Sequels BioShock

in response game s high sales , critical acclaim, take-two chairman strauss zelnick revealed in conference call analysts company considered game part of franchise. speculated on follow-ups mimicking development cycle of grand theft auto, new release expected every 2 3 years. 2k s president christoph hartmann stated bioshock have 5 sequels, comparing franchise star wars movies.

bioshock 2 announced in 2008, development being led 2k marin. levine stated irrational (then 2k boston) not involved in game s sequel because wanted swing fences , try come very, different , later revealed bioshock infinite. bioshock 3 announced, release assumed coincide bioshock film. bioshock 2 takes place ten years following events of first game. player assumes role of subject delta, precursor of big daddies must search fallen city of rapture former little sister, eleanor. bioshock 2 released windows pc, mac, xbox 360, , playstation 3 worldwide on february 9, 2010.

while bioshock infinite, developed irrational games , released in 2013, shares name , many similar gameplay concepts bioshock, title not sequel or prequel in story, instead taking place aboard collapsing air-city of columbia in year 1912, , following former pinkerton agent booker dewitt tries rescue woman named elizabeth dystopia has become. infinite involves possibilities of multiple universes, , 1 scene during game take place @ lighthouse , bathysphere terminus of rapture part of exploration, though direct canonical connection not given in main game. episodic expansion, burial @ sea, takes place in rapture in 1959, prior war between atlas , ryan, while continuing story of booker , elizabeth. content links 2 stories while providing expansion on causes , behind-the-scenes events alluded in-game background bioshock.

after completing bioshock infinite , expansion, levine announced restructuring irrational games focus on smaller, narrative-driven titles. 2k games continues hold on bioshock intellectual property , plans continue develop games in series, considering framework set levine , team rich creative canvas more stories.