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| name = Irrational Games | logo = Irrational Games.svg | former_names = {{Unbulleted list|Irrational Games|(1997–2007)|2K Boston|(2007–2009)}} | type = Subsidiary | industry = Video game industry | fate = Rebranded | successor = Ghost Story Games | founded = {{Start date and age|1997}} | founder = {{Unbulleted list|Ken Levine|Jonathan Chey|Robert Fermier}} | defunct = {{End date|2017|02|23}} | hq_location_city = Westwood, Massachusetts | hq_location_country = U.S. | key_people = Ken Levine (creative director) | num_employees = 15 | num_employees_year = 2014 | parent = 2K Games (2006–2017) }} Irrational Games (known as 2K Boston between 2007 and 2009) was an American video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier. The studio was acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2006. The studio was known for its games System Shock 2, Freedom Force, SWAT 4, and most notably two of the games in the BioShock series. In 2014, following the release of BioShock Infinite, Levine opted to significantly restructure the studio from around 90 to 15 employees and focus more on narrative games. In February 2017, the studio announced that it had been rebranded as Ghost Story Games and considered a fresh start from the original Irrational name, though still operating at the same business subsidiary under Take-Two. History
Shortly after BioShock was released, rumors arose that many of the staff who had worked on the game were leaving 2K Boston/Australia. In 2007, five members of the 2K Boston team moved to a new 2K Games studio in Novato, California.[5] Soon after, 2K Games announced the formation of 2K Marin in Novato.[6] In late July 2010, several media outlets reported that a recently created website, whatisicarus.com, was a promotion relating to Irrational Games' unannounced project. The following week, information about the game was again teased, with the trailer confirmed for release on August 12, 2010.[7] This was eventually revealed to be BioShock Infinite. Before Irrational started development on BioShock Infinite, the studio did preliminary work for the XCOM project that later became XCOM Declassified.[8] Restructuring and rebranding{{Main article|Ghost Story Games}}On February 18, 2014, Levine announced that the vast majority of the Irrational Games studio staff would be laid off, with all but fifteen members of the staff losing their positions. Levine said that he wanted to start "a smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor at Take-Two", speaking to how much stress completing a large game like BioShock: Infinite had caused him.[9] Levine said "I need to refocus my energy on a smaller team with a flatter structure and a more direct relationship with gamers. In many ways, it will be a return to how we started: a small team making games for the core gaming audience."[9] Levine had considered starting a new development studio for this, knowing that building the ideas would take several years before any game product would be made, but Take-Two offered to let him keep the division within Take-Two, with Levine saying that they told him "there was no better place to pursue this new chapter than within their walls".[9] The studio helped to find positions for the displaced employees, and 2K Games hosted a career day for the remaining 75 employees to help seek employment at 57 other studios.[9][10] Levine and the 15 remaining members of the team began the process of creating new, smaller games focusing on a replayable narrative for the core gamers. It was said that Levine's studio will continue to keep the Irrational name, although Take-Two later stated that it was not true.[11] Through 2014 to 2015, Irrational Games continued to post several openings for jobs at the studio.[12][13][14] In January 2015, Levine and the remaining staff are currently developing their first game which will be a "first-person sci-fi" game.[15] On February 23, 2017, the studio announced it had rebranded itself as Ghost Story Games, founded by 12 of the former Irrational members with Levine continuing as president and creative director.[16] The studio's focus is "to create immersive, story-driven games for people who love games that ask something of them";[16] the name was chosen as ghost stories "are immersive, exciting, and steeped in community", similar to the studio's design philosophies.[17] As of this point, the studio had about 25 employees.[18] Games developed
Cancelled video games
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