New York, NY – October 25, 2013  –  2K and Irrational Games announced today that  BioShock® Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1 , the second add-on content pack for the award-winning  BioShock Infinite , will be available for download worldwide* on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC starting November 12.
 
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1 , developed by Irrational Games, the studio behind the original  BioShock  and  BioShock Infinite , features Rapture as you’ve never seen it before—a shining jewel at the bottom of the ocean, built almost entirely from scratch in the  BioShock Infinite  game engine. Join Booker and Elizabeth in a film noir-style story that places them in a shining, pristine Rapture on the eve of its fall from grace. Explore the underwater city, try your hand at a grift or two, and even encounter some old “friends” from the original  BioShock .


 
The combat experience has been rebalanced and reworked with a greater emphasis on stealth and resource management that merges the best parts of  BioShock  and  BioShock Infinite . It includes a new weapon, an old favorite weapon from the original  BioShock,  the return of the weapon wheel, a new Plasmid, new Gear, and Tears.
 
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1  will be available via online marketplaces on all participating platforms starting November 12, and can be purchased separately for $14.99, or as part of the BioShock Infinite   Season Pass .  The  Season Pass ,  which is currently available for purchase, contains $35 of playable content for $19.99, including both  Burial at Sea  episodes, the previously released Clash in the Clouds  add-on pack, as well as the  Early Bird Special Pack  that has powerful weapon upgrades, exclusive gold weapon skins, and infusion bottles to upgrade player abilities.
 
“This is a love letter to the fans, but it’s also the beginning of a story that will give gamers a new perspective on the  BioShock  universe,” said Ken Levine, creative director of Irrational Games. “With Burial at Sea,  we built a Rapture not from  BioShock  and  BioShock Infinite  scraps and pieces, but with environments almost entirely crafted from scratch.”
 
Still in development at Irrational Games, and also included in the  Season Pass , is  BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 2 , which brings gamers something they have been asking for since they first met the character of Elizabeth: the chance to see the world through her eyes and face challenges as she would. In this second episode of  Burial at Sea , players will experience a new storyline, and a new stealth-oriented gameplay experience.
 
The previously released add-on content pack,  Clash in the Clouds ,  allows players to take Elizabeth and Booker through a series of unique and intense challenges, and combine the diverse toolset of weapons, Vigors, Gear, Tears and Sky-Lines in all-new ways. This combat-focused content features 60 Blue Ribbon challenges in four stunning new environments. By completing challenges, players will delve deeper into the world of  BioShock Infinite  via the Columbian Archeological Society, gaining access to Voxophones, Kinetoscopes, concept art and more.
 
BioShock Infinite  is rated M for Mature by the ESRB and is available now for the Xbox 360, PS3™, Mac®, and Windows PC. For the latest news and information on  BioShock Infinite , become a fan on Facebook  and follow  Irrational Games  on  Twitter .
 
* BioShock Infinite is not included in this add-on content, but is required to play all of the included content.