Fans of the critically-acclaimed game series Bioshock will be screaming within their diving helmets in glee at the fact that Irrational Games (a 2K games studio) released footage from the BioShock Infinite demo for an exclusive 24-hour period on Xbox LIVE and Xbox.com on Tuesday.
However, the really good news is that today, for us lucky so-and-sos, Irrational Games will post the footage on BioShockInfinite.com and distribute the video worldwide. Previously presented only to limited (lucky) press audiences behind closed doors, the demo video that won IGN's Gamescom Game of Show Award will be shown to the public for the very first time, and we can't wait. Of course, we've seen the full demo, and we literally cannot stress enough how promising the game looks.
For anybody who hasn't seen the glorious mini-demo, it opens with the game's protagonist, former Pinkerton agent Booker DeWitt (fantastic name, we have to say), battling through the streets of Columbia, a crumbling city in the sky. When we say city in the sky, think of balloons, futuristic travel, old-school American values, and a heavy dose of blood and fire. Anyway, DeWitt has come to rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious young woman imprisoned there since childhood. As DeWitt and Elizabeth merge their powers in a desperate bid to escape the city, viewers will witness "intense indoor and outdoor battles, new weapons and abilities, and dangerous new enemies including Elizabeth's terrifying captor."
BioShock Infinite, planned to release in 2012, is in development for the Xbox 360 and the PS3, and we can't wait for it.
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