A job listing on 2K Game’s Boston branch web-site reveals that they are planning “industry-changing” multiplayer for Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams in which they are requesting workers “experienced multiplayer design”.
Job listings often tip the hand of developers and their plans so it is all but official that Bioshock 2 will indeed include multiplayer gaming.
A listing for Lead Multiplayer Engineer reads:
“Almost every game has a multiplayer component these days, but only one two or three of them are good enough keep people coming back day after day. If your title isn’t going to be one of them then why bother. The BioShock team is betting big on multiplayer and plans to stay at the top of the charts.”
While the Lead Multiplayer Level Designer listing reads:
“BioShock had no multi-player mode. We don’t believe in throwing in something that can’t go head to head with the big boys. No applicants will be considered who aren’t able to demonstrate they’ve got the skills to build an industry-changing multiplayer design.”
So now we just gotta sit back and wait for the official announcement and reveal of the multilayer in Bioshock 2. What would you like to see in the way of multiplayer for the sequel?