It appears that BioShock has changed it’s release date to today. There has no been any official conformation from Microsoft or Take Two and neither of their PR agencies are available for contact. However, many things are proving that this is true.
Toys R’ Us in the United States has been selling copies today
The commercial now says “Available Now” and this has changed from when I saw the commercial 2 hours ago (below)
The game is driving the hype train after the demo and it would be smart to release today
Ken from 2K has confirmed it according to unofficial NeoGaf sources // it matches with the commercials I’ve seen
I am personally trying to contact every gaming related person that would have knowledge on what’s exactly happening. But chances are we will get a press release later tonight or early Wednesday morning.
In Canada, these commercials can be easily spotted from the earlier ones because they also advertise the 360 price cut after the commercial. [I’ll try to tape it next time around]
Update: I have just gotten somewhat official information that the game will be sold through every store as of now that already has stock of the game and they will be shipping the game rapidly to all stores. They have advised that there will be alot of confusion among retailers and that due to these issues, you may not be able to get your copy until things have been cleared up.
I checked Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, Best Buy Canada, FutureShop and Walmart online stores and all dates are still indicating 08/21/07. I would guess this will be mixed by the morning. I can confirm for a fact that the “Available Now” commercials are real since I have seen them with my own eyes.
More Information as I get it!
Update 2: I’ve been calling/emailing around for the last while and there is no new information that we can get on this. We do know for a fact that the commercial is real, however we will have to wait awhile to get all the information.
Also if you are able to call around stores in your area and get some info, please post a comment on what you’ve heard. I have no stores in the area that operate 24hours unfortunately.
Update 3: Thanks to “Anon” we now have the BioShock - Available Now video from YouTube. I need to get abit of sleep now, and if they don’t clear up everything. I’ll try calling Take Two/2K and Edelmen to see if they have anything to share.
i just got off the phone with the gamestop near me and they said they were aware of the situation but there copies had not arrived. they were waiting to hear from their district manager before they would say anything about it.
EDIT:
damn, it seems that the nearest toys r us is over an hour away from me.
i just got off the phone with the gamestop near me and they said they were aware of the situation but there copies had not arrived. they were waiting to hear from their district manager before they would say anything about it.
EDIT:
damn, it seems that the nearest toys r us is over an hour away from me.
wow, this is awesome news, the closest Toy's 'R Us is like 10 mins from my house, but i sadly have no cash for the game =(
Damn, no Toys R Us around my town. Sucks. I might give EB/Gamestop a call and see what da deal is. I am going there anyways today to help a friend get his 360 and all the accessories he needs, bad ass. Sweet find though, the lucky ones are playing it right now.
Bioshock released early! 
Linear Mode
