BioShock Infinite -- which will be released on Oct. 16 in the U.S. and internationally on Oct. 19. -- is a follow up to 2K's previous BioShock games, which have raked in more than nine million copies combined.
The latest game is neither a prequel nor a sequel. It's set in a fictional floating city in the 1920s called Columbia and focuses on a ruling class called The Founders, who aim to protect the city against an enemy clan called Vox Populi.
The player controls Booker Dewitt, a former agent tasked with rescuing a woman from the city. When Dewitt meets a kidnapped woman named Elizabeth, he finds out she has ability to create time rifts in the city.
Irrational Games, based in Boston, has been working on the title for a while following the critical and commercial success of BioShock and BioShock 2.
"After BioShock, we had a vision for a follow up that dwarfed the original in scope and ambition,” said Irrational Games Creative Director Ken Levine. “BioShock Infinite has been our sole focus for the last four years, and we can’t wait for fans to get their hands on it.”
The PlayStation 3 version of BioShock Infinite will come bundled with the original BioShock game, which launched in 2007.