BioShock update and free DLC coming next week

by Dustin Burg { Dec 1st 2007 at 2:15PM }

The world of Rapture will be seeing an enhancement sometime next week with the release of a BioShock title update and some free downloadable content. The Cult of Rapture announced the the release of the new BioShock content, but has been rather mum about what's going to be fixed via the update or what free goods will be included in the DLC. Though, we have some sort of an idea of what's headed our way, because Elizabeth from the Cult of Rapture confirmed with IGN that the new goodness will include a fix to the widescreen field of view as well as some new plasmids. There you have it kids, some newly new BioShock newness is incoming.

Tags: 2k-boston, bioshock, irrational-games

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Tim @ Dec 1st 2007 2:25PM

Sweet. If they make the new plasmids free then that will put them heads up above most of the other developers out there.

Bryan T @ Dec 1st 2007 2:28PM

I read somewhere a while back that there would be new achievements. Would that be what comes with this new DLC?

Grant @ Dec 1st 2007 2:30PM

and i was just about to replay this to get the last few achievements.
guess i'll hold off.

I have to say that new free content would make a great game even better.

mattclarkie @ Dec 2nd 2007 1:11PM

I just bought it a week ago, haven't got round to playing it what with Assassins Creed. This will be great as I get to experience the extras first time through.

jose_edwaldo @ Dec 1st 2007 2:33PM

I read on Kotaku that the new DLC adds a harder difficulty as well, that disables the vita-chambers.......

killploki @ Dec 1st 2007 2:50PM

did anyone else notice there is a new achievement available? there is now 51 instead of 50 and the new one is 100 points but is listed as a secret bringing the games total to 1100 gamerpoints.

maybe a new difficulty would make sense then....

MDJ2010 @ Dec 1st 2007 2:51PM

Yeah there is a new 100pt achievement which is 'Beat the game on Hard without using a vita-chamber and without harvesting a little sister. So the option has been added to turn of the vita-chambers in conjunction with this new achievement.

dramamoose @ Dec 2nd 2007 2:11AM

Sounds like I'll be filling up my hard drive with Bioshock saves. Additional question: why would they have another achievement for not harvesting any little sisters?

Bill @ Dec 1st 2007 3:12PM

It would be nice if they added southpaw controls. Then I could actually play the game.

AnOffday @ Dec 1st 2007 4:10PM

Not to be rude, but why can't you just adjust?

I don't understand why people complain about other games not having a halo control scheme. That makes no sense. The controller layout is normal to everyone else.

Bill @ Dec 1st 2007 4:39PM

Its not "the halo control scheme", its the 007 control scheme from the N64.

Its retardly easy to implement, so I choose not to spend $60 on a game if the developers don't want me to enjoy the experience. And trust me, games aren't fun at all if you are walking into walls for a significant portion.

michael @ Dec 2nd 2007 12:33AM

I'm with Bill, the only way that I can enjoy this game is either with a modded controller or a patch that allows for southpaw controls. I'm really hoping for a patch.

John @ Dec 2nd 2007 4:53AM

Eh? You guys are crazy. I'm left handed and had no problems playing the game. Switching the controls would seem weird. I'm not sure why you deem the game unplayable - I have never had any problem adjusting to "right handed" controls schemes.

Grant @ Dec 2nd 2007 1:29PM

while i don't agree with you guys, and i can adapt to almost any controller set-up, just take a few plays to pick up, but i do agree that controller mapping or different preset layouts really should be easy to include and implement on most games.

the only problems i could forsee with contoller mapping would be people wanting to assign analog button press actions to a digital button, but that could be remedied by having multiple presets.

Chuckles @ Dec 1st 2007 4:12PM

This is so great of news. Now I will have the motivation to put down COD4 and beat the game again.

Big Zimm @ Dec 1st 2007 4:56PM

This should be just the motivation I need to play through the game one more time!

Sunny @ Dec 1st 2007 5:29PM

This should get me to actually go back and finish the game at least a first time through. :) Right after this game came out I got into the CoD4 beta and Bioshock was nothing more than a distant memory. I think my last save was right after you encounter your first Houdini Splicer...