BioShock is a unique game that mixes a spine-chilling setting illustrated with art deco art and architecture, sci-fi themes of bio-genetic mutation and self-modification, a deep storyline with open-choice freedom to interact with the world as you choose, and first-person action that requires you to think every time you pull the trigger. After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and genetically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn.

BioShock Review - August 17, 2007
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BioShock Demo Hands-on - August 13, 2007
Pure Rapture.

BioShock Caters to the PC - July 18, 2007
Menu screens aplenty.

E3 2007: BioShock Update - July 11, 2007
Irrational gives us another glimpse of Arcadia.

BioShock PC Hands-on - June 22, 2007
We visit the garden of Arcadia in Rapture with a keyboard and mouse as weapons.

BioShock Hands-On - June 8, 2007
All the details of the first few hours.

X06: BioShock Big Daddy Fight - September 28, 2006
Not even flaming teddy bears can take down these over-protective beasts. But they help.

GC 2006: Updated BioShock Impressions - August 24, 2006
We take another look at our pick for E3 2006 Game of the Show. Wat-er ya' gonna do when they come for you?

E3 2006: Bioshock Impressions - May 10, 2006
Game of the show? Read on.

Game of the Month: August 2007 - August 31, 2007
An Irrational decision.

Games: Game Scoop! Podcast Ep. 49 - August 30, 2007
The one before Episode 50.

Ken Levine Talks BioShock - August 30, 2007
We speak to the father of BioShock post-launch to get his thoughts on the game and the work that went into it.

BioShock Coverage: Swid Interview - August 30, 2007
Rapture's other resident art freak chats about his work.

BioShock Coverage: Tobey Interview - August 30, 2007
We talk with BioShock's personal community manager.

BioShock Coverage: Wells Interview - August 30, 2007
We chat with one of the original BioShock masterminds.

BioShock Coverage: Oddey Interview - August 30, 2007
You want to read about BioShock bloopers? Sure you do!

Alt-Tab Podcast -- Episode 1 - August 29, 2007
Your IGN PC editors finally talk to each other.

Xbox 360: Ken Levine Talks BioShock - August 27, 2007
We speak to the father of BioShock post-launch to get his thoughts on the game and the work that went into it.

Insider: Behind Closed Doors: The Cult of Rapture - August 24, 2007
We take you inside BioShock's launch event in Boston.

Music: BioShock's Sonic Blitz - August 23, 2007
Composer Garry Schyman discusses the in-game score.

Insider: Head-to-Head: BioShock - August 22, 2007
We analyze the Xbox 360, PC DirectX 9, and DirectX 10 versions in both written and video forms.

Movies: BioShock: The Movie! - August 20, 2007
IGN plays studio boss with the hot new Xbox 360 and PC title.

BioShock PC Review Update - August 16, 2007
It'll show up later this week.

Games: Game Scoop! Podcast Ep. 47 - August 16, 2007
Dylan Jobe stops by to chat about Warhawk.

Insider Video Features: Masterbit HD: BioShock - August 13, 2007
Eight minutes of HD, uncut, from the demo.

BioShock Blog: Big Daddy Sightings Across America - August 8, 2007
Find out where you can encounter a Big Daddy in person.

BioShock Blog: The International Collector's Edition - August 7, 2007
The BioShock CE is coming soon, but to where?

Insider: AutoLockon #19: The Loneliest Number - August 6, 2007
Are single player games going out of style?

BioShock Blog: On Creating and Destroying a Utopia - July 31, 2007
A quick view into the architecture of Rapture.

BioShock Blog: PC Podcast…and Beyond! - July 20, 2007
A slew of new info emerges for the PC version of BioShock

PC Best of E3 2007 Awards - July 20, 2007
We round up the best games that showed up on our favorite platform at this year's much smaller big show.

Games: IGN is AFK Podcast: E3 Wrap-up - July 17, 2007
What rocked, what fell flat, and who cleaned up

BioShock Blog: PC Specs Official - July 11, 2007
Can you run it?

