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Coming Soon: Bioshock 6
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... MCV talked to 2K president Christoph Hartmann and he indicated that they may try to emulated "Star Wars", possibly seeing 5 sequels to Bioshock. ...
Bioshock Could See Upwards Of Five Sequels, Story Willing [The Saga Continues]
Kotaku —
... they would never force out a new Bioshock game just to have a new BioShock game, citing the example of an unnamed racing title. “But we have to be careful not to cash in. I won’t name the company, but there was a great racing game years ago. They brought it back year-on-year. If you look at the scores, it’s hard to believe what they’ve done to it. It’s upsetting, actually.” Could this be a thinly-veiled dig at EA's Need for Speed franchise? Bioshock can ‘do a Star Wars’, says 2K boss [MCV]
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BioShock: The Phantom Menace?
Blue's News —
MCV features a preview tidbit from an interview with Christoph Hartmann they will publish in full tomorrow. They quote the Global President of 2K on the potential for multiple BioShock sequels, and while he stresses they don't plan to "cash in" on the underwater shooter series in the manner of The Matrix sequels, his reference to the Star Wars movie series recalls another franchise that arguably did just that, along with a reference to Duke Nukem Forever that is a little confusing: Some of the mega-franchises we talk about only lasted ten years because companies took ...
BioShock has 'potential' for numerous sequels, suggests 2K boss
Joystiq —
... 2K Global President Christoph Hartmann says BioShock could have plenty of sequels, but he promises the company won't "cash in" on the franchise. Speaking with MCV, Hartmann states that with the "right twist of innovation," the series has the ...
BioShock 6 a Possibility, says 2K Boss
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
Christoph Hartmann, Global President of 2K, today told MCV that there might be more for Bioshock than a singular sequel. In fact, he proposed no less than five potential sequels, mirroring the Star Wars saga. "Some of the mega-franchises we talk about only lasted ten years because companies took five years to ship a game. Look at Duke Nukem . It's been a great franchise for 20 years, because it seems like it's been in development for 20 years," said Hartmann. "For Bioshock , because it's so story driven, the question obviously arises: how long can you do it without ...
More Sequels in Store for the Bioshock Universe
Kombo.com —
... is on crack and who isn't?'. "But, then again, look at Star Wars. It's a fight between good and evil, just like Bioshock. If we spin it the right way and get the right twist of innovation, we can make six parts of it, as Star Wars did. "But we have to be careful not to cash in. I won't name the company, but there was a great racing game years ago. They brought it back year-on-year. If you look at the scores, it's hard to believe what they've done to it. It's upsetting, actually." -- MCV I have my fingers crossed that they do this right but I have a feeling that the Bioshock ...
Coming 2017: Bioshock 6?
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... Cristoph Hartmann, President of 2K Games, has said in an interview with MCV that Bioshock could potentially be spun into a six-game series. Hartmann promises that they won't "cash in" on the game, but that the title's story and universe has ...
Could there be five sequels to BioShock? 2K Games says, "Maybe"
Big Download Blog —
... like BioShock. If we spin it the right way and get the right twist of innovation, we can make six parts of it, as Star Wars did." Even with these kinds of ideas, Hartmann claims he doesn't want to "cash in" by simply releasing a ton of BioShock sequels. Could there be five sequels to BioShock? 2K Games says, "Maybe" originally appeared on Big Download Blog on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
BioShock franchise has 'potential' for five sequels
Joystiq [Xbox] —
... Talking with MCV, 2K Games global prez Christoph Hartmann admits that the BioShock franchise could churn out five total sequels in its life, but promises that 2K won't just "cash in" on the title.
Talking about the potential ...
2K: BioShock Could Have Five Sequels
The Escapist : Latest News —
... for the follow-up, entitled BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams . But in an interview with MCV , Hartmann said BioShock 2 might be just the beginning of a long series of games, and implied that 2K would handle the franchise differently - and better - than many other publishers. "Some of the mega-franchises we talk about only lasted ten years because companies took five years to ship a game," he said. "Look at ...
BioShock could have five sequels
Destructoid —
... Recently, 2K global president Christoph Hartmann told MCV that BioShock has the same franchise potential as Star Wars. He added that it is only possible if sequels stay true to the original game. From the interview: ...
2K: 'Bioshock' Could Have Five Sequels
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... keep up that level of quality for a six game series. I love the Bioshock universe, but not enough to want to play Big Daddy and Little Sister Cart Racing or Andrew Ryan's Xtreme Putting Challenge. Feel free to fill our comment section with ideas for ridiculous Bioshock sequels.
Bioshock 2: Sea Of Dreams, the first sequel, is due on Xbox 360 and PS3 this year. We'll give you the date when we get it.
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BioShock has potential for five sequels
That VideoGame Blog —
... “For BioShock, because it’s so story driven, the question obviously arises: how long can you do it without turning into The Matrix? The first Matrix was great, the second one was weird and the third one, you thought: ‘Who [making this] is on crack and who isn’t?’,” said Hartmann in an interview with MCV. “But, then again, look at Star Wars. It’s a fight between good and evil, just like BioShock. If we spin it the right way and get the right twist of innovation, we can make six parts of it, as Star Wars did.” ...
Bioshock may have several more sequels
Ars Technica - Opposable Thumbs —
... , but it turns out that this isn't the only sequel 2K Marin has planned. According to an interview with MCV , Global President of 2K Christoph Hartmann let it slide that he thinks the Bioshock storyline could easily be spun out into an extended series, as long as the writers can actually maintain the high quality narrative. "For Bioshock , because it's so story driven, the question obviously arises: how long can you do it without turning into The Matrix ?" Hartmann said. "The first Matrix was great, the second one was weird and the third one, you thought: 'Who [making ...
sinking creativity to new depths
Tales of a Scorched Earth —
... weren’t his idea; he would have rather seen a better representation of the Player’s choices in the game. But those choices had to actually have an impact in the game first, Ken.
3. At GDC 2008, Levine gave a talk about how he “screwed up BioShock’s story”, by making the climax too soon. As I said in my review, it’s basically a revenge mission after the halfway point.
4. Christoph Hartmann, Global President of 2K Games confirms more sequels of BioShock are in the works.
