{"id":544575,"date":"2026-03-09T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/exploring-the-full-history-of-bioshock-video-gameography\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:49:00","slug":"exploring-the-full-history-of-bioshock-video-gameography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/exploring-the-full-history-of-bioshock-video-gameography\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring The Full History Of Bioshock | Video Gameography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/exploring-the-full-history-of-bioshock-video-gameography.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Now that season 4 of Video Gameography is complete, and the Uncharted series has been, well&#8230;charted, it&#8217;s off to new frontiers and fresh faces. After saying farewell to co-host Ben Reeves in the last episode, we welcome GI Associate Editor John Carson to the podcast as the new co-host alongside the ever-present Marcus Stewart. Along with a series of guests, season 5 of Video Gameography will be an\u00a0exploration and examination of 2K&#8217;s Bioshock franchise.<\/p>\n<p>So, we cordially ask, would you kindly follow us into the depths of the sea?\u00a0We&#8217;re headed to the city of Rapture, made by and for movers and shakers, unbound by the expectations and judgments\u00a0of the surface world.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Irrational Games (AKA 2K Boston) and released in 2007, Bioshock reimagined and redefined what a modern shooter could be. In this episode, we explore the origins of the series stemming from the commercial failures of the well-loved PC franchise System Shock and the\u00a0turbulent development cycle in which Bioshock triumphantly\u00a0succeeded in spite of. We discuss director Ken Levine&#8217;s\u00a0inspirations of Rapture and its inhabitants like the industrial mastermind Andrew Ryan, the Big Daddies, Little Sisters, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Join hosts Marcus Stewart (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcusStewart7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MarcusStewart7<\/a>), John Carson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Carson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@John_Carson<\/a>), and <em>Game Informer<\/em>\u00a0Associate Editor Wesley LeBlanc\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeBlancWes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LeBlancWes<\/a>) as we unpack the history and\u00a0narrative of the first Bioshock!\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to get in touch with the Video Gameography podcast, you can email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:podcast@gameinformer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast@gameinformer.com<\/a>. You can also join our official\u00a0<em>Game Informer<\/em>\u00a0Discord server\u00a0by linking your Discord account to your Twitch account and\u00a0subscribing to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/gameinformer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Game Informer<\/em>\u00a0Twitch channel<\/a>. From there, find the Video Gameography channel under &#8220;Community Spaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/podcast\/2022\/03\/26\/exploring-the-full-history-of-bioshock-video-gameography\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that season 4 of Video Gameography is complete, and the Uncharted series has been, well&#8230;charted, it&#8217;s off to new frontiers and fresh faces. After saying farewell to co-host Ben Reeves in the last episode, we welcome GI Associate Editor John Carson to the podcast as the new co-host alongside the ever-present Marcus Stewart. Along with a series of guests, season 5 of Video Gameography will be an\u00a0exploration and examination of 2K&#8217;s Bioshock franchise. So, we cordially ask, would you kindly follow us into the depths of the sea?\u00a0We&#8217;re headed to the city of Rapture, made by and for movers and shakers, unbound by the expectations and judgments\u00a0of the surface world. 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