BioShock Infinite set for October 16th release date

It feels like it’s been years since BioShock Infinite was revealed by 2K Games and Irrational Games, and this morning, it finally has a release date.

BioShock Infinite for the PS3, XBox 360 and PC is scheduled for an October 16th, 2012 release in North America, and the 19th, internationally.

Read on for the official press release, and make to pre-order the game below.

2K Games announced today that BioShock Infinite will be available in North America on October 16, 2012 on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The title will be available internationally on October 19, 2012.

Developed by Irrational Games, BioShock Infinite won more than 75 editorial awards at E3 in 2011, including the Game Critics Awards? Best of Show. The title has been named one of the most anticipated games of 2012 by more than 50 media outlets, including WIRED, USA Today, TIME, GameSpot, and GameTrailers. The BioShock franchise is one of the interactive entertainment industry?s most successful and critically acclaimed series, which has sold-in over 9 million units worldwide.

?After BioShock, we had a vision for a follow up that dwarfed the original in scope and ambition,? said Ken Levine (@iglevine), Creative Director of Irrational Games (@irrationalgames). ?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.?

BioShock Infinite puts players in the role of Booker DeWitt, a hard-bitten former Pinkerton agent, together with the revolutionary AI companion, Elizabeth. The two struggle to escape the sky-city of Columbia, in a 1912 America that might have been. Armed with an arsenal of new weapons and abilities, they face menacing enemies, in unique expansive environments. Classic BioShock gameplay joins innovations such as aerial combat on high-speed Sky-Lines in the service of an immersive storyline ? an Irrational Games signature.

BioShock Infinite is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information on BioShock Infinite please visit http://www.bioshockinfinite.com.