2K Unveils $15,000 BioShock 2 "Uber Edition"

[John Funk]

2K Unveils $15,000 BioShock 2 "Uber Edition"

Do you want your very own Big Daddy? No, not a figurine, I mean your very own Big Daddy? That's what the BioShock 2 [http://www.amazon.com/BioShock-2-Special-Xbox-360/dp/B002I0HEZ4/ref=sr_1_6?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1280172643&sr=1-6] Uber Edition is for!


We'd previously reported on the really, really cool BioShock 2 Special Edition [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/96282-BioShock-2-Special-Edition-Floats-Ashore], also known as a videogame memorabilia collector's wet dream: For $100, the Special Edition contained a vinyl LP with the BioShock soundtrack, retro-style posters, and a huge, 164-page art book (oh yeah, and the game and its soundtrack), too.

But as awesome as that collector's edition was, 2K Games figured, "You know what? A $100 limited edition is piddly sh*t." Then it looked at Modern Warfare 2's Prestige Edition [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/96019-Unboxing-Modern-Warfare-2s-Prestige-Edition], and decided, "Yeah, we can do even better."

So in the above video, after the very nice lady is done unboxing the (really, really awesome) Special Edition and showing all of that off, she decides to unveil the super-special-secret BioShock 2 Uber Edition. Retailing at $14,999.99, the Uber Edition - limited to just 500 copies - will come with its own fully functional Big Daddy. Unfortunately, as the video shows, having a Big Daddy around isn't always the best thing in the world.

As awesome as said Uber Edition would be, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it probably doesn't actually exist. Which is a shame, really - who wouldn't want their own real-life Big Daddy?

I know I sure would!

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[Trivun]

Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh, that would be so bloody awesome! I'm actually pretty annoyed that it's not real... My very own Big Daddy to love and to hold and to call my own...

(cookie for reference)

 

[ZeroDotZero]

I saw this video earlier. I'm extremely pumped for the game now! I'm getting the special edition as well.

 

[Arbitrary Cidin]

$15,000? C'mon, I could build a suit and buy a person of the black market slave trade myself for like half that.

 

[Axle_Bullitt_19]

Awww, That would have been kickass if they would have really did that. I'm rather dissapointed.

 

[sirdanrhodes]

$15,000? C'mon, I could build a suit and buy a person of the black market slave trade myself for like half that.

Wait, that's... A pretty damn good idea.

TO THE BLACK MARKET! *Trumpet fanfare*

 

[hittite]

I MUST HAVE!!!!!

Does anyone want to buy my kidney?
How about my liver, I can live without that, right?

In all seriousness, that was pretty cool.

 

[Tharticus]

Haha, at least 2k Games got a sense of humor. Maybe they can sell the ultra edition featuring your miniature Big Daddy figurine functioning like a robot.

 

[josh797]

wow that is awesome. full of win, if i might be so bold. good stuff 2k, good stuff.

 

[wooty]

I'd have to tone down the moaning it does, drive me mad after a week.

But if they put this much effort into this vid, hopefully the game will be good too

 

[BigHandInSky]

Ha, that was pretty good, and if i had a Big Daddy, i'd have some good times messing with my mates' heads

 

[MGlBlaze]

He, nice to see a sense of humour about Developers. Break from the monotony at least.


And I'd want him to do my shopping!

[sub]Imagine the discounts...[/sub]

Yeah, I like it when the developers of a game are humorous about things. The previous time I saw something like this in recent memory is the video Monolith made for the introduction of Slow-Mo Deathmatch in F.E.A.R. 2...

Interesting side-note, this video swayed me into getting the Special Edition for Bioshock 2 as well. At the very least, I'll have a bunch of really cool stuff to look over.

 

[Jared]

Hehe, that is brilliant. I certainly would nveer have the money to spend on that at least, but, if someone did...XD

Its great to see 2K have a sense of humour =D

 

[aPod]

Great little spoof on themselves. Better call human resources.

 

[The Rockerfly]

I thought it was serious...bum

 

[JC175]

The best thing about this is that it's clear the dev team are taking the mickey out of themselves and/or people that buy the special edition - the fact that the woman spends time pouring over the "sturdy box" as the first part of the package proves that.

Good stuff, 2K!

 

[Nincompoop]

Aaahaha! The ending was f**king hilarious!

It would be a neat idea to really sell those suits (maybe even the drill being functional), I bet people would actually buy it.

 

[ShadowKatt]

I thought it was actually real at first. I've gotten used to games pushing the marketing envelope, so it didn't seem quite so farfetched. Kinda like the TransFormers edition of the Camero. For an additional $10k, it was all yours.