E3 2007: Microsoft Conference Impressions - July 11, 2007
Microsoft has a lot to show but should PC gamers be impressed?

BioShock Blog: Swim Through The Fisheries - July 6, 2007
Check out this quick runthrough of the Fisheries and see how open-ended BioShock can be.

BioShock Blog: The Marks and Sounds of Rapture - June 29, 2007
The Cult of Rapture brings you some new offerings from the world of BioShock.

AU BioShock Q&A;: The Moral Dilemma - Australia, June 23, 2007
Joe McDonagh from Irrational discusses matters of life and death in BioShock.

BioShock Blog: The Plasmid Powers of BioShock - June 18, 2007
Take a quick look at some of the extraordinary powers found in BioShock.

BioShock Blog: A New Infusion - June 14, 2007
A slew of new information arrives on the official BioShock website.

BioShock Blog: The World Gets Ready for Rapture - June 11, 2007
New information surfaces as we get one step closer to the release of BioShock.

Blog: Little Sisters of Rapture - May 23, 2007
BioShock's Little Sisters come out to play.

Blog: Water, Water, Everywhere... - May 2, 2007
Irrational Games discusses the new technology used to make the game's stunning water effects.

BioShock AU Q&A; - Australia, April 29, 2007
We dive deeper into the game's world with Irrational's Director of Product Development, Jon Chey.

Games: IGN is AFK Podcast: Game Hype - April 24, 2007
At what point does enthusiasm cross the line?

Blog: Calling All Designers - April 20, 2007
It's up to the BioShock community to provide the design for the Limited Edition's box art.

Blog: Remain Seated Please - April 4, 2007
Get a guided tour through the first two levels of 2K Games' upcoming Bioshock.

Games: Game Scoop! Episode 31: Grand Theft Podcast - March 30, 2007
Sonic and Mario fail their drug tests, robots prove more evolved than primates and Master Chief infects us with another viral campaign.

Blog: Will There Be A Collector's Edition - March 28, 2007
Do you want a CE of BioShock? Read on to find out how you can help!

Ken Levine Vignette Chat: The Medical Facility - March 23, 2007
Irrational's creative director delves into the significance of the medical facility.

Blog: Homages from the Cult of Rapture - March 21, 2007
The BioShock community honors the upcoming title with a slew of new artwork.

Insider: IGN Insider's Desktop Series - March 19, 2007
Brand new wallpapers and blog headers have arrived.

Games: Game Scoop! Podcast Episode 29: Love Mii Do - March 16, 2007
Celebrity Miis, Xbox Live on PC and advice from R.O.B. the Robot.

Blog: BioShock Loves Threadless - March 14, 2007
Get involved in the BioShock community!

Blog: Beneath The Surface - March 8, 2007
Go under the sea and face off against some true horrors.

PC 2006 Year in Review - December 20, 2006
We take a look back at the year that was and peek hopefully at the year ahead.

RPG Vault: RPG Roundtable #6 - Part 3 - October 25, 2006
We present five more developers' opinions to wrap up our mammoth feature looking at RPGs of the past and present

First BioShock Video - September 20, 2006
Feast your eyes on the very first video footage of Irrational's exceptional new game.

BioShock: Ken Levine Talks First-Person Shooters - September 15, 2006
Why is it an FPS? BioShock's lead designer counts the ways.

Games: IGN is AFK Podcast: E3 2006 Wrap-up - May 18, 2006
Now that the dust has settled, the IGN editors have regrouped to discuss the highs and lows of this year's E3.

The Influence of Literature and Myth in Videogames - May 18, 2006
How have myth and seminal writers of horror, science fiction, and fantasy shaped today's videogame landscape? IGN taps the literary roots of the industry for answers.

Pre-E3 2006: BioShock - May 5, 2006
Creative Director Ken Levine takes us deep into the heart of Irrational's BioShock. New info, new media.

Games: IGN is AFK Podcast: Pre-E3 2006 - May 4, 2006
The IGN editors discuss the conferences, the games, the rumors, the hardware, the booth babes, and the chaos that is E3.

