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    Bioshock Studio going?

    Wow, came as a bit of a surprise to me if I'm honest.

    http://kotaku.com/bioshock-studio-ir...all-1525186316

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    Re: Bioshock Studio going?

    Me too. I don't understand why Ken Levine doesn't do what he wants with Irrational Games still living on. It seems strange to take members from his current team somewhere else to achieve what he wants...

    It is good to hear that he'll still be creating games though, and a bonus that he is interested in a flatter structure with better connection to gamers. Sounds promising from a team leader that has delivered some brilliant games already.

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    Re: Bioshock Studio going?

    Sometimes with these things it's easier just making a clean break. At the very least it would stop people haranguing them about Bioshock patches/sequels etc.

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    Re: Bioshock Studio going?

    smaller, narrative-heavy games that will be released digitally
    MAXIMISE PROFITS!!

    I think devs are looking at how well games like Flappy birds are doing,and realise doing small cheap to make games which can be done quickly,increases the amount of money they make and reduces the risk they need to take.

    Meh,they can keep them for all that I care.

    If I am going to pay decent money for a game,it better be for something which has had some major effort behind it.

    The whole FPS genre is under attack from by numbers accountants on one end and the retrotards on the other end and devs are listening to both.

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    "While I'm deeply proud of what we've accomplished together, my passion has turned to making a different kind of game than we've done before," Levine wrote. "To meet the challenge ahead, 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."
    Read: CASUAL GAMERS. I expect the games will be released on iPads,etc.

    They can use a minimum team,release the game in an episodic way and make moar money that way.
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    Re: Bioshock Studio going?

    Quote Originally Posted by jim View Post
    Sometimes with these things it's easier just making a clean break. At the very least it would stop people haranguing them about Bioshock patches/sequels etc.
    Perhaps that is the case. It could be something behind the scenes making it hard for the current studio to change the way he wants.

    With 2K taking over the Bioshock franchise I am not sure they would get harassed about patches/sequels.

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    Re: Bioshock Studio going?

    Interesting comments on Twitter from Jean-Paul LeBreton who worked at Irrational during the development of Bioshock.



    https://twitter.com/vectorpoem/statu...39802441601024

    It looks like dozens of people are being fired as the company had between 100 to 200 people it seems.

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    Re: Bioshock Studio going?

    Well this isn't good news. I don't understand why the whole studio needs to close, as Levine could just work on smaller games anyway, right? Ah well. I hope to see something positive from the team who are leaving/being fired in the future.

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    Re: Bioshock Studio going?

    does this mean the end of BIOSHOCK? i hope not i really liked the infinite one

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    Re: Bioshock Studio going?

    Quote Originally Posted by Joka232 View Post
    does this mean the end of BIOSHOCK? i hope not i really liked the infinite one
    Not at all. 2K games are overtaking the franchise I believe -- as mentioned by an above poster.

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