Added: 06.10.2014 21:30 | 2 views | 0 comments


Explore and reshape artists' lives to improve their work.
A team of ex-Irrational Games developers are making the game that so many critics of the studio called for: it takes place in a detailed world, much like our own but with a few compounding differences, and it stars strange characters, nonetheless sympathetic in their compulsions.

Added: 19.09.2014 2:17 | 7 views | 0 comments


Alex of Irrational Passions writes: "Tales of Xillia was a huge departure for Bandai Namcos Tales franchise. Its sequel continues that trend in a new way, introducing mechanics and elements not only foreign to the Tales series, but also to most JRPG franchises."

Added: 13.09.2014 9:00 | 17 views | 0 comments


Series veteran talks Black Tusk, Bioshock and betraying fans.
Rod Fergusson knows Gears of War. After ten years at Epic Games he was as recognisable a front-man as Cliff Bleszinski or Marcus Fenix, and it was peculiar to witness the departure of all three from the previous title, Gears of War: Judgment. Fergusson moved to Irrational Games, helping to finish BioShock Infinite, and was rebuilding 2K's Marin studio in California when Microsoft bought the rights to Gears and tempted him back to the company, the franchise, and his homeland of Canada to head its new studio Black Tusk.

Added: 03.09.2014 4:13 | 23 views | 0 comments


MMGN writes: Video game critic Anita Sarkeesian has initiated a powerful discussion about the role of female characters in games. While her "Tropes vs. Women" video series has prompted an aggressive and in some cases illegal backlash to her criticisms of gamers, she has led a compelling discourse, opening the doors to countless critiques of the sexualisation and victimisation of women in games. One such critique, however, has hit the wrong note for Bioshock creator and Irrational Games founder, Ken Levine. Levine takes offence to one such example in the article referring to Bioshock Infinite's iconic female heroine, Elizabeth.

Added: 28.08.2014 19:17 | 12 views | 0 comments


GameKoop's Jack Ryan writes, "News of developer Irrational Games essentially closing its doors, and the dismissal of all but 15 of its employees who will continue to develop games under a new name, is no longer gracing the front page of gaming news sites. However, the impact and what it all means moving forward are still very much settling in for me. As the company announced its massive consolidation in what seems to be a shift into the booming indie market, I sat teary eyed at my computer on a sunny afternoon. This is because Bioshock, the developers most acclaimed creation, is no ordinary franchise, and I am no ordinary fan of it."

Added: 20.08.2014 23:17 | 3 views | 0 comments


Endlessbacklog.com's Chris reviews Irrational Game's final game in Burial at Sea.