After eight months, Irrational VP Rod Fergusson plans to leave
Epic's former production director Rod Fergusson joined Irrational Games in August to help wrap up development on BioShock Infinite. And now that the game is done, he's out of there.
READ MORE >Spec Ops: The Line writer says making violent games is 'too easy'
"We wanted to see if we could make a game where the moment-to-moment violence was meaningful," Williams said of Spec Ops: The Line. "If violence was going to be meaningful, we needed to plant a seed of doubt."
READ MORE >"I want to enjoy this game. Really, I do. However, I think I've experienced just enough of what ..."
see all 6 commentsGrand Theft Auto 5 screens show three main characters, Los Santos scenery
Rockstar continues to slowly parcel out new images for Grand Theft Auto 5, letting eager fans dissect them from every angle. Today, it has released 10 news screens showing off some of the scenery in Los Santos, the three main characters of the game, as well as some diving an...
READ MORE >"I agree. With the new consoles around the corner this could have been the perfect launch title. ..."
see all 8 commentsBioShock Infinite review: ambitions fulfilled
Review
With BioShock Infinite, developer Irrational Games has the daunting task of creating an experience that is as engaging as its genre-defining predecessor, BioShock. Through its fleshed-out characters, believable performances, and thought-provoking themes, Ken Levine and compa...
READ MORE >"I would say yes...thought I never played 2. But I'd say it's as good if not better than the ..."
see all 53 commentsXCOM: Enemy Unknown coming to iOS
Today at its PAX East panel, Firaxis and 2K games announced that XCOM: Enemy Unknown is coming to iOS devices.
READ MORE >"Civ Rev was headed for Wii at one point but they canceled it. Not sure why but it probably had ..."
see all 28 commentsHaunted Hollow coming from XCOM dev this spring
Developer Firaxis is continuing to stay busy. After the success of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the recent announcement of a new expansion for Civilization 5, the studio known for its strategy games has revealed a new title for iOS called Haunted Hollow.
READ MORE >How four women created Elizabeth for BioShock Infinite
Even though BioShock Infinite has Booker DeWitt as its title character, developer Irrational Games has worked hard on the character of Elizabeth to make her believable and compelling. Case in point: a new video showing off the four women that became Elizabeth for the game.
READ MORE >"Her head and hands are too big for her body, she and everyone else in B:I look like chibi ..."
see all 11 commentsBioShock Infinite coming to Mac this summer
It took more than two years for Mac gamers to get the original BioShock on their OS X machines. However, the wait for BioShock Infinite will be considerably shorter.
READ MORE >"The problem with Mac gaming is that even if every game was released for Mac simultaneously with ..."
see all 5 commentsBorderlands animated short film to be developed by Academy of Art
Borderlands is being turned into a cartoon. But, in quite an unusual way.
READ MORE >"Nm, see they're getting free advertising from students... f u gearbox"
see all 7 commentsThis is BioShock Infinite's TV commercial
With BioShock Infinite about a week away from release, marketing for the game is moving to television, with a new one-minute commercial hitting the airwaves soon. Variations will fill 15-second and 30-second ad spots.
READ MORE >"Good write up, confirms my expectations should be set to high."
see all 17 commentsCivilization 5: Brave New World expansion announced
Culture, trade and diplomacy are to become more important in Civilization 5 with Brave New World, the second expansion pack, announced today by publisher 2K Games. Arriving this summer on PC and Mac, it'll bring a new Culture Victory condition, international trade routes, th...
READ MORE >"How many players? We tried an ~8 player game once, and the main problems were that you couldn't ..."
see all 52 commentsBioShock Infinite trailer shows more death and destruction
With BioShock Infinite less than two weeks away from release, we are getting a few more bits and pieces about Booker DeWitt's upcoming adventures in Columbia. The new False Shepherd trailer shows skyhook mayhem, hand-stabbing and DeWitt's tendency to drink elixirs with no la...
READ MORE >"I'm intrigued by Bioshock Infinite, but I just can't justify it, not at launch prices ... Steam ..."
see all 2 commentsHow a sphere, a block and a cone became the characters of Borderlands
Before Gearbox Software came up the look and personalities of Borderlands characters Roland, Mordecai, and Lilith, they devised the basic archetype of each class, original represented in art as a blockhead, a conehead and a spherehead.
READ MORE >"Nailed it kwperley. I remember those days too, Staflight rocked."
see all 3 commentsXCOM: Enemy Unknown invading Mac
If you're a Mac owner whose stubborn refusal to dual-boot Windows has kept you from playing one of 2012's best games good news: XCOM: Enemy Unknown is coming to you. Port publisher Feral Interactive today announced it's bringing Firaxis's turn-based tactics 'em up to Mac thi...
READ MORE >"I had no intention of doing that, I just predicted it would happen anyway, because somehow it ..."
see all 14 commentsWWE 2K14 coming this fall
Take-Two has obtained the rights to the WWE license for the next five years, and will start making use of it this fall with WWE 2K14.
READ MORE >"i wonder if they will go back on the fun arcade gameplay stuff they were getting into"
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"What was the point in joining Irrational games then? I mean seriously did he do ONE thing for ..."
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