BioShock 2 sailing Sea of Dreams?

  • By thorsen-ink, GameSpot
  • Posted Oct 17, 2008 4:26 am AEST

Source: A trailer leaked on YouTube. What we heard: Ever since it was first rumored a year ago, BioShock 2 has garnered no small amount of attention. That interest was piqued further in March when the game was officially announced as coming out between August 1 and October 31, 2009. Finally,...

Source: A trailer leaked on YouTube.

What we heard: Ever since it was first rumored a year ago, BioShock 2 has garnered no small amount of attention. That interest was piqued further in March when the game was officially announced as coming out between August 1 and October 31, 2009. Finally, during a June conference call, Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick revealed that there would be a third BioShock, which would likely be released alongside director Gore Verbinkski's big-screen adaption of the game.

Since then, though, BioShock 2 has dropped off the public's radar...until today. That's when what appears to be the first teaser trailer for the game surfaced on YouTube, apparently after being unlocked as an Easter egg in the PS3 edition of the game.

After flashing a title card saying "Atlantic Coast"--referring to the ocean underneath, where the first game's events were set--the trailer pulls slowly back to reveal a preteen girl holding a doll. The doll is reminiscent of the hulking Big Daddies of the first game, indicating that the youth in question is an older version of BioShock's tormented Little Sisters. As she recedes into the distance, silhouettes of what appear to be art deco skyscrapers rise from the sand before the trailer cuts to a barnacle-encrusted logo for "BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams."

The official story: As of press time, 2K Games reps had not commented on the trailer or whether or not the PS3 version of BioShock would ship alongside the 360 and PC versions.

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus. Although there has been some very convincing Web fakery, this trailer is almost certainly genuine. The age of the girl also indicates that BioShock 2 will be a true sequel set after the original game, not a prequel as some rumors have pegged it.

277 Comments

  • TwitchingYeti

    Posted Aug 23, 2009 10:45 am PT

    no its a sequel set 10 years after no.1
    it looks soo good i cant wait when is the official release date because it was october then they pushed it to march but people are saying it hasn't been moved and its still october??

  • nimbus9265

    Posted May 29, 2009 11:56 am PT

    it's a prequel to the first game. its set a few years before the events in bioshock 1. you play as the very first big daddy and your main enemy is the big sister. can't wait for this game to come out! check out the walkthrough trailer on youtube for more info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nNcNktCHY0

  • ALPHAMETHYL

    Posted Mar 2, 2009 2:37 pm PT

    It is supposed to be out Q3. Where are the pictures and gameplay videos?

  • off_the_veil

    Posted Feb 22, 2009 9:24 am PT

    My doctor asked why my blood pressure was so high...I told him it was from too much splicing...he prescribed xanex...

  • Ares360

    Posted Feb 14, 2009 6:55 am PT

    I think its pretty stupid to make another after a great ending. (if you were good) Probably will still have great gameplay but this is one they should have just left alone.

  • sanada-yukimura

    Posted Jan 11, 2009 11:28 am PT

    This was my thought... Rapture is huge. Just looking out the windows in the game. You see huge buildings off in the distance everywhere you go. We couldn't have possibly explored its entirety in the first game. Someone else is down there. Maybe someone with a secret. Someone waiting to see who came out on top; Atlas, or Ryan. Waiting to come out and wreak even more hell on Rapture.

  • shadowlink1217

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 6:44 pm PT

    Maybe this will be a prequel? The day Rapture fell in chaos? If it's a sequel, the little sister's should have aged a bit, so what's going to take their place? There are so many possiblities, the long wait for this game will be well worth it!

  • BIOSHOCKER98

    Posted Jan 2, 2009 2:18 pm PT

    cant wait for some gameplay footage

  • Geris_F

    Posted Dec 29, 2008 6:10 pm PT

    give more vidios pls ;-)

  • eric3600

    Posted Dec 25, 2008 1:37 am PT

    The first Bioshock was incredible including the story but im worried they will ruin the plot with a sequel (so glad it's not a prequel). I am still certainly buying it but it probably won't have a story as good as number 1, but 2k and epic will add more splicers and stuff to make it fun and that will make majority of people like it more. Definitely buying it on Xbox360 (which is way better than PS3, like really the only thing PS3 that the 360 doesn't have that's actually good is little big planet and MGS4.

  • Mike4842003

    Posted Dec 23, 2008 10:20 am PT

    One of my top 5 favorite games , can't wait for this one

  • Geris_F

    Posted Nov 26, 2008 12:10 pm PT

    pls more vidos,for this game is give more emocions!!

  • SUL6AN_THE_FOOL

    Posted Nov 14, 2008 6:47 am PT

    i like the frist game so much , but it will be cool it thay make it online,
    like 1 of the players are big daddy vs all player or little sis killer

  • 2ndWonder

    Posted Nov 10, 2008 12:42 am PT

    Well the first bioshock was good, so I have high expectations for this one, I can't wait to hear more about it.

  • tsunami19

    Posted Nov 9, 2008 5:44 pm PT

    cant wait

  • Zippedychick

    Posted Nov 9, 2008 3:29 pm PT

    this is awesome, I really liked the first game and welcome and second

  • Fortwaba

    Posted Nov 8, 2008 11:45 am PT

    @ d3emondav3:

    Bioshock 2: Modern Splicing

  • Darknessvamp

    Posted Nov 7, 2008 4:19 am PT

    I wonder what you will play in this Bioshock? The character from the first game? what if you play as the brother of the character from the first game (Another secret son of Andrew Ryan?) Or perhaps you play as a little sister, young or grown up? Maybe as a Big Daddy?

