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'''2K Boston/2K Australia''' (previously known as '''Irrational Games''') is a [[video game developer]] founded in [[1997]] by three former employees of [[Looking Glass Studios]]: [[Ken Levine]], [[Jonathan Chey]], and [[Robert Fermier]] as Irrational Games. On [[January 9]], [[2006]], [[Take-Two Interactive]] announced that they had purchased Irrational, and would publish their games under the [[2K Games]] label. |
'''2K Boston/2K Australia''' (previously known as '''Irrational Games''') is a [[video game developer]] founded in [[1997]] by three former employees of [[Looking Glass Studios]]: [[Ken Levine]], [[Jonathan Chey]], and [[Robert Fermier]] as Irrational Games. On [[January 9]], [[2006]], [[Take-Two Interactive]] announced that they had purchased Irrational, and would publish their games under the [[2K Games]] label. |
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2K Boston/2K Australia has two studios, one in [[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]], [[USA]] just outside [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] and the other in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]]. It has also spawned a new studio located in California called 2K Marin. It has been |
2K Boston/2K Australia has two studios, one in [[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]], [[USA]] just outside [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] and the other in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]]. It has also spawned a new studio located in California called 2K Marin. It has been sayed that 2K Marin is developing a sequal to BioShock, but as of yet this is only a rumor and 2K games has kept quit about this speculation. |
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[[Image:IrrationalGames.gif|right|thumb|Irrational Games old logo]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 23:12, 8 January 2008
| 2K Boston & Australia Logo. | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts , United States |
Key people | Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, Robert Fermier |
| Website | Official Irrational Games Site |
2K Boston/2K Australia (previously known as Irrational Games) is a video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier as Irrational Games. On January 9, 2006, Take-Two Interactive announced that they had purchased Irrational, and would publish their games under the 2K Games label.
2K Boston/2K Australia has two studios, one in Quincy, USA just outside Boston and the other in Canberra, Australia. It has also spawned a new studio located in California called 2K Marin. It has been sayed that 2K Marin is developing a sequal to BioShock, but as of yet this is only a rumor and 2K games has kept quit about this speculation.
History
- 1997 - Boston studio formed by former Looking Glass Studios employees Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier.
- 1999 - System Shock 2 released to critical acclaim.
- 2000 - Irrational Canberra opens, with Jonathan Chey taking the helm. Deep Cover is cancelled.
- 2002 - Legal issues with publisher Crave Entertainment result in the development of The Lost being halted.
- 2004 - Irrational designers Ed Orman and Dean Tate awarded "Best Design" in the Australian Game Developer Awards, as well as the studio receiving "Best Game of 2004" and "Best PC Game".
- 2005 - Irrational's Boston studio moves to larger office space in Quincy, Massachusetts. The studio retains the "Irrational Games Boston" title.
- 2006 - Irrational is acquired by Take-Two Interactive, under the 2K Games publishing arm. [1].
- 2007 - Irrational Games is renamed to 2K Boston and 2K Australia.[1] BioShock released August 21 to wide critical acclaim and strong sales.
Games
- System Shock 2, with assistance from Looking Glass.
- Deep Cover, with assistance from Looking Glass (unreleased)
- The Lost (cancelled after being co-developed with FXLabs Studios)
- Freedom Force
- Tribes: Vengeance
- Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich
- SWAT 4
- SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate
- BioShock
- Untitled FPS Project
References
External links
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