BioShock (Steelcase) News

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo drops out of captain's chair for forthcoming motion picture based on 2K's popular shooter series.

Would-be director of big-screen version of Irrational Games' underwater actioner says he could only raise capital for PG-13-rated adaptation--which he didn't want to do.

Ben Feder exits for extended family vacation; Strauss Zelnick stepping in, Karl Slatoff named COO.

Irrational's new steampunk action game will be set in chaos-plagued airborne metropolis; due out on 360, PS3, and PC.

Irrational Games launches teaser site for its upcoming title, code-named "Project Icarus," will reveal original IP tomorrow at 11:45 a.m. PDT.

GDC 2010: Ubisoft Montreal's Richard Rouse III explains how reminiscence, amplification through abstraction, transformation, loss, and nostalgia can make games emotionally poignant.

Q&A: Creative chief Ken Levine says renamed studio's new project will be outed sometime after GDC, handling multiple projects is a goal.

[UPDATE] Take-Two reverts BioShock studio 2K Boston back to its original name; new community-oriented Web site launches.

Expanded Nintendo workout game joins EA's everything sim spin-off and a three-way basketball face-off between NBA 2K10, NBA Live 10, and NBA 10: The Inside.

Microsoft adds Games on Demand, Avatar Marketplace, viewing parties, other improvements to console's online service; Netflix search possible down the line.

Original BioShock studio hiring veteran designers to work on "unannounced" action title; is it an X-COM spin-off, a SWAT sequel, or something else entirely?

[UPDATE] Call of Duty 2, Elder Scrolls IV, and 22 other full 360 titles available at launch; Adidas, Quiksilver, Gears of War 2, Halo 3 duds added to virtual clothier.

Publisher president Christoph Hartmann explains why he's not afraid to launch a new intellectual property in the thick of this year's fourth quarter; new trailer inside.

E3 2009: Over 30 games available at launch, including Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed; games re-downloadable for free on any machine, Halo, Fable, and Gears of War avatar costumes coming.

E3 2009: Pirates of the Caribbean director likely bidding bon voyage to Rapture, but will be getting his feet wet in game development.

Worries over a $160 million budget has caused Universal to order work halted on big-screen version of 2K's undersea classic, reports Variety.

APRIL FOOL'S DAY: 2K Games' ultraviolent cranium-bashing minigame collection will provide hours of madness for the whole family.

Rise of Nations, Frontline studio reps tell developers how to make their games more Hollywood-like without using cutscenes.

2K Boston frontman Ken Levine talks about how BioShock 2 ended up at 2K Marin, his upcoming mystery project, and how his studio literally went underwater.

Second expansion to Blizzard's 11-million-strong MMOG tops US desktop sales, followed by Call of Duty, Spore, Fallout 3.