  • d3emondav3

    Posted Nov 5, 2008 8:28 am PT

    Maybe this one will be in the future (in the present) and there will be modern weapons, older sisters, and Big Mommys? Sounds cool to me, but I do hope you will get a chance to visit Rapture again...

  • Owner34

    Posted Nov 4, 2008 4:00 pm PT

    My question still is ,after the ending of the first Bioshock, what could they possibly make this game about? This trailer tells me nothing, and the older little sister does not neccesairly mean the game takes place after the first one.

  • Elite_264

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 12:54 pm PT

    the first was the 1 of the best games i have ever played, so can u imagine what this game will be like

  • tudyniuz

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 10:22 am PT

    I saw it and it didn't show much

  • Shosta211

    Posted Nov 1, 2008 12:00 pm PT

    This will be awesome. I can't wait!

  • Fareru

    Posted Oct 29, 2008 4:12 pm PT

    Ohoho, I really can't wait for this one!

  • BlueTenma

    Posted Oct 29, 2008 2:48 pm PT

    CANT WAIT

  • Molezzi

    Posted Oct 28, 2008 4:51 am PT

    Comes out Q3 NEXT YEAR *Cries like a baby who has no toys* LoL! Extremly skinny girls are FREAKING SCARY Swift.. ! LoL

  • bioshockbabe

    Posted Oct 27, 2008 9:07 pm PT

    i had no idea there was another one so is it gonna take place in rapture or on the surface i have so many questions somone let me know. when is it out?!?

  • SolidSnake9000

    Posted Oct 27, 2008 1:45 pm PT

    Good job swift nothing gets past you! haha..

  • swiftj7

    Posted Oct 27, 2008 12:07 pm PT

    hehe...the girl in the trailer looks so skinny. That's one scary aspect of the game so far. Lets keep more of them rolling in...

  • qssmss

    Posted Oct 27, 2008 10:57 am PT

    Bioshock was a beautiful experience for me. Hope B2 will be even better. Btw, can't wait...

  • GOLF9

    Posted Oct 27, 2008 4:24 am PT

    Ooh, looks good.
    I'm a major fan of Bioshock and got all the acheivements for the 1st, I hope the new ones are a challenge

  • DvTJonahHex

    Posted Oct 25, 2008 5:17 pm PT

    As long as any version of BioShock contains SecuROM, it will never see my computer.

  • czechgangster44

    Posted Oct 24, 2008 5:08 pm PT

    1st was to scary for me. but then again i can't even watch the new Saw 5.

  • patrickstat

    Posted Oct 24, 2008 6:24 am PT

    can't wait

  • Strigidae

    Posted Oct 24, 2008 4:13 am PT

    Man, if only things like the trailer surfaced a week away from official sales. Now I have to wait.

  • Molezzi

    Posted Oct 24, 2008 3:52 am PT

    I replayed it threee times SCOTTRHOM. different endings. But think about it, games that have a lot of replay value, usually had crappy stories. Games that have an engrossing story (Metal Gear Solid 1,2,3,4 example) dont really have much replay value. WHich is fine with me. id rather play a game that is so spectaculer and then never play it again, than have a game just to replay and collect stupid items. (GTA3 & 4)

  • ScottRhom

    Posted Oct 23, 2008 9:11 pm PT

    I loved the original, but it had little - if any - replay value.

  • mjk400

    Posted Oct 23, 2008 3:49 pm PT

    Oh yeah

  • LordGeorgeton

    Posted Oct 23, 2008 1:12 pm PT

    HELL YESSS

  • -E-N-E-M-Y-

    Posted Oct 23, 2008 7:02 am PT

    BioShock 2 is going to be an amazing game.

  • axraider45

    Posted Oct 22, 2008 8:05 pm PT

    omg i can't wait for this game i don't want to wait till Oct 09' and i agree with u molezzi PC does own
    is it true that the ps3 version of the first one is longer and has a survival mode?

  • kramer0024

    Posted Oct 22, 2008 4:06 pm PT

    good to know, i loved the first one! The one thing i loved is this:

    Im not a huge fan of puzzle games, but the puzzle on this game are less tedious than in games such as these "puzzle" games. Thats just one of the reasons i loved this game, The other reason is that it was the first game i played on my 40' inch HDTV= AMAZING GRAPHICS!!!

  • Molezzi

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 7:01 am PT

    @ Education. I dont think either 360 or PS3 are much different at the moment. I for one have a PS3 & PC. I feel that the 360 will become a little inferior in about 3 yrs. I think the PS3 (with its more powerful everything almost), will last longer and produce better games in the long run. BUT that said, for now, i will agree that PS3 has no lived up to its hype at all. OH and i only buy FPS on PC... LoL! So thank god Bioshock 2 is coming to pc at the same time as 360 :-) :-) YAYAYAY!! (PC RULES ALL PLATFORMS) COugh....

  • Eko_Eko_Azarak

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 6:55 am PT

    SWEEEEEEET!!!!!!

  • Molezzi

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 6:52 am PT

    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YAYAYAYAY!!

  • Achimelech

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 3:33 am PT

    YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • the_requiem

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 3:21 am PT

    Why is this in rumor control? Just look at the video, it is in Bio-Shock Extras menu. And all fake trailers so far used imagery in original game or one of it's trailers.

    Interesting bit about trailer, how the LITTLE Sister is so big and BIG Daddy so small. Interesting imagery there, maybe suggesting tone/theme of the game?

  • assasain13

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 12:21 am PT

    ...need...bioshock....2....

  • 1337_H4X0R5

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 7:50 pm PT

    I want so much

  • vengeance00

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 4:29 pm PT

    heard about this from gamespy first. GS is getting slow.

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