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October 11th, 2010, 07:25 GMT · By

BioShock 2 DLC Won't Be Coming to the PC

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BioShock 2's Minerva's Den will hit PC
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BioShock 2 recently expanded on its single-player story through the addition of the Minerva's Den downloadable content that was released last August for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but now it seems that PC owners of the title won't be getting that piece of new content.

BioShock 2 continue the story of the underwater city of Rapture, after the original, award winning title introduced us to its Dystopian setting.

While its story didn't really manage to reach the expectations many people had hoped it would, the title still became extremely successful on the platforms it was released on, the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

After its release, the game's developer, 2K Marin, and its publisher, 2K Games, announced that they will release a special type of downloadable content for the single-player mode, entitled Minerva's Den.

When it was released for the two consoles, 2K revealed that a PC version was coming soon, but declined to reveal a concrete release date.

Now, it seems that PC users won't be getting the new content, according to a new announcement posted by Elizabeth Tobey, Senior Manager of Interactive Marketing from 2K Games.

"We will also not be offering Protector Trials and Minerva's Den on the PC in the future -- and I want to say that I'm sorry for the disappointment this will cause to PC players out there. "

"As always, if any of these issues change in the future, I will update you guys first, but at this point in time I don't want to make you wait any longer and these are the most definite answers I have and you guys should deem them final decisions."

Two other things that won't be coming to BioShock 2 on any platforms are sounds for the vending machines and playlists for the multiplayer DLC maps.

Tobey revealed that the studio looked into all of these things but technical or time-related issues affected all of them, so 2K Marin won't be able to deliver these features.

Patches will still appear for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions in the future, but don't expect any huge changes. 


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Comment #1 by: handsome man on 11 Oct 2010, 07:56 UTC reply to this comment

absolute BS by 2k - greedy lazy folks.

email campaign has begun to get 2K to release minerva's den for PC.

just copy and paste this email and send to Meg Maise, head of corp communications and investor relations at: meg.maise@take2games.com


Dear Meg,

As a Bioshock 2 customer, I am outraged that 2K has decided to not release additional DLC content for the PC (namely Minerva's Den).

I find this upsetting for several reasons:

1) In 2K's original announcement for Minerva's Den, 2K stated that a PC release was forthcoming - to backtrack on a statement like that constitutes a broken promise and hurts 2K's overall credibility and public image for all users.

2) More importantly, by your actions you're telling the PC market that we don't matter. If this is truly how 2K Games feels, then just come out and say so. As PC users we'll simply make sure not to purchase your games if we're to be treated as second-class citizens. And as much as we like the Bioshock universe, you should already start cutting back your projections for Bioshock Infinite if this is the half-hearted support you intend to provide for that title as well.

I do not know what sort of flawed cost / benefit analysis went into your decision-making process, but based on the anger and the number of responses I've seen in comments posted on numerous websites (including 2K Forums), I think you are being short-sighted in thinking that a PC release would not be worth the time or effort. I have read the extremely positive reviews for Minerva's Den and would have even prepaid for the DLC if 2K needed to guarantee a certain level of downloads to ensure profitability. Instead 2K has hurt its own image by handling this issue in such a haphazard fashion.

I urge you to reconsider your decision and rebuild your trust with your customers - they're your ultimate stakeholders, not the shareholders, and will decide the ultimate success of Take Two Interactive as a company.

Best Regards,
[Your Name]


Comment #2 by: Somme_scum on 11 Oct 2010, 08:09 UTC reply to this comment

Well, I hope they don't expect to get high sales on the Infinite game. After the letdown that BS2 was, I was ashamed, now I'm just disgusted. Good luck 2k, you ain't getting any more of my money. Rot in *

Comment #2.1 by: Snowblind on 11 Oct 2010, 10:39 GMT

Thanks to the above OP for posting. I have sent through an email using your template and signed my name.

Laterz

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