5 figures passed out to regular people at PAX East, 2010. Some figures released to journalists at meal with Ken Levine. In May 2012, Irrational Games decided to market the remaining Andrew Ryan figures to the general public through their official online store.
Item: Breaking The Mold Developer's Edition Art Book
Description: art book
Year: 2009 (May)
Publisher: 2K Games
Content:
paperback, english language, 174 pages, size: 8''x10''
The artbook includes new art, stories about the game’s journey, commentary from the development team, an introduction by 2K Marin’s Executive Producer Alyssa Finley, several new sections, and more.
Trivia:
In May 2009, 2K released a greatly expanded, print-only version of the artbook, with the added "Developer's Edition" subtitle. Only one printing of the artbook was done, and it was available for a limited time from the Take-Two Store. The cover of this edition was developed based on the winning design from the BioShock Artbook Cover Contest (winner: Forrest L.)
There were some problems with the glue that was used, so many books shipped with loose pages.
The spine of the book says "Devlopers Edition Art Book" which was a typo that was noticed late in the printing phase.
paperback, english language, 72 pages, size: 26x20x0.5 cm
The artbook includes a foreword written by BioShock's director, Ken Levine, which lists the graphic artists who were influential in the design of the game. Concept art shows the creative progression of the design for the game logo, the iconic enemy, the weapons, and the locations of BioShock.
Trivia:
Until October 1, 2007, 2K Games sent a rare printed version of the artbook to the owners of the BioShock Limited Collector’s Edition whose Big Daddy figurines had been broken, as compensation for the time it took to replace them.
