8CN: Ken Levine, director of both Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite, and head of Irrational Games, recently announced that he will be closing down Irrational Games and starting a new, smaller team with about 15 employees. Unfortunately, this means that over 100 Irrational employees are now out of a job. According to 2K Games, though, the Bioshock franchise will at least live on. But is this good news?
Early this week; Ken Levine announced that he is shutting down Irrational Games while going off to start a new company with 15 other soon to be former employees. The news took the gaming world by surprise while also reigniting the debate about the industries exploitative practices. Its moments like these that should encourage people in the industry to stand up against the exploitation of their labor.
"The Firmware Update this week has a bit of everything, from WWE Elimination Chamber predictions to Joe's Top 10 PS1 games. We also announce the new email address, which (spoilers!) is below. No worries though, we give you plenty to listen to over the course of two hours.
Talking Points: The irrational decision to close Irrational Games, Joe talks about the Titanfall Beta, Malcolm gets closer and closer to beating Dark Souls, Joe and Malc don't care about WWE's Christian, Sony sells a lot of PS4s, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is coming to consoles and no one cares, Joe tells you why you should care about TowerFall: Ascension, fo on Tales from the Borderlands is coming soon, Shenmue is Shen-gone, Square Enix is lazy and hates money, and is Octodad heading to Xbox One?" - Malcolm Spinedi
This week the team introduced a new cast and team member! Then they discussed a bunch of new release dates, the 1080p vs 720p controversy, Sonys PS4 sales numbers, Wolfenstein and Doom, and Atlus coming back from the grave! They also spent a lot of time discussing the sudden death of Irrational Games as we know it.
, talking about establishing a deal between Sony and 2K Games parent company Take-Two Interactive.
"They have to agree and it has to be a business deal," he said at the time. "I've still very much engaged in [BioShock Vita]. I can't personally greenlight the thing myself."
Nothing of BioShock Vita has ever been shown outside of a logo. Will the project ever see the light of day?
, talking about establishing a deal between Sony and 2K Games parent company Take-Two Interactive.
"They have to agree and it has to be a business deal," he said at the time. "I've still very much engaged in [BioShock Vita]. I can't personally greenlight the thing myself."
Nothing of BioShock Vita has ever been shown outside of a logo. Will the project ever see the light of day?
