Take-Two Interactive has announced the formation of Ghost Story Games, a rebranded Irrational Games founded by 12 former Irrational Games developers.
Ghost Story Games describes is mission as creating “immersive, story-driven games for people who love games that ask something of them.” It says that while it believes its new games will “have strong appeal to fans of BioShock,” its new focus will allow it to “craft experiences where the gameplay is as challenging as the stories.”
Confirmed developers at the studio include:
• Ken Levine, President, Creative Director
• Don Roy, Executive Director: Production
• Jesse Kearns, