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Last week in a shock announcement, Take-Two and Ken Levine announced that Irrational Games – the studio behind BioShock – was being closed. It sent shockwaves around the industry, how could such a talented studio simply be destroyed? And then the opinions started to fly: It was Ken Levine’s fault. …
Read More »BioShock Vita in doubt following Irrational disbanding
Purpose-built handheld BioShock may be scrapped by publisher
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Read More »#IrrationalJobs: Former BioShock developers seek new jobs via Twitter
Recruiting studios reach out to ex-Irrational staff following shock closure
Read More »Why don’t analysts believe in Take-Two?
Do shareholders know something we don’t? Last year was a triumph for Take-Two. Critically, it was named the No.1 games publisher by review aggregator Metacritic. Commercially, it was the biggest boxed games firm in the US and No.2 in the UK. GTA V’s launch was the largest in entertainment history. …
Read More »BioShock developer Irrational reduced to just 15 staff
BioShock developer Irrational Games has laid off most of its staff, the firm’s creative director Ken Levine has announced. In a statement on the official website, Levine said he was "winding down Irrational Games as you know it". The studio will retain 15 members of the original team. He added …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 2 arrives in March
The second episode of Bioshock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLC will arrive on March 25th, publisher 2K Games has announced. The date for the game’s third DLC offering is confirmed to be a worldwide release of the downloadable add-on that will launch simultaneously on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The …
Read More »Bethesda and 2K Games team up with new game bundles
Two new cross-publisher bundles have been announced for the US. 2K Games and Bethesda are to release a single SKU containing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and BioShock: Infinite on Xbox 360 and PS3. Also on the way in a single release are Dishonored and Borderlands 2. Both SKUs will …
Read More »Develop’s games of the year 2013
We pick our top games from a big year in gaming
Read More »BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1 dated
2K and Irrational Games has confirmed the release date of the first instalment of BioShock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLC. Episode 1 will be available to download on November 12th on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It’ll cost 9.99 on its own or is included with the game’s 15.99 Season …
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