Arkane Studios (Arx Fatalis, Dark Messiah) is working with 2k Marin on Bioshock 2 !

snoopers · (07-09-2009, 08:06 PM)

Breaking ! http://www.arkane-studios.com/uk/home.php

Quote:

Arkane Studios is pleased to announce its collaboration with 2K Marin and contributions to Bioshock 2 in the areas of design, animation and art. We're excited about this game, which underscores Arkane Studios' core values.

I think it's an excellent news, the guys at Arkane are killers when it comes to the art department. And they're french :)

EatChildren · (07-09-2009, 08:07 PM)

As someone who really enjoyed Dark Messiah, and thought the levels made gorgeous use of the Source engine, I support this endeavour.

xir · (07-09-2009, 08:09 PM)

ugh, are they still working on The Crossing then?

snoopers · (07-09-2009, 08:10 PM)

Originally Posted by xir:

ugh, are they still working on The Crossing then?

IIRC The Crossing has been put on hold.

fallengorn · (07-09-2009, 08:10 PM)

Yeah, what about The Crossing? I've heard nothing about it since annoucement.

szaromir · (07-09-2009, 08:11 PM)

So, like 5 studios are developing this one?

Freedom = $1.05 · (07-09-2009, 08:14 PM)

Isn't Digital Extremes working on the multiplayer for this game? That's, what, 3 studios helping out with the production of this game? Looks like it's going to be another splash-screen marathon before I can actually play a Bioshock game : /

Joseph Merrick · (07-09-2009, 09:02 PM)

ugh. their time would be better spent making one of their amazing original games. fuck this bioshock crap.

HK-47 · (07-09-2009, 09:04 PM)

So Bioshock 2 will have spikes?

wmat · (07-09-2009, 09:06 PM)

Originally Posted by Joseph Merrick:

ugh. their time would be better spent making one of their amazing original games. fuck this bioshock crap.

My sentiments exactly.

Chris Remo · (07-09-2009, 09:07 PM)

Man this game is quite a team effort, figuratively speaking. A team of teams.

fizzelopeguss · (07-09-2009, 09:09 PM)

Originally Posted by Joseph Merrick:

ugh. their time would be better spent making one of their amazing original games. fuck this bioshock crap.

Bingo.

Cat in the Hat · (07-09-2009, 09:14 PM)

I feel bad for the producer. Must be a chaos trying to get everyone on the same page.

Cheech · (07-09-2009, 09:22 PM)

Originally Posted by EatChildren:

As someone who really enjoyed Dark Messiah, and thought the levels made gorgeous use of the Source engine, I support this endeavour.

I liked this one as well, but it was the buggiest console game I've played since Pirates of the Caribbean for the Xbox. I never did complete the game because all my saves got corrupted by some bug. Right at the last level, too. No matter which save I used, the game crashed at the same point.

gamerecks · (07-09-2009, 09:26 PM)

So are they going for the most developer names on a box?

Draft · (07-09-2009, 09:31 PM)

The more cooks the better!

Victrix · (07-09-2009, 09:34 PM)

Not thrilled or enthused about Bioshock 2

Not happy about Arkane having their original game put on hold, I loved Arx, and DMM was great. I want to see them do more original work.

But if this keeps them in business, good.

Domino Theory · (07-09-2009, 09:34 PM)

So there's 3 studios working on one game? Lol.

MirageDwarf · (07-09-2009, 09:38 PM)

Originally Posted by Domino Theory:

So there's 3 studios working on one game? Lol.

Four counting 2K Australia.

Joni · (07-09-2009, 09:40 PM)

It could be worse. Didn't the Super Smash Bros. Brawl team consist out of 14 seperate teams? And the PS3 version of the original was made by four teams.

AgentOtaku · (07-09-2009, 09:42 PM)

Pretty interesting news!

...still haven't gotten around to playing Dark Messiah though

Masta_Killah · (07-09-2009, 09:47 PM)

Eh, lots of publishers assign multiple devs on an ip. Not really news.

Chris Remo · (07-09-2009, 09:47 PM)

Originally Posted by Joni:

It could be worse. Didn't the Super Smash Bros. Brawl team consist out of 14 seperate teams? And the PS3 version of the original was made by four teams.

