Added: 20.02.2014 2:15 | 7 views | 0 comments


With Ken Levines (Bio)shocking and sad announcement that he is closing down Irrational Games, the future of Bioshock appearing on the PS Vita has been thrown into doubt but was it ever going to happen anyway?

Added: 19.02.2014 23:16 | 5 views | 0 comments


MMGN.com writes: "Rapture is essentially the most damning element of Bioshocks critique of Rands philosophy: it has gone to hell, crippled by the dictatorship of an ironically self-proclaimed libertarian in Andrew Ryan, a man that denounces left-wing politics -- namely socialism and communism -- fuelled by ruthless, egotistical desires to control production on his own accord."

Added: 19.02.2014 16:00 | 24 views | 0 comments


Ed gives his thoughts on the studio's closure.
So Ken Levine has or at least had the power to kill studios for the sake of his artistic agenda, much like Andrew Ryan presiding over the demolition of Fontaine Futuristics. That's the hopefully inaccurate impression you might derive from last night's announcement about the future of Bioshock developer Irrational Games, or rather its lack thereof.

Added: 19.02.2014 10:13 | 25 views | 0 comments


Bioshock developer Irrational Games is shutting down, Ken Levine has announced

Added: 19.02.2014 5:15 | 7 views | 0 comments


Earlier today Kevin Levine, the co-founder of Irrational Games, announced that hes significantly downsizing the studio responsible for the Bioshock series. This meant that most of the employees have been laid off, barring about 15 developers. Since then, an interesting hashtag has made its rounds on Twitter.

Added: 18.02.2014 19:43 | 8 views | 0 comments


Today, Irrational Games - the studio behind System Shock 2, Freedom Force, BioShock, and Bioshock Infinite -- revealed that it's laying off most of its staff and changing its internal focus.

Added: 18.02.2014 18:39 | 11 views | 0 comments


Wants to focus on "a smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor at Take-Two'","focus entirely on replayable narrative." Only around 15 staff will remain, 2K now in control of Bioshock.

Added: 18.02.2014 17:43 | 17 views | 0 comments


Take-Two forms new team to focus on digital-only narrative games.
Bioshock Infinite developer Irrational Games is to close, studio boss Ken Levine has announced. 15 members of the team will stay on to form a "smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavour" at parent company Take-Two; the rest will be let go.

Added: 18.02.2014 17:43 | 1 views | 0 comments


Take-Two forms new team to focus on digital-only narrative games.
Bioshock Infinite developer Irrational Games is to close, studio boss Ken Levine has announced. 15 members of the team will stay on to form a "smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavour" at parent company Take-Two; the rest will be let go.