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| ⚫ | '''Irrational Games''' was founded in 1997 in Boston by Ken Levine and other people from the closed [[Looking Glass Studios]]. In 2000, they opened a side studio in Canberra. [[Take-Two Interactive Software]] acquired these studios on January 9, 2006, and a year after, the "Irrational" name was dropped and the studios were incorporated into the [[2K Games]] label, renaming them [[2K Boston]] and 2K Australia respectively (in 2007, [[2K Marin]] was also spun off by five people from 2K Boston). The 2K Boston name was only used for ''Bioshock'' in 2007, while 2K Australia operated until 2015. In 2010, Take-Two decided to return the "Irrational" name back for the Boston studio "to respect the studio's legacy". It was announced on February 18, 2014 that the studio would be restructured with fewer staff and a bigger focus on narrative games; it eventually rebranded as Ghost Story Games on February 22, 2017. |
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Background: Irrational Games was founded in 1997 in Boston by Ken Levine and other people from closed Looking Glass Studios. In 2000 they opened side studio in Canberra. |
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|Irrational Games (1999) (From - System Shock 2).png|1st Logo (August 11, 1999) |
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|Irrational Games (2002) (From - Freedom Force for PC).png|2nd Logo (January 9, 2002-March 10, 2006) |
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|Irrational Games (2013) (From - Bioshock Infinite for PC).png|3rd Logo (August 12, 2010-March 25, 2014) |
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Irrational Games (1999) (From - System Shock 2).png |
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1st Logo |
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'''Technique:''' 3D animation. |
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'''Audio:''' Space humming sounds, and a robotic voice saying "Irrational". |
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FX/SFX: The ball moving, the shine flying. |
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Music/Sounds: Space humming sounds. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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Editor's Note: Low. |
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* On ''Tribes: Vengeance'', the print version is used. |
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'''Technique:''' A still 3D render, or the game-generated action. |
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2nd Logo |
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* On ''Tribes: Vengeance'', the print version was used.FX/SFX: None, or the game-generated action.<br />Music/Sounds: Various sounds.<br />Availability: Seen on ''Freedom Force'' dilogy, ''SWAT'' and its addons, and the print version of ''Tribes: Vengeance''.<br />Editor's Note: None.<br />3rd Logo |
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'''Audio:''' Various sounds. |
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(August 21, 2007) |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the ''Freedom Force'' dilogy, and ''SWAT 4'' and its add-on ''The Stetchkov Syndicate''. The print version is seen on ''Tribes: Vengeance''. |
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Logo: We see the ar-deco grammophone playing an old-style music. When the camera comes close to the recording disc, the 2K initials can be seen on it. Then the 2K sign flashes into a 2K Boston logo, which looks like a normal 2K Games logo, but it's blue and the word BOSTON replaces GAMES. Then the town name is wiped out by the smoky effects and replaced with AUSTRALIA.<br />FX/SFX: The grammophone animation, the logo changing smoke effects.<br />Music/Sounds: The music playing before the logo is shown.<br />Availability: Seen on ''BioShock''.<br />Editor's Note: Low, due to the specific style of the animation.<br />4th Logo |
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===3rd Logo (August 12, 2010-March 25, 2014)=== |
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(February 9, 2010) |
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Logo: We see a closeup of a Little Sister stacking some colored blocks. We zoom out, where we see a Big Daddy behind the window. It stomps the ground, causing the cubes to fall and revealing each block has a different one of the games companies on it. We then see each individual logo on a grungy background: '''Digital Extremes''', '''2K China''', '''2K Australia''', and '''2K Marin'''. The fifth cube, depicting '''2K Games''', is not shown fullscreen.<br />FX/SFX: The game-based animation, the logo changing effects.<br />Music/Sounds: Some ominous game-world sounds.<br />Availability: Appears on ''BioShock 2''.<br />Editor's Note: Low.<br />5th Logo |
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(2010-2014) |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' The static sounds. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on trailers for ''BioShock Infinite'', the game itself, and its expansions. |
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 14 February 2024
Background
Irrational Games was founded in 1997 in Boston by Ken Levine and other people from the closed Looking Glass Studios. In 2000, they opened a side studio in Canberra. Take-Two Interactive Software acquired these studios on January 9, 2006, and a year after, the "Irrational" name was dropped and the studios were incorporated into the 2K Games label, renaming them 2K Boston and 2K Australia respectively (in 2007, 2K Marin was also spun off by five people from 2K Boston). The 2K Boston name was only used for Bioshock in 2007, while 2K Australia operated until 2015. In 2010, Take-Two decided to return the "Irrational" name back for the Boston studio "to respect the studio's legacy". It was announced on February 18, 2014 that the studio would be restructured with fewer staff and a bigger focus on narrative games; it eventually rebranded as Ghost Story Games on February 22, 2017.
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| 1st Logo (August 11, 1999) | 2nd Logo (January 9, 2002-March 10, 2006) | 3rd Logo (August 12, 2010-March 25, 2014) |
1st Logo (August 11, 1999)
_(From_-_System_Shock_2).png)
Visuals: There is a rusty metal ball in a dark space. Then a light shine comes to float around it, making it into the circular logo with a wide "i" in it. The name "Irrational Games" zooms out over the circle.
Technique: 3D animation.
Audio: Space humming sounds, and a robotic voice saying "Irrational".
Availability: Seen on System Shock 2.
2nd Logo (January 9, 2002-March 10, 2006)
_(From_-_Freedom_Force_for_PC).png)
Visuals: A big and blue, 3D-looking Irrational Games shield logo is seen, with or without the name below.
Variants:
- On the Freedom Force dilogy, game characters appear in action.
- On Tribes: Vengeance, the print version is used.
Technique: A still 3D render, or the game-generated action.
Audio: Various sounds.
Availability: Seen on the Freedom Force dilogy, and SWAT 4 and its add-on The Stetchkov Syndicate. The print version is seen on Tribes: Vengeance.
3rd Logo (August 12, 2010-March 25, 2014)
_(From_-_Bioshock_Infinite_for_PC).png)
Visuals: On a black background is a big 3D-styled "i" letter, surrounded by rays of light. The name "IRRATIONAL GAMES" appears on two red banners stuck to the letter.
Variant: On BioShock Infinite, the logo is full of static noise, while the game's trailers have it still.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: The static sounds.
Availability: Seen on trailers for BioShock Infinite, the game itself, and its expansions.