Smash isn't quite the same; it was more that its main team was assembled specifically for the game. The personnel came from different places, but it's not like there were a bunch of separate studios all coordinating together.

And BioShock PS3 isn't a good example. BioShock, the underlying game, was made by 2K Boston/Australia, like all the games by the people formerly called Irrational Games. It was then ported by a collaboration between Digital Extremes and 2K Marin, but the game itself was not created by four studios.

Originally Posted by Masta_Killah:

Eh, lots of publishers assign multiple devs on an ip. Not really news.

The reason you know publishers often assign multiple devs is because it's reported in the news. Of course this is news.

Phthisis · (07-09-2009, 09:49 PM)

BioShock 2 is being developed by: 2K Marin, Digital Extremes, and Arkane Studios. That's an awful lot of bodies.

Chris Remo · (07-09-2009, 09:51 PM)

Originally Posted by Phthisis:

BioShock 2 is being developed by: 2K Marin, Digital Extremes, and Arkane Studios. That's an awful lot of bodies.

And 2K Australia.

Masta_Killah · (07-09-2009, 09:55 PM)

Originally Posted by Chris Remo:

The reason you know publishers often assign multiple devs is because it's reported in the news. Of course this is news.

Its only news to you because its Bioshock. This is common in the industry.

FlyinJ · (07-09-2009, 09:57 PM)

Originally Posted by Chris Remo:

And 2K Australia.

With support from 2K Boston as well.

Kaako · (07-09-2009, 09:59 PM)

Hmmm...not sure what to think of this one.

Chris Remo · (07-09-2009, 10:03 PM)

Originally Posted by FlyinJ:

With support from 2K Boston as well.

I'm not so sure about that.

Originally Posted by Masta_Killah:

Its only news to you because its Bioshock. This is common in the industry.

I didn't say it's not common. Games being developed by ANYBODY is common. That doesn't make it not news. Games being given release dates is common. That doesn't make it not news.

Ricker · (07-09-2009, 10:35 PM)

Loved Arx Fatalis...with that many studios(people) working on the game,let's hope it's not a 6 hour game...

Spoo · (07-09-2009, 10:43 PM)

If they need the help, great -- they should get whatever they think they need to bring a complete product to the table.

I think -- and honestly, this is purely speculation on my part -- that BioShock 2 was basically shown off at a *very* early stage (remember that even the main character's design was temporary); they probably bit off more than they could chew for their target date in terms of assets (probably not programming effort; they started with a solid engine and 2K Aus was probably pumping updates into the engine in between the Bioshock-Bioshock 2 transition, as well as for whatever project Boston is kicking around).

Arkane Studios is probably a good pick too, I think it's always a good thing when you have another (talented) studio involved; it means you'll have more creative back-and-forth probably.

Dax01 · (07-10-2009, 12:45 AM)

This makes four studios working on the game. Can't wait for it.

Poimandres · (07-10-2009, 12:57 AM)

Originally Posted by Joseph Merrick:

ugh. their time would be better spent making one of their amazing original games. fuck this bioshock crap.

Bioshock... crap... does not compute.

Haunted · (07-10-2009, 01:02 AM)

grunt work, no doubt.

Sean · (07-10-2009, 01:18 AM)

Might just be me, but hearing that four different studios are working on the game is kind of a turn-off to me. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

GeneralIroh · (07-10-2009, 01:29 AM)

This is awesome but I was more interested in The Crossing than Bioshock 2. Its sad its on hold.

Y2Kev · (07-10-2009, 01:32 AM)

Does anyone think it's strange how quiet it is on this game? The first one had a ton of E3 buzz and this game went completely ignored. Was it there?

inner-G · (07-10-2009, 01:33 AM)

Originally Posted by Poimandres:

Bioshock... crap... does not compute.

on consoles = crap was the logic there, I believe.

HK-47 · (07-10-2009, 01:35 AM)

Originally Posted by inner-G:

on consoles = crap was the logic there, I believe.

More like it didnt live up to the Shock name. At least thats what I think the reasoning is.