Axel & Pixel now available on XBLA

2K Play’s new point-and-click adventure game, Axel & Pixel, is now available worldwide on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Axel & Pixel was developed by Silver Wish Games and utilizes a simple point-and-click interface. Players lead Axel the artist and his dog Pixel through 24 levels of photo collage environments where they encounter nature-inspired characters like the Ice Giant, his rat apprentice and other motley inhabitants of the Dream World. Along their journey, the duo will scale majestic mountains, build rafts to cross treacherous rivers, and fly away in a hot air balloon through the Dream World.

In addition to assisting Axel and Pixel on their adventures, players can race vehicles in Arcade Mode and post high scores to the online leaderboard. Players will also discover bonus items, including dog bones, sketches and paint tubes hidden throughout the Dream World that give Axel the tools and inspiration to complete his finest work of art.

Axel & Pixel is now available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points.

BioShock 2 coming Feb. 9, 2010

2K Games announced today that BioShock 2 will be available worldwide beginning February 9, 2010. The game is now available for pre-order at participating retailers if you want to get it early. Currently in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Games for Windows LIVE, BioShock 2 will feature two unique, intertwined experiences that form to create an interesting story, unique first-person shooter combat, compelling and multiplayer action.

BioShock 2 is set 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, where the halls of Rapture once again echo with the sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture. This time players step into the oversized boots of a Big Daddy, as they travel through the broken city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and their own survival.

Multiplayer in BioShock 2 will provide a prequel experience that expands the origins of the BioShock fiction. Set during the fall of Rapture, players assume the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions, a provider of Plasmids and Tonics in the underwater city of Rapture that was first explored in the original BioShock. Players will need to use all the elements of the BioShock toolset to survive, as the full depth of the BioShock experience is refined and transformed into a multiplayer experience.

BioShock 2 is currently in development at 2K Marin in collaboration with 2K Australia, Digital Extremes and 2K China.

For more information on BioShock 2 visit one of the following web site: www.bioshockgame.com, www.cultofrapture.com, or www.somethinginthesea.com.

Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution now on iPhone

Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution has been released for the iPhone today, bringing 2K Games’ popular strategy franchise to iPhone and iPod Touch owners around the world. Developed by Firaxis Games and Sid Meier, Revolution for iPhone and iPod Touch gives much of the same play as its console counterparts, but with the added bonus of gameplay streamlined for use with the touch screen controls of the system.

You can download it now - for a limited time - for $4.99 on the Apple Store. But get it now, because after the first 48 hours the game will costs around $9.99. A free lite version of the game is also available.

BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle released

2K Games and Bethesda Softworks have released the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle to retail outlets across North America for a suggested retail price of $39.99 for the Xbox 360 and $29.99 for Windows. The bundle will be available internationally in mid-July. The BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle combines the 2006 Game of the Year winner The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with 2007 Game of the Year winner BioShock.

The BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle is rated M by the ESRB. For more information on BioShock visit www.bioshockgame.com and for more information on Oblivion visit www.elderscrolls.com. If you don’t already own both of these great games this is as good a time as any to get them for a pretty decent price.

BioShock & Oblivion bundle in July

2K Games and Bethesda Softworks are teaming up to bring a double dose of award winning games to the PC and Xbox 360. A new retail package will be released on July 7 offering The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from Bethesda Softworks and 2K Boston’s BioShock in one box. Dubbed the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle, this new release will sell for $39.99 on Xbox 360 and $29.99 for Windows PCs.

If you don’t own either one of these games, this is a pretty decent value, though it doesn’t appear to contain the downloadable content for Oblivion on either platform. If you already own both of these games, you’re not missing out on anything here.

The BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle is rated M by the ESRB. For more information on BioShock check out www.bioshockgame.com. For more information on Oblivion visit www.elderscrolls.com.

Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: The Complete Edition in stores

2K Games has released Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: The Complete Edition today across North America. This collection for Games for Windows delivers the complete Civilization IV collection of games released to-date in a DRM-free, value priced package. The package includes the original Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, the Warlords expansion, the Beyond the Sword expansion and Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization. Civilization IV: The Complete Edition for Games for Windows is available in North America for a suggested retail price of $39.99.

Pretty sweet deal if you don’t own any of these games , want all of them on one disk, enjoy DRM-free releases or just need to finish out your collection. Bet it while it’s hot.

BioShock 2 Multiplayer Details

2K Games revealed some details on the multiplayer you can expect from BioShock 2 - including the fact that it is being developed by Digital Extremes. Digital Extremes is certainly qualified to handle the multiplayer end of this game: the company is known for helping to create the multiplayer for the original Unreal as well as the Unreal Championship franchise.

The company is reportedly working closely with the creative team at 2K Marin to make sure multiplayer fits in this game. I am a little skeptical that multiplayer will work well within the framework of the BioShock universe, which is geared towards solitary play. i am also a little disappointed to see that cooperative play isn’t mentioned. I sure do hope this game will support some sort of coop play.

2K Games says that multiplayer in BioShock 2 lets players earn experience points during play which in turn is used to gain access to new Weapons, Plasmids and Tonic. These can be used to create hundreds of different combinations, allowing players to develop a unique character that caters to their playing style.
Like the single player game, players will get to fight it out in an unmolested version of Rapture and engage in combat in locations such as Kashmir Restaurant and Mercury Suites, all of which have been reworked to cater to a fast-paced multiplayer experience. This is only a tiny hint of what multiplayer will offer, so expect to hear more about this game at E3 next month.

BioShock 2 is currently in development at 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes for PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows. This title is not yet rated by the ESRB.