BioShock 2 Dated, Platform Strategy Still Unclear News

We've received word from 2K Games that BioShock 2 is now set for worldwide release on February 9th of next year. This follows the game's delay earlier this year from its original October 30th 2009 launch date.

The wording on the press release is a touch ambiguous though and doesn't specify platforms for the February 9th date, although it does confirm that the game is "in development" for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. This will no doubt fuel earlier rumours that BioShock 2 could be planned as a timed exclusive.

These rumours originally emanated from a Take-Two Interactive financial report earlier this year, which listed BioShock 2 as "TBA" for platforms in its then scheduled fiscal Q4 2009 launch window. This was despite the fact that it had already been confirmed for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

It's worth remembering that there was a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the original BioShock, where the PS3 game then followed on a year later. On the other hand, 2K Games could merely be planning to release the PC version slightly later than the console SKUs. We've contacted 2K for clarification and will update this article should we receive a reply.

Nonetheless, in BioShock 2 gamers will return to the fallen city of Rapture where they will play through "two unique, yet intertwined experiences that form the perfect blend of explosive first-person shooter combat, compelling storytelling and intense multiplayer action."

In the single-player, gamers will take control of the series' iconic Big Daddy in pursuit of a monster that's kidnapping young girls off the Atlantic coastline and bringing them to Rapture.

The multiplayer then acts as a prequel to the original BioShock, which expands on Rapture's back-story during the city's fall. Playing as Plasmid test subjects of Sinclair Solutions, gamers will be able to utilise a menagerie of Plasmid powers to aid their survival.