Q&A;: Irrational Takes Two - January 9, 2006
Irrational's Ken Levine talks about joining Take Two and rocking BioShock.

BioShock Interview - October 11, 2004
Ken Levine drops the knowledge.

FAQs: Game Help 2007 Aug 24 - August 24, 2007
Bioshock and Twilight Princess questions.

BioShock Score Available for Free Download - August 24, 2007
Did you hear that?

BioShock (Officially) Released - August 21, 2007
Got any sick days saved up?

BioShock PC Demo Tonight - UK, August 20, 2007
PC owners can finally join the Cult of Rapture.

Music: Bioshock Goes Retro - August 17, 2007
Moby and Oscar The Punk remix elements of the soundtrack.

2K Shocked by Early BioShock? - August 16, 2007
The publisher responds to the broken street date.

BioShock PC Demo Before August 21 - UK, August 14, 2007
Irrational Games apologises for the delay and says it's hard at work on the PC demo.

BioShock Ready to Surface - August 13, 2007
One of our most anticipated games of the year is finally finished.

BioShock Demo Live on Marketplace - August 12, 2007
Start your downloading.

Game Critics Awards Winners Announced - July 31, 2007
Who reigned supreme at E3 2007?

Aussies Get BioShock Collector's Edition - Australia, July 25, 2007
Clear a space on your mantel in anticipation.

Music: Garry Schyman Gets BioShocked - July 17, 2007
Composer delivers epic in-game score for new Irrational/2K shooter.

E3 2007: 2K's E3 Line-Up - July 10, 2007
Take-Two reveals its full crop of games at the big show.

BioShock's Final PC Specs - July 9, 2007
Can your machine run the world of Rapture?

Bioshock Gets Waterlogged - Australia, May 1, 2007
Awesome water effects under the microscope.

BioShock CE On The Way - March 30, 2007
Fans are invited choose the extras for the upcoming title.

BioShock Collector's Edition Coming? - March 28, 2007
Only 5,000 signatures needed on petition to make it happen, says official 2K Games site.

BioShock Delayed - March 1, 2007
How much longer must we wait?

No Multiplayer for Bioshock - Australia, January 21, 2007
2K talks demos and possible online content.

Forza BioShock Website - December 22, 2006
2K launches website with Italian language options for upcoming shooter/RPG game. New images!

Surprise! BioShock! Surprise! - September 19, 2006
Yes, we are teasing you. But rest assured, you'll be satisfied when we're done.

E3 2006: 2K Games Announces E3 Roll-out - May 10, 2006
2K Games reveals what games they're hauling out for the big show.

Take Two Buys Irrational Games - January 9, 2006
BioShock finds a home -- and aims for PC and next-gen consoles in 2007.

Take-Two Gets Irrational? - January 9, 2006
Unconfirmed reports suggest acquisition has happened.

Take Two Feels BioShock? - November 29, 2005
A trademark filing suggests Irrational's latest may have been found a publisher.

RPG Vault: IGN Highlights - October 12, 2004
EverQuest II Impressions, BioShock Q&A; with Ken Levine at IGN PC; Shining Tears Preview at IGN PS2; Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders Review at IGN Xbox; Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review at IGN Cube

Games: Garry Schyman Scores BioShock - August 24, 2007
2K's genetically-enhanced FPS is a composer's dream.

Games: Welcome To Rapture - August 21, 2007
BioShock available at retailers across the country.

Games: BioShock EP Announced - August 17, 2007
Moby and Oscar The Punk remix some tunes.

Games: BioShock Goes Gold - August 10, 2007
Genetically enhanced FPS blasts onto store shelves August 21st.

Games: Gary Schyman Scores BioShock - July 17, 2007
Hollywood composer provides original score for upcoming FPS.

Games: 2K Games and 2K Sports Reveal E3 Lineup - July 10, 2007
Anticipated titles include Bioshock, Civilization: Revolution, and NHL 2K8.

Games: 2K's BioShock Sweeps E3 Best of Show Awards - May 30, 2006
Also leads on three major gaming sites.