TK-Nation's Cassandra Khaw corners Harrison Krix into an interview and learns about how the McGuyver of Cosplay made his awe-inspiring Big Daddy cosplay, the technical details and the fringe benefits of looking like a monster straight out of hell.

Hint: It involves free beer.

tknation via tk-nation.com »

"The sequel to 2K's epic BioShock is set to launch next week, and we had the opportunity to hear just what's going on with the game. At this roundtable discussion of sorts, we sat down with Creative Director Jordan Thomas, Lead Designer Zak McClendon, Lead Environment Artist Hogarth De la Plante, and two guys from Digital Extremes -- Art Director Mat Tremblay and Lead Programmer Jesse Attard -- who developed the multiplayer component.

It was one of 2K's bigger (biggest?) interviews, so prep..."

chautemoc via neoseeker.com »

With a protagonist change, online multiplayer, and added fragments to an already engaging story, Bioshock 2 should easily live up as one of the best games of the year. The dev team discusses its numerous refinements to the world of Rapture and discusses the game's biggest new features inside.

almehdaaol via www.thekartel.com »

"With BioShock 2 just about to hit the shelves many excited gamers are straining at the bit to get their slimy little webbed hands on it as soon as possible and experience Rapture again.

Recently 2K Games Australia held a media event in Sydney to help local media groups understand a little more about the newest version of the oceanic world of The Cult of Rapture and, of course, BioShock 2.

They brought along Alex Vancomerbech, Level Designer, and Martin Slater, both from 2k Australia to ..."

XboxOZ360 via oxcgn.com »

"Gabe Newell, Valve
"I decided I needed a hobby, so I started teaching myself how to be a machinist. I've got a CNC mill, surface grinder, heat treat furnace, and lots of other devices designed to launch various body parts across my garage at high velocity while on fire. Once you start going down this path, it makes putting together a Christmas list pretty easy as there's a near infinite amount of stuff that you can convince yourself you need. For example a year ago I'd never heard of Harvey ..."

chautemoc via kotaku.com »