The Videogames Industry - Bioshock PS3

Bioshock PS3

Developers - 2K Boston/ 2K Australia / 2K Marin

Publishers - 2K Games

Platforms - PC, Xbox 360, PS3

Genre - First Person Shooter, Survival Horror.

Rating - BBFC 18+

Set in an alternative history 1960, the game places the player in the role of a plane crash survivor named Jack, who must explore the underwater city of Rapture, and survive attacks by the mutated beings and mechanical drones that populate it. The game incorporates elements found in role-playing and survival horror games.

Companies Listed on the Box

• 2K Games ( Boston, Australia and Marin) DEVELOPER (Development Studio)



• Havok DEVELOPER (Game Engine)



• Bink Video DEVELOPER (Game Engine)



• Unreal DEVELOPER (Game Engine)



• Digital extremes DEVELOPER (Development Studio)



• BBFC RATING BODY



• Blue-ray (Sony) DISTRIBUTORS



• Dolby Digital DEVELOPERS (Sound)



• Sony Entertainment Inc. (PUBLISHERS/DISTRIBUTORS)



• Take Two Interactive (PUBLISHERS)



• PS3 (PLATFORM)

2K Games

2K Games is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. They also own Rockstar Games notable for GTA.

Other Games from 2K

• Sid Meier's Civilisation - PC/PS3



• The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion - PC/ Xbox/PS3



• The Da Vinci Code - PC/Xbox/PS2



• The Darkness - Xbox/PS3



• 24 The Game - PS2

All companies are linked in some way for example 2K owns a number of other well know game developers.