After a series of hints an leaks culminating in an accidental
reveal, 2K Games now officially announces BioShock: The Collection, a
remastered bundle of BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite, all of each
games' DLC, and a commentary track from Ken Levine, saying this will come to PCs
and consoles on September 13th. BioShock Infinite is actually still pretty
up-to-date, so for the PC this will still be the same version currently
available, and they also note that the multiplayer support that seemed to be the
driving force behind BioShock 2 is being dropped in this package. Here's
an announcement trailer
with a look at some of these remastered graphics for the first-person shooter
series. Here's word:
It’s been nine years since Irrational Games and 2K
took you on a terrifying journey to the depths of the underwater city of Rapture
with BioShock. Five years since you returned to Rapture in BioShock 2. Three
years since you grabbed a skyhook and sailed across the floating city of
Columbia in BioShock Infinite. And on September 13, 2016 (September 15 in
Australia and September 16 internationally), you can relive these award-winning
adventures or experience them for the very first time remastered for current-gen
consoles and digital PC with BioShock: The Collection.
Countless fans have asked for this since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One arrived
– and we listened! Working with Blind Squirrel Games, we’ve remastered BioShock,
BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC making
them look better than ever*. BioShock: The Collection brings the three titles
together for the first time, complete with all single-player DLC** and a
never-before-seen video series, “Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock,”
which includes insights from Ken Levine.
If you’ve never experienced the series before, now is the time to play it and
see for yourself why the award-winning BioShock franchise has topped countless
“Best-Of” lists and garnered more than 125 awards including two BAFTA honors, as
well as many Best of E3, Best of Gamescom, and Game of the Year accolades from
respected outlets such as IGN, GameSpot, Game Informer, and many more . The
weapons, plasmids, levels, and character models that shocked you years ago have
been reskinned and retextured to look better than ever. On top of that, all
single-player DLC created for all three games comes loaded in one package. The
bundled content for BioShock: The Collection includes:
BioShock
The video series, “Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock,”
featuring Ken Levine, creative director on BioShock and BioShock
Infinite and Shawn Robertson, animation lead on BioShock and animation
director on BioShock Infinite.
Museum of Orphaned Concepts: Walk through a Rapture-inspired virtual
museum that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at discarded concepts
that never made it into the original game.
Challenge Rooms: Outside the story of BioShock, tackle puzzles,
splicers and Big Daddies. And achievements, of course.
BioShock 2 (**Multiplayer will not be included)
Minerva’s Den: A self-contained BioShock story, presenting a side of
Rapture you've never seen before. Use expanded combat abilities with the
experimental Ion Laser and chaotic Gravity Well Plasmid, unique to
Minerva's Den, as you face off against the Lancer Big Daddy.
Protector Trials: Take control of an Alpha Series Big Daddy woken
out of hibernation just before the events of BioShock 2.
BioShock Infinite
Burial at Sea - Episode 1 & 2 Add-On Packs: This major two-part DLC
pack completes the BioShock trilogy by taking the series back to where
it all began. Return to Rapture just before the events of the original
BioShock!
Clash in the Clouds Add-On Pack: Face 60 waves of challenges across
four additional maps for leaderboard glory and unlock areas to explore
in The Columbian Archaeological Society hub museum.
Columbia's Finest Pack: Combines the contents of the Industrial
Revolution Pack and the Upgrade Pack and includes 500 Silver Eagles,
five Lock Picks, six unique Gear items, and two weapon upgrades:
Comstock’s China Broom Shotgun and Comstock’s Eagle Eye Sniper Rifle.