If you have been patiently waiting for the Bioshock game for the PS Vita, then we have some disappointing information to share with you. It has been revealed that development hasn’t even started on the title yet, despite being announced by Irrational Games at E3 back in 2011. Since then we have seen no gameplay whatsoever for the missing title and now we know the exact reason why the game is being held up.

It appears that Sony and Take Two have yet to sign any sort of financial agreements which would allow development on the game to get up and running. Ken Levine, CEO for the developer has said this himself in black and white when speaking to IGN, adding that ‘until somebody starts signing the cheques, there’s nothing I can do’.

He also revealed that if it was up to him, he wouldn’t have shown Bioshock for the PS Vita as early as he did, basically saying that it was Sony’s plan to go with the early reveal. If that is the case, then why haven’t they given out the cash so that this game could release for the fans as soon as possible?

Considering development hasn’t even started, we could now kiss goodbye to any hopes that we had of Bioshock releasing for the PS Vita during 2013. It’s such a shame that this has happened, and indeed a further blow to the third-party PS Vita category that so badly needs improving.

Right now, we really hope that Sony can improve the PS Vita in a big way – starting with the exciting announcement of PS4 second screen sharing across all titles using the PS Vita. Good job that we haven’t seen a Final Fantasy game announced yet as it could have well suffered the same fate as Bioshock.

What are your thoughts on the fact that the game isn’t even in development yet? Are you still worried that Sony can’t attract the big name third-party games to the system any more?

The name of the game mode doesn’t give much away, but this recent VG247 post tells us a little more. To summarize 1999 will be a game mode designed to satisfy “old school”, hardcore gamers, it will do this by forcing gamers choose permanent decisions which will in-turn deal out unforgiving consequences later on in the game.

Ken Levine claims that this game mode suits the way he likes to play games, apparently in recent studies 56.8% of respondents suggested that they wanted decision making to play a part in BioShock Infinite, which is why 1999 mode was added. We’re not sure why it’s called 1999 mode, but someone over at VG247 suggests that it may be something to do with System Shock 2, a game which Irrational Games finished developing in 1999 – perhaps the name of the mode suggests how we would have played BioShock Infinite back in 1999.

Not only will decision making be important in 1999 mode, but whilst playing this mode gamers will be able to “get tweaks and features” unavailable in normal game modes, currently no further details regarding these tweaks and features have been divulged, therefore we will have to keep you posted as we hear more.

Whilst talking about BioShock Infinite Ken Levine went on to talk about the importance of choosing between upgrade options in previous games, therefore it would be fair to say that Infinite will implement a similar system.

What do you expect from 1999 mode? Will you play it? Let us know below…

During the Sony E3 2011 press conference it was clear that Irrational Games‘ founder Ken Levine wanted to send a strong message to PlayStation 3 gamers and left them with a parting gift. He says that the next installment from Irrational Games will support the Playstation Move controllers. Levine was very brief and did not explain how they would be used in the game but did admit that he underestimated Sony’s motion controller at first.

As well as this news, there was also a big announcement that the games company would make another title for the Playstation Vita, Sony’s upcoming handheld console. Little more was said about this title and more was said about the release of BioShock Infinite. Levine continued to tell us that there will be an offer on all new Infinite games for the PS3, where the original BioShock game can be collected free with the new title.

The Irrational Games spokesman was fairly brief and did not go too far into detail on the breaking news, however the confirmation is a good sign that more information will be released at a later date we would hope. During his time on stage Ken also showed us the official BioShock Infinite trailer which uses in-game footage only it has been embedded bellow for you to watch, do you like the look of the upcoming game?

Are you happy that Irrational Games and Sony seem to have a better relationship than previously?

You can see photos of the BioShock event over on Irrational Games, and if you’re a big fan, you may want the BioShock Infinite desktop wallpaper. The BioShock Infinite trailer can be seen on the official website, which follows the story of a man in 1912 who is on a mission to rescue a woman from a city in the sky.

The official site at bioshockinfinite.com also features the latest news on the games development, a gallery of photos, and a 145mb download of the 1080P MP4 trailer. The game introduces a new gameplay experience, and will engage in combat amongst the clouds and indoor, you can read the full synopsis here.

What do you want to see from BioShock Infinite?

The original BioShock for Xbox 360 scored a metascore of 96, at the moment BioShock 2 for the 360 has a metascore of 90. The original for PS3 scored a metascore of 94, BioShock 2 currently has a metascore of 91.

BioShock 2 is set around 10 years later than the previous game, apparently a monster has been snatching little girls and taking them to “the undersea city of Rapture”, I think you will agree that this sets up for a very interesting storyline.

‘PlayStation: The Official Magazine (US)’ state that “This is one of the best games you’ll ever play” and the “Official Xbox Magazine” state that “You will be utterly absorbed”.

For the Xbox 360 version be sure to check out IGN’s review and GamePlanet’s review, for the PS3 version be sure to check out IGN’s review and 3DJuegos’ review.

You can see a collection of BioShock 2 reviews for Xbox 360 here, and a collection of BioShock 2 reviews for PS3 here.

All in all scoring a metascore of 90/91 proves that the game is a huge success, it is not a unique game, however it does improve on the solid foundations set by the original BioShock.

Will you be buying this game?