BioShock demo dated for October 2nd

by Jem Alexander { Sep 12th 2008 at 12:30PM }

A new news item has been posted on the official BioShock website, The Cult Of Rapture. It's short and sweet and says only what we need to know. That being the date when we can expect to grab a vertical slice of the upcoming atmosphere-em-up, BioShock. The demo will be made available (worldwide, no less) on October the 2nd. So you don't have too long to wait before you adventure in Rapture begins. And to think that this time last year we were to-ing and fro-ing between rumors that the game was coming PS3wards and developers who swore it wasn't. We're glad that PS3 owners get an opportunity to experience one of the most impressive games of 2007, even if it is a year later.

Tags: bioshock, demo, psn-store

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Devin @ Sep 12th 2008 12:49PM

Cool, now I can decide if they actually made the game look/play better w/o having to rent/buy it...sweet

Devin @ Sep 12th 2008 12:49PM

Oh! and will it support M+K?

supafuzz @ Sep 12th 2008 1:22PM

What is with the Home logo on the box art? Is there some kind of Home integration?

ryan @ Sep 12th 2008 2:13PM

that's actually not the real PS3 cover. the real one looks quite tame IMO:

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/08/biops3big.jpg

i don't care for the little sister's glowing eyes and the stiff 2 dimensional poses.

ryan @ Sep 12th 2008 1:42PM

something always bothered me about this game:

*Slight Spoilers*

i remember playing the 360 demo and wondering "Why the hell did my character just plunge a foreign syringe into his hand?".

after playing through the full game, i still don't know what drove him to do such a "stupid" thing like that.

even if something like that would give you super powers, you just don't rush into a choice like that without some prior info first.

that and the ending being lame always bothered me i mean. the rest of the game is pretty cool, if not a bit repetitive.

Andrew Yoon @ Sep 12th 2008 1:51PM

They explain why you inject yourself like that with the reveal in the middle of the game.

ryan @ Sep 12th 2008 2:53PM

hmm, that totally blew right over me i guess. still seemed odd how eager he was to do it.

Adam @ Sep 12th 2008 1:50PM

I am also curious as to what the Home logo on the boxart means...

Metal_Gear @ Sep 12th 2008 2:03PM

That there will be a link with Home, more than likely a room dedicated to Bioshock and things you do ingame (Trophies) unlock Bioshock stuff to use in Home, clothing and/or furniture and so on.

With LBP being pushed back to October and Bioshock having strong Home connections, it makes me wonder if they are fighting to get Home out in October too...