Reactions: BioShock 2 developers working on XCOM reboot

After what seems like years of rumors that BioShock 1 creator Ken Levine and his Irrational Games team have been working on an FPS reboot of the revered turn-based strategy series, it turns out that BioShock 2 developer 2K Marin is actually handling the project, allowing Irrational to work on a new IP.

Little is known about about the alien-centric game, simply titled XCOM, other than the fact that it will be exclusive to the 360 and PC. GameSpot reports that “Players will take the role of an FBI agent whose job is to identify and eliminate an unknown extraterrestrial threat.”

So pretty much, the studio that ruined BioShock is taking the reigns on a highly revered turn-based strategy franchise and turning it into a sci-fi FPS…yeah, I think I’ll take a pass on this one.

Author: Cody

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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Reactions

14 Comments to Reactions: BioShock 2 developers working on XCOM reboot

  • Lollerskates says:

    “Players will take the role of an FBI agent whose job is to identify and eliminate an unknown extraterrestrial threat.”

    I can haz X-Files game?

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  • Ryan says:

    http://www.destructoid.com/the-other-2k-marin-is-lead-on-the-new-xcom-171052.phtml

    The article does say “These guys apparently did their share of work in BioShock 2…” but still worth noting the distinction between the two studios.

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  • Cody says:

    http://kotaku.com/5517592/rumor-bioshock-the-mmo

    On another note, there’s a rumor floating that 2K could make a BioShock MMO…because it’s such a fucking fantastic idea…*sigh*

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