.”
– IGN.com,
9.7 out of
10, Editor’s
Choice Award
“More so
than any
other game
in recent
memory,
BioShock is
dripping
with
atmosphere
and
intrigue,
and it’s one
of those
rare titles
where story,
dialogue and
character
development
are just as
important as
the action
sequences.”
– USA Today,
9 stars out
of 10
BioShock for
the
PLAYSTATION
3 system
will be
available in
October 2008
and is not
yet rated by
the ESRB.
For more
information
on BioShock,
visit
www.bioshockgame.com.
About
Take-Two
Interactive
Software
Headquartered
in New York
City,
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc., is a
global
developer,
marketer,
distributor
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software
games for
the PC,
PLAYSTATION®3
and
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
systems,
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system, Xbox
360® and
Xbox® video
game and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft,
Wii™,
Nintendo
DS™,
Nintendo
GameCube™
and Game
Boy®
Advance. The
Company
publishes
and develops
products
through its
wholly owned
labels
Rockstar
Games, 2K
Games, 2K
Sports and
2K Play, and
distributes
software,
hardware and
accessories
in North
America
through its
Jack of All
Games
subsidiary.
Take-Two’s
common stock
is publicly
traded on
NASDAQ under
the symbol
TTWO. For
more
corporate
and product
information
please visit
our website
at
www.take2games.com.
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