Ghost Story Games
Parent Take-Two Interactive | | |
Website | ghoststorygames.com |
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Ghost Story Games, LLC is an American
History
Irrational Games had a history of several successful titles, including
In October 2016, several video game journalists noted that Take-Two had filed a trademark for the name "Ghost Story", related to video games, but otherwise not clear what this was for.[8] On February 22, 2017,[9] the studio announced it had rebranded itself as Ghost Story Games, though they were treating it as a fresh start as a newly founded studio.[1] It was founded by 12 of the former Irrational members with Levine still as president and creative director.[10] The studio's focus is "to create immersive, story-driven games for people who love games that ask something of them";[10] the name was chosen as ghost stories "are immersive, exciting, and steeped in community", similar to their design philosophies.[11] As of this point, the studio had about 25 employees.[12]
While details of their first game have yet to be made public, Levine has spoken on elements that they are trying to develop for it. At the 2014
By the start of 2022, Bloomberg News reported that work on the studio's first game had fallen into development hell, having been in progress for at least seven years. Employees of the studio, speaking to Bloomberg, stated that the development had been setback by several reboots of the game and changes in direction made by Levine, as well as Levine's management style which had led to employee burnout.[17]
The studio's first game,
Notes
References
- ^ Gamasutra. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Makuch, Eddie (February 18, 2014). "BioShock creator Irrational Games is shutting down". GameSpot. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- Glixel. Archived from the originalon September 16, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Irrational Games closure led to 75 layoffs, job fair hosted 57 studios". Polygon. February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Gera, Emily (November 24, 2014). "BioShock developer Irrational Games is hiring again". Polygon. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Tach, Dave (May 6, 2015). "BioShock creator Irrational Games continues to hire for its mystery project". Polygon. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Frank, Allegra (December 11, 2015). "Irrational Games hiring for 'narrative first-person shooter' project". Polygon. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (October 17, 2016). "GTA, Red Dead Parent Company Files Trademark for "Ghost Story"". GameSpot. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Shafiee, Jason (February 22, 2017). "Welcome to Ghost Story". Ghost Story Games.
- ^ a b Pereira, Chris (February 23, 2017). "Former BioShock Studio Irrational Games Adopts A New Name". GameSpot. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (February 23, 2017). "Irrational is now called Ghost Story Games". Polygon. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (February 23, 2017). "Irrational Games is gone—say hello to Ghost Story". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Frasier (March 21, 2014). "Narrative Legos: Ken Levine's new narrative design philosophy". PCGamesN. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (January 28, 2015). "BioShock creator Ken Levine teases new first-person sci-fi project". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ Skrebels, Joe (March 30, 2017). "Bioshock Creator Compares New Game to a "Much More Ambitious" Shadow of Mordor Nemesis System". IGN. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (March 31, 2017). "Ken Levine's next game will be "more challenging" than BioShock". Eurogamer. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Schreier, Jason (January 3, 2022). "The Next Video Game From BioShock's Creator Is in Development Hell". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Scullion, Chris (December 8, 2022). "BioShock creator Ken Levine's latest game is Judas". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ Ivan, Tom (February 7, 2023). "BioShock creator Ken Levine's new game now has an official launch window". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved February 7, 2023.