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BioShock 2 Single-Player DLC Announced, Detailed

New characters, new plasmids, new weapons, and even a new place to explore.

If you've been waiting patiently for 2K Games' promised story-driven DLC for BioShock 2, then prepare to wait just a tad longer. The first bit of narrative-driven content for the game has been officially announced and it's coming this fall (at an unspecified price for all versions of the game).

Minerva's Den, as its been dubbed, will put you in the boots of an all-new character in a mission to help Brigid Tenenbaum "unravel" a dictator's hold on a new district: Rapture Central Computing. New weapons, new plasmids, upgraded Splicers, and even a "never-before-seen" breed of Big Daddy await in this previously unexplored hub. 
  

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In a statement 2K president Christoph Hartmann harped on the fact that this DLC will offer more narrative and story. He also made it clear that this bit of content will be the last for BioShock 2. Oddly enough, it might be the first for people like me, who only dig BioShock for its haunting atmosphere and characters and not necessarily for its multiplayer, which has been receiving all the additional content love thus far.

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If you've been waiting patiently for 2K Games' promised story-driven DLC for BioShock 2, then prepare to wait just a tad longer. The first bit of narrative-driven content for the game has been officially announced and it's coming this fall (at an unspecified price for all versions of the game).

Minerva's Den, as its been dubbed, will put you in the boots of an all-new character in a mission to help Brigid Tenenbaum "unravel" a dictator's hold on a new district: Rapture Central Computing. New weapons, new plasmids, upgraded Splicers, and even a "never-before-seen" breed of Big Daddy await in this previously unexplored hub. 
  

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In a statement 2K president Christoph Hartmann harped on the fact that this DLC will offer more narrative and story. He also made it clear that this bit of content will be the last for BioShock 2. Oddly enough, it might be the first for people like me, who only dig BioShock for its haunting atmosphere and characters and not necessarily for its multiplayer, which has been receiving all the additional content love thus far.
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I could go for some Bioshock 2 DLC.

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Awesome I'm definitely down for some more single player Bioshock !

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A pleasant surprise!

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want?

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I have not touched Bioshock 2's singleplayer at all.  In the time I rented it I only played multi....... does that make me a bad person?

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@RawRockKills777: no it makes you a freak
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@RawRockKills777: You're crazy.
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I know I know :(

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Yay for more Bioshock!

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A new breed of Big Daddy no one has ever seen in a majority of Rapture despite traveling through pretty much every conceivable area in which they were both creative and active!? 
 
JINKIES!

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exciting news

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I dont care much for Bioshock anymore... Loved the first one, and haven't finished the second one...

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I wasn't a big fan of #2 so this news isn't very important to me at the moment.

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I enjoyed the 2nd one, was pretty fun - I never got to finish it though because my 360 died and I sent it back to gamefly :(

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I would be excited, but its been a long time and I dont know how much money im willing to spend. Depends on price and if i still have my gamesave honestly.

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@Sephirenn said:
" I wasn't a big fan of #2 so this news isn't very important to me at the moment. "
Yup.  The game got way to repetitive way too quickly.  I will not be purchasing this DLC at any cost.  If you caught me back in February, I may have.  And 2k was wrong to focus on the multiplayer, considering how consistantly laggy the servers are.
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Arg! I haven't played it yet. Waiting for a big price drop :D

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I thought Bioshock 2 was better than Bioshock 1...  
 And this sounds good. I'll definitely buy it!

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Was going to pick Bioshock 2 up, but I'll probably just wait for a GotY edition now, I guess.

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@phrosnite: Dang son, it's already dipped to $30 on Amazon. Keep eyes open!
@LordXavierBritish: Big Daphne CONFIRMED!
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@Brackynews: 
Bigger... and also I live in a shitty country...
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I don't care what people say- I still think Bioshock 2 is the superior game. More single-player content is like ummm double-double good.

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@RawRockKills777 said:
" I have not touched Bioshock 2's singleplayer at all.  In the time I rented it I only played multi....... does that make me a bad person? "
YES!  Yes it does make you a bad person!!!
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Nice, I wonder when that'll be released on PC.♠

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Sounds exciting! With so much new diversity from BioShock 2, I'm hoping it'll be pretty lengthy. Hopefully around 3-5 hours least.

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glad i've kept the one

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Doing the "gatherings" with the little sisters was the most obnoxious slice of game design i've ever experienced. I will not be venturing through the halls of rapture again.
 
Shame really. B2 had some great moments. I loved wandering the halls as the little sister. So fucked up seeing the world as they see it. Then the flashes of reality are very jarring.

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I would totally buy this if the damn game stopped crashing on my PC. 

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Bioshock 2 doesn't need to exist, let alone milking money out of gamers with DLC.

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I'm not sure I can get excited about DLC for a game that I'll have finished about a year before the DLC comes out, unless it's all story. There was nothing so magical about the gameplay itself that I'm itching for more of it. This goes for most non multiplayer games, frankly.

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Finaaallly. Forget multiplayer, this is why I haven't sold my copy yet.

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I need to play BioShock 2.  It's about 10 deep in my queue right now.

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Hmm, not sure there's much to keep me interested in more Bioshock stories.
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I love Bioshock but I wish they would spend more time on single player DLC than their multiplayer stuff

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@InfamousBIG said:
" Bioshock 2 doesn't need to exist, let alone milking money out of gamers with DLC. "
this
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A friend burrowed my copy ...and I still haven't even finished it (I was about to get the incinerate plasmid, so I wasn't even very far)
 
definitely interested in the DLC though, I probably got a little bioshock overkill since I just completed a platinum trophy playthrough of the first bioshock (survivor mode without vita chambers) right before BS2 came out. Then I played multiplayer a few months ago, it was actually quite awsome!

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don't know if want.
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sweet bioshock 2 dlc

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Might get it, if it's reasonably cheap and if it's good.

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I really should try out the original game someday...

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Sounds like the best DLC, too bad that's it until 3...

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Glad they're doing dlc on something other than the multiplayer. I might actually buy it.

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I found Bioshock2 was just fine 'existing'. One of the games iv'e truly enjoyed playing, and thats nice simple validity. How or what some else thinks on whether something should exist or not is meaningless to me for just that. 
 
Some DLC will be nice, also. Unless it sucks, then I also will say that it should have no existance..not that it will mattter.

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I've finally figured out why I have never liked the thought of Bioshock 2, before and after it came out, even after decent reviews.  It feels like fan fiction to me.  I hate fan fiction.

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Why the hate for the multiplayer on Bioshock 2?  It was fully competent...and moreover, it was fun as fuck!  I didn't buy the DLC yet, as I figured it would probably hit Deal of the Week status at some point. 
 
As for the single player DLC, totally interested as well.  I loved Bioshock 2, more than the first one in fact. 
 
@phrosnite said:

" Arg! I haven't played it yet. Waiting for a big price drop :D "
It's down to, like, $30 - $40...and even then, there's tons of specials that have been running and coupons.  Hell, there was a coupon in Best Buy's @Gamer magazine for, like, $15 off or something like that...when the game had already been dropped to $40.  You are missing out on a great fucking game if you aren't buying it.
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Good deal, can't wait