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This week we're discussing Ken Levine "winding down" Irrational, Cliff Bleszinski's belief that disc-based games are dead, and the state of the industry.

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Way back in 2011, Ken Levine revealed that BioShock was in the works for PS Vita. Can we finally confirm that it's nothing more than vaporware?

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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.

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IGN spoke to Ken Levine about his future before Irrational closed it doors, but the writing was already on the wall...

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

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Rely on Horror: In his closure statement on Irrational's website, Levine stated that his approach to his next project was to follow in the footsteps of those that opted to do independent start-ups. Aware of the risks involved, Levine wrote that one of the things he needed was a long period of design - something he did not believe he could accomplish at 2K. Upon presenting his idea to the publisher, they opted to let him do so within their walls. The implications of a move like this are huge.

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Kaboomshark Writer Ryan "Rdawg" Taylor writers "I didn't believe it at first. I figured "Oh, Kotaku is full of silly bastards who would totally lie about Irrational closing their doors...aren't they? Yeah, that makes more sense". I rushed over to Irrational's website to make sure, and was met with the grim news. Everyone, Ken Levine has decided to leave Irrational Games and close the games studio he co-founded those 17 years ago."

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Kaboomshark Writer Ryan "Rdawg" Taylor writers "I didn't believe it at first. I figured "Oh, Kotaku is full of silly bastards who would totally lie about Irrational closing their doors...aren't they? Yeah, that makes more sense". I rushed over to Irrational's website to make sure, and was met with the grim news. Everyone, Ken Levine has decided to leave Irrational Games and close the games studio he co-founded those 17 years ago."