Take-Two has said that a Bioshock movie is more likely to coincide with an as yet unannounced Bioshock 3, rather than with Bioshock 2.

The publisher's chairman, Strauss Zelnick, made the statement following the company's second quarter financial report, which was bolstered heavily by sales of GTA IV.

Of course, nothing has been said regarding the nature of the game, or when it could be released, other than the fact that Bioshock is "a very important franchise", and that "roughly an every-three-year [release] schedule would be optimal" for new instalments.

The current ETA for Bioshock 2 is during the 3rd quarter of 2009.

Take Two, owner of the 2K gaming label, have announced that PC and Xbox 360 title Bioshock will be given the film treatment, and is to be directed by Pirates of the Caribbean skipper Gore Verbinski.


However, nothing has yet been said about how much money will be behind this latest venture, or indeed when fans can expect the film to be released.

The Bioshock movie is the latest in a long line of films based on games, the most recent examples including Hitman and Resident Evil: Extinction.

Some of the biggest news out of this year's Comic-Con event in San Diego is the news that two of television's hottest properties will be getting the videogame treatment.

First off the block will be the superhumans from the sci-fi hit Heroes. The long pursued deal was announced by the Ubisoft and the creator of the series, Tim Kring. Ecstatic at the news, Kring spoke highly of the partnership with Ubisoft. With so many possibilities on the cards, Ubi has announced that the game will feature the entire ensemble cast of the series rather than honing in on a particular character's journey in the videogame tie-in.

While the game's script will be penned by a Ubi hired writer, it can be confirmed that the show's writers will supervise and consult the Ubi team on game concept and story. Back in May, Heroes executive producer Jesse Alexander hinted that some of the serie's story arcs were writing into the show for the purpose of tying into the videogame.

Along with the Heroes, the popular castaways from Lost will be finding their pixelled counterparts on PC monitors as soon as 2008. Players will finds themselves in the role of a passenger that survived the crash of Oceanic flight 815 along with Jack, Kate, Locke and the rest of the popular characters from the show. On the island you will be unraveling the mysteries of the island as well as unraveling your own past. Ubisoft promises to recreate an authentic 'Lost' experience, giving players the opportunity to: explore familiar locations from the show, unravel the mysteries of the island, outwit enemies, solve puzzles and battle the dreaded smoke monster.
For more news, stay tuned to the proceedings at Comic-Con as it has been announced that the first trailer for Lost will be revealed sometime today.

With the flood of 80s nostalgia going on in the world today it was inevitable that a popular property of the time would get the videogame treatment. What scores a 10 on the weirdness meter is the fact that Codemasters has chosen to bring the world of Dirty Dancing to the PC gaming scene.

For those of you not old enough to remember the movie - which is celebrating its 20th anniversary - your mother would tell you that it's one of the most iconic dance films in motion picture history. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, Dirty Dancing tells the shmoopy love story of a Summer romance between Baby and the holiday camp dancing teacher Johnny.

The game version of Dirty Dancing will see players taking on the role of Baby when she first arrives at Kellerman's Mountain House Resort. There she will spend her time practising her dance moves with the aim of winning the end of season dance competition in her sights.


Currently there is no release date attached to the title, but expect Dirty Dancing to boogie its way onto your PC in the near future.

In a message given for World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI has criticised a "trend" in popular culture towards violent and sexually-explicit material aimed at children. He specifically targetted animated films and video games:


The theme for World Communications Day was "Children and the Media: A Challenge for Education", and the Pope called on creators of media products "to safeguard the common good, to uphold the truth, to protect individual human dignity and promote respect for the needs of the family".

He also called on parents to introduce their children to classic literature, fine arts and uplifting music to counteract the effect of popular literature.

You can read the message in full here.