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    BioShock Infinite

    Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Mar 26, 2013

    The third game in the BioShock series leaves the bottom of the sea behind for an entirely new setting - the floating city of Columbia, circa 1912. Come to retrieve a girl named Elizabeth, ex-detective Booker DeWitt finds more in store for him there than he could ever imagine.

    Giant Bomb's E3 2011 Game of the Show

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    #151  Edited By stage

    Hot cleavage, bro!

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    #152  Edited By Vinny_Says
    @FunExplosions: Understandable, but Ryan also said "we don't do that type of game of the show stuff" during the E3 podcasts. 
    I look forward to many editorials during the dry season, but I wasn't expecting this.
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    #153  Edited By WEGGLES

    @MrKlorox: Bioshock wasn't really all that linear.

    Generally open environments. It's fairly open with out being an open world game. what more did you want?

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    #154  Edited By TwoOneFive

    im liking this open world feel much more than the claustrophobic feel of the first two. 

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    #155  Edited By Sooty

    Hope it's better than the first, I got really bored of it towards the end.
     
    2 played better.

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    #156  Edited By Lemmycaution217

    Looks amazing.

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    #157  Edited By Vexxan

    Damn, I thought it was going to be Uncharted 3.

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    #158  Edited By yellownumber5
    @LifeByDegrees said:
    I really like the thought process and set up of Bioshock Infinite.  
    I love the fact that they make a world that truly has the depth to back it up.  
    I wonder what they have in store for the main body of the story? 
    Will it be mostly driven by the open-world nature? 
    Too early to tell- though I could see some fun with timewarping. 
    Looking forward to what they have in store. 
     
    Poetic
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    #159  Edited By Nihilius
    @Vegsen said:

    Damn, I thought it was going to be Uncharted 3.

    Me too, Uncharted 3 is definitely my Game of the Show.
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    #160  Edited By bkbroiler

    That girl has boobs.

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    #161  Edited By gamebelongtous

    it says a ot about how far the games industry has come when you look at the stark contrast between this ( bioshock ) and the just released ( started design in the 90's  ) duke nukem forever. 
     
    That games of this or any format can provide such a classy and interesting experiance can exist is a grand thing indeed. Its just a shame that the specters  of the past are still around bothering us all.

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    #162  Edited By TehCHef

    Can't wait
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    Definitely a game that I'm looking forward to. 

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    #164  Edited By Monk

    Doesn't hurt having a Game of the Show award, gets Giantbomb on the back of the box perhaps? Aside from Uncharted, which is a known quantity, I can't think of anything being an outright "Game of the Show" from the top of my head.

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    #165  Edited By Saltank

    Honestly thought Battlefield 3 is the game of the show. You guys sure love your Ken Levine and Bioshock, too much. Sell outs...

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    #166  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    @texaseanacre said:

    @Marino: Let's hope it's out by then, but if it isn't, I wouldn't be surprised if it was!

    I would be very surprised if it was out by next E3. It's due out in 2012, and I'm expecting it to be a holiday release. I could even imagine it slipping into 2013.

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    Looks good and all but didn't blow me away at all.

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    @Saltank said:

    Honestly thought Battlefield 3 is the game of the show. You guys sure love your Ken Levine and Bioshock, too much. Sell outs...

    Look at this guy!

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    #169  Edited By Sambambo

    @Saltank said:

    Honestly thought Battlefield 3 is the game of the show. You guys sure love your Ken Levine and Bioshock, too much. Sell outs...

    Honestly, I thought that Battlefield looks really boring in what was shown.

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    #170  Edited By Hairydutchman

    I was super excited when I saw the first Bioshock game, but this one doesn't really grab me.

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    #171  Edited By buft

    sure its probably great but i just wished they had showed the public more of what they showed the journalists, its a tad unfair that we have to accept the game plays great by word of mouth alone.

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    #172  Edited By RVonE

    @Saltank said:

    Honestly thought Battlefield 3 is the game of the show. You guys sure love your Ken Levine and Bioshock, too much. Sell outs...

    So, because you disagree with their pick, they are sell outs? Somehow that doesn't add up.

    For sure, Bioshock Infinite isn't my game of the show but I don't see anything wrong with them picking that game. Oh and Battlefield 3 seems technically impressive, I thought the environments and actual game (from what they've shown) looks bland as fuck.

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    #173  Edited By fjordson

    This game looks incredible, and Bioshock is an all time great game, so I can't disagree. It was either this, Prey 2 or Skyrim for me.

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    #174  Edited By billyblaze

    I suppose this is as good a place to ask as any:

    Have you guys spent any time with the new Deus Ex?

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    #175  Edited By striderno9

    Knew this wold win but I have to say I totally agree. The game demoed great, it looked great, and its got a lot of great ideas behind it.

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    #176  Edited By Saltank

    @RVonE said:

    @Saltank said:

    Honestly thought Battlefield 3 is the game of the show. You guys sure love your Ken Levine and Bioshock, too much. Sell outs...

    So, because you disagree with their pick, they are sell outs? Somehow that doesn't add up.

    For sure, Bioshock Infinite isn't my game of the show but I don't see anything wrong with them picking that game. Oh and Battlefield 3 seems technically impressive, I thought the environments and actual game (from what they've shown) looks bland as fuck.

    I admit, I should have been a little more sarcastic with my comment, however, from a viewer's point of view I'm still seeing the same thing I saw last year from BioShock Infinite, and there's absolutely nothing too incredible at E3 that gives the game any more merit. And the lengthy interview with the creator seems to give an impression that GB's opinions are not as independent as I would have thought before, because ..maybe they're good friends with the creators, for one.

    I liked what Levine had to say, especially the bit where he admitted that they couldn't figure out what to do with BioShock and underwater combat, which makes me believe that Infinite will be GREAT. However, everyone else seems to think BF3 is the game of the show. Why? Because it's the most hyped. Because it had the longest line ups. Because it looks and plays incredibly. Because the developers know what the players like and this is going to be appealing to such a wide audience. BS Infinite - its single player experience will enthral us and then that's it, we're done. Doesn't sound like the sort of game that should be objectively considered as the best of E3 based on normal judging merits. Doesn't seem like it's important or 'big' enough as some of the other stuff we've seen.

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    #177  Edited By artofwar420

    @Saltank: And BF3 will be revolutionary? It's all opinions in the end, no reason to jump to that type of conclusions just because you disagree. What is this? That OTHER website? Your definition of "game of the show" is not something I agree with.

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    #178  Edited By Vextroid

    The Sony presser was the first time I saw any footage of this.

    Can't say I'm surprised this was game of show for GB. Can't wait to get for my PS3 so I can also play the original Bioshock. (Which I am ashamed to say I haven't played).

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    #179  Edited By I_smell

    Wish they would've shown that demo.

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    #180  Edited By Gargantuan

    I love Bioshock 1 and 2 and I'm ready for some more!

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    #181  Edited By Kavel

    Safe choice

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    #182  Edited By krabboss

    For me, this winning game of the show is as weird Battlefield 3 winning game of the show. Both will likely be very good games, but what was shown at E3 wasn't all that spectacular. Perhaps the giant bomb dudes got a better look at the game than I did, but everything I saw of the game at E3 just made it look like a shooter with a nice art style and well designed on-rails segments.

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    #183  Edited By afrokola

    @MattyFTMsaid:

    @texaseanacre said:

    @Marino: Let's hope it's out by then, but if it isn't, I wouldn't be surprised if it was!

    I would be very surprised if it was out by next E3. It's due out in 2012, and I'm expecting it to be a holiday release. I could even imagine it slipping into 2013.

    Hmm, you're probably right but I would still want to play it earlier in the year! Ha ha ha.

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    #184  Edited By Nadafinga
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    #185  Edited By dropabombonit

    Same choice I would have made, can't wait for this game

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    #186  Edited By ptys

    Understandable, Ken Levine seems pretty cool. Game'O show for me obviously Mass Effect followed by Resident Evil: Revelations. Now I just need a 3DS, preferably the lite model.

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    #187  Edited By Haxim

    Not BF3? This is an outrage. Yellow journalism at it's finest.

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    #188  Edited By sins_of_mosin

    I didn't like Bioshock 1 at all.  The second one was a lot better so I got high hopes for the next one.
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    #189  Edited By jellysnake

    Should've picked a game that was out this year and that you actually got to play rather than watch someone else demoing it.

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    #190  Edited By SpacePenguin
    @Saltank said:

    Honestly thought Battlefield 3 is the game of the show. You guys sure love your Ken Levine and Bioshock, too much. Sell outs...

    Oh ye because that tank sequence they showed really deserves game of the show, are you serious? And anyway why would they be sellouts just because they picked a game you didnt like?
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    #191  Edited By Saltank

    @SpacePenguin said:

    @Saltank said:

    Honestly thought Battlefield 3 is the game of the show. You guys sure love your Ken Levine and Bioshock, too much. Sell outs...

    Oh ye because that tank sequence they showed really deserves game of the show, are you serious? And anyway why would they be sellouts just because they picked a game you didnt like?

    It's more impressive because it's breaking the same old rhythm set by MW games. Read previous comments for explanation.

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    #192  Edited By Saltank

    @Nadafinga said:

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    That's hilarious.

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    #193  Edited By whamas

    @Gargantuan said:

    I love Bioshock 1 and 2 and I'm ready for some more!

    this!

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    #194  Edited By Budkin

    Most anticipated by far.

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    #195  Edited By NorthSarge

    After reading a couple comments on this thread i believe some people need to learn what an "opinion" is.

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    #196  Edited By tehrevel

    I remember when this game got announced there was alot of collective mehs from alot of people on various sites and I remember being very confused. Irrational have never steered me wrong before so I will sit down and play anything they put out because Freedom Force and it's sequel have bought infinite goodwill from me.
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    #197  Edited By Binbay55

    Remember that this is the best SHOWN GAME at E3.

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    #198  Edited By El_Capitan

    This is why I love Giant Bomb :D
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    I'm a Bioshock fanboy, so I have been really looking forward to this, though I still haven't bothered to look up the release date.

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    #200  Edited By Nekroskop

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