2K and Irrational Games announced today that BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 1, the second add-on content pack for BioShock Infinite, will be available for download worldwide on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC starting November 12.
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 1, developed by Irrational Games, the studio behind the original BioShock and BioShock Infinite, features Rapture as youve never seen it beforea shining jewel at the bottom of the ocean, built almost entirely from scratch in the BioShock Infinite game engine. Join Booker and Elizabeth in a film noir-style story that places them in a shining, pristine Rapture on the eve of its fall from grace. Explore the underwater city, try your hand at a grift or two, and even encounter some old “friends” from the original BioShock.
The combat experience has been rebalanced and reworked with a greater emphasis on stealth and resource management that merges the best parts of BioShock and BioShock Infinite. It includes a new weapon, an old favorite weapon from the original BioShock, the return of the weapon wheel, a new Plasmid, new Gear, and Tears.
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 1 will be available via online marketplaces on all participating platforms starting November 12, and can be purchased separately for $14.99, or as part of the “BioShock Infinite Season Pass.” The Season Pass, which is currently available for purchase, contains $35 of playable content for $19.99, including both “Burial at Sea” episodes, the previously released Clash in the Clouds add-on pack, as well as the Early Bird Special Pack that has powerful weapon upgrades, exclusive gold weapon skins, and infusion bottles to upgrade player abilities.
“This is a love letter to the fans, but its also the beginning of a story that will give gamers a new perspective on the BioShock universe,” said Ken Levine, creative director of Irrational Games. “With Burial at Sea, we built a Rapture not from BioShock and BioShock Infinite scraps and pieces, but with environments almost entirely crafted from scratch.”
Still in development at Irrational Games, and also included in the Season Pass, is BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 2, which brings gamers something they have been asking for since they first met the character of Elizabeth: the chance to see the world through her eyes and face challenges as she would. In this second episode of “Burial at Sea,” players will experience a new storyline, and a new stealth-oriented gameplay experience.
