Irrational Games Announces BioShock: Ultimate Rapture Edition and It's Coming Soon

Developer Irrational Games and publisher 2K Games have announced the upcoming release of the all new BioShock: Ultimate Rapture Edition, and the new collection will be arriving sooner than you may have thought. The new collection will include both BioShock and BioShock 2, all previously released DLC for the games, exclusive PlayStation 3 content available for Xbox 360 for the first time ever, brand new content and more, and the entire collection arrives on January 15, 2013 for $29.99 to get players ready for the release of BioShock Infinite in March. BioShock: Ultimate Rapture Edition offers fans the most complete version of the series yet, so preorder your copy today and read on for more details!

BioShock: Ultimate Rapture Edition includes:

Museum of Orphaned Concepts: Take a tour of a never-before-seen BioShock museum and view early concept art, character models and more set within the halls of Rapture.

Plasmids Pack: Includes four additional Plasmids and Gene Tonics – Sonic Boom, EVE Saver, Vending Expert and Machine Buster – for use in BioShock.

Challenge Rooms Pack: Previously exclusive to PS3 and now available for Xbox 360 for the first time, the pack tests the player’s mettle by requiring them to utilize the skills learned while traversing the halls of Rapture to survive three separate puzzle rooms in BioShock.

Sinclair Solutions Tester: Contains a number of customization features that allow players to further their character’s development in BioShock 2 multiplayer modes and provides a deeper multiplayer experience.

Rapture Metro: Includes six additional multiplayer maps, an additional multiplayer gameplay mode and a rank increase to level 50 for BioShock 2 multiplayer.

The Protector Trials: Features frantic combat and fast-paced action designed to push players’ mastery of weapons and Plasmids in a BioShock 2 single-player experience spread across six maps.

Minerva’s Den: A substantial narrative experience that puts players in the role Subject Sigma and introduces new characters, locations and mystery to the world of Rapture in BioShock 2. Set in a new environment, Rapture Central Computing, Minerva’s Denadds a gripping new storyline to extend the BioShock 2 experience.

Also included, is an exclusive collectable sticker pack from BioShock Infinite’s world of Columbia to get gamers ready for the next chapter in the BioShock universe.

BioShock Infinite is now available for preorder from most major retailers for the MSRP of $59.99 and is scheduled to release for PlayStation, Xbox 360 and PC on March 26, 2013. BioShock Infinite is not yet rated. For more information on the game, check out the official BioShock Infinite website.