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Countering the argument that they're little more than a GTA publisher, Take-Two has said that they could potentially leverage their BioShock or Civilization IPs in the MMO space.

Posted by James Brightman on Wednesday, March 26, 2008

At the 2008 Smid Cap Conference, Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick discussed some of the publisher's "potential untapped opportunities" and he seemed to indicate that the massively multiplayer online space could be a good opportunity for hot intellectual properties such as BioShock and Civilization.

BioShock of course was one of the biggest hits of 2007, especially for a new IP. The game has now sold over two million units, and along with its recent earnings statement the company confirmed that BioShock 2 is in the works for late 2009. Ken Levine will still be involved even though 2K Marin, not 2K Boston, has been assigned the development duties.

As for the Civilization strategy franchise from industry legend Sid Meier, the series has sold well over eight million units, and Meier is currently preparing Civilization Revolution for release this year.

There's no denying the greatness of these two properties, but whether they'll ultimately translate into great MMO experiences is another matter.

Thanks to ShackNews for the tip.



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I really don't see how Bioshock could work as an MMO... possibly Civ, though.



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thekitchensink said:
I really don't see how Bioshock could work as an MMO... possibly Civ, though.

The plasmids offer a lot of potential to produce an RPG/Level-Up element to a MMOFPS ...



i can see Civ being pulled off but not Bioshock



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They would have to walk a mighty fine line to make BioShock work as an MMO.

But if it did work, it could be incredible.




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really thats sounds cool



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HappySqurriel said:
thekitchensink said:
I really don't see how Bioshock could work as an MMO... possibly Civ, though.

The plasmids offer a lot of potential to produce an RPG/Level-Up element to a MMOFPS ...


 I agree the plasmids could make it interesting, but I don't really see Rapture as an MMO environment.