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Former Bioshock Infinite art director Nate Wells has revealed he’ll be joining Naughty Dog to apparently focus on their upcoming PS3-exclusive The Last of Us. "In this fall, and this is hard, In this fall, I’m taking my talents to South Beach"..wait..I mean #naughtydog and #thelastofus…can’t wait,” Wells announced on …
Read More »BioShock Infinite multiplayer axed following staff departures
Ken Levine asserts that Irrational's talent can still deliver
Read More »Report: Bioshock Infinite multiplayer canned
A pair of multiplayer modes may be out of Bioshock Infinite, following word yesterday that a handful of key staff had departed from the game’s development team. Kotaku reports that a pair of long-rumoured co-op modes have been completely axed from the game. The two modes included a tower-defense type …
Read More »Top Bioshock Infinite team members depart from Irrational
At least a handful of members from the Bioshock Infinite development team have departed six months ahead of the game’s current release date. Design lead Jeff McGann, director of product development Tim Gerritsen, principal systems designer Kenneth Strickland, and art director Nate Wells all list Irrational as a past employer …
Read More »Irrational pulls 85+ Metacritic score from job ad
Controversial job posting removes review rating from requirements
Read More »Irrational demands 85+ Metacritic score in job ad
Job seekers required to have worked on critically acclaimed game as according to the review score aggregation site
Read More »Bioshock Ultimate Rapture Edition outed
The British Board of Film Classification notes the BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition as headed for a UK release. The pack will include Bioshock, Bioshock 2, and all of the latter’s DLC, Eurogamer reports. Without an official announcement from 2K Games, we’re left to guess on platform/pricing/release info; or if the …
Read More »Levine: Bioshock film not dead
Despite having not one, but two directors walk from the Bioshock film, Irrational Games still has its sights set on seeing the project through. Speaking with Edge Magazine (via Videogamer), Irrational’s creative director Ken Levine explained while the company is busy with Bioshock Infinite’s development and upcoming release at the …
Read More »Irrational shifting focus to Bioshock Vita following Infinite
Irrational Games’ Ken Levine has provided info on the upcoming Bioshock Vita game. Speaking with Wired (via Shacknews), Levine explained how each of the Bioshock titles (Infinite, in particular) have been ‘all-consuming endeavors’ that require the full focus of the team before they move onto their next project. In this …
Read More »Irrational’s Levine, Zynga’s Pincus up for Time 100
Voting has opened for Time Magazine’s annual 100 most influential people poll, with two notable gaming industry leaders making this year’s list of finalists. Irrational Games’ Ken Levine and Zynga CEO Mark Pincus are among the diverse selection of influencers described by Time as ‘leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes.’ …
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