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Design the Bioshock Limited Edition Box

Submitted by Midnight on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 9:01am.

From Elizabeth at The Cult of Rapture

Yes, you read that correctly. It started with an online petition from a fan on the 2K forums, imploring us to make a BioShock limited edition. 19,692 signatures later, I opened up a poll on the Cult of Rapture asking BioShock devotees what they would like to see in the box.

Now I ask you, what would you like ON the box?

To give you some backstory, this idea began because of a fan in the 2K forums, Rapture_Tourist gave us an awesome idea with his very detailed fan art of a possible BioShock Limited Edition (see picture above). We loved the feeling of his etched metal casing, and want to run with it.

So now, for the next two weeks, I’ll be collecting submissions for designs that could go on the front of the BioShock Limited Edition box.

Find out more about the contest now.

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Welcome to RAPTURE. Holy

Submitted by rapture on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 9:45am.

Welcome to RAPTURE. Holy crap that stuff is cool. I'm going to hang it all over the office. Sweet!

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That stuff is so cool! I

Submitted by Mintz on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 10:06am.

That stuff is so cool! I wonder what the damage to my wallet will be :(

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FYI, the pic is a concept

Submitted by Midnight on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 12:36pm.

FYI, the pic is a concept from a fan of what he'd like the limited edition to look like. 2k Games has not released or chosen anything for the final version, which is why this contest is being held.

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Oh. Well I vote for him.

Submitted by Mintz on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 1:51pm.

Oh. Well I vote for him.

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Just like Gears of War...

Submitted by Master Kim on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 2:16pm.

We need a coffee table art book much like in the limited ediiton of Gears of War's "Destroyed Beauty."

Perhaps some Cold War-era posters for Plasmid?

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Bioshock Downloadable Content

Submitted by Oculus on Fri, 04/27/2007 - 4:10pm.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/points-schmoints/dlc-bioshock-themes-and-pictures-255783.php

Bioshock has had some of the best artwork I've seen lately in games. It just might be worth a look.

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Oculus, I have been scouring

Submitted by Midnight on Fri, 04/27/2007 - 5:27pm.

Oculus, I have been scouring the Xbox.com site trying to find what the DLC looks like, but have been unsuccessful.

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Since I am a borderline

Submitted by Midnight on Fri, 04/27/2007 - 5:40pm.

Since I am a borderline Bioshock fanboy at this point, I went ahead and downloaded the content.

Theme:
Xbox Live Blade: Hands of a Bid Daddy and Little Sister reach towards each other with an orangish background. Very cool.
Games Blade: Big Daddy helmet closeup with a green tint applied. Very cool.
Media Blade: View of Rapture from outside the city. Dark blue. Interesting, but not as cool as the others.
System Blade: View of the top of a building, presumably in Rapture, but there appears to be a moon behind it. Confusing, but cool. Purple background.
Friends List: A 60s plaid motif. Fits the game, but not pleasant as a background for my friends list.

Artist picture pack: Very cool. One of my favorite picture packs yet.
Character picture pack: Difficult to discern a couple of the characters, but Big Daddy and Little Sister are unmistakeable. I prefer the Artist picture pack.

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Pretty

Submitted by Mintz on Fri, 04/27/2007 - 7:35pm.

Pretty cool.

http://www.dashboardthemes.com/theme/Bioshock/theme-1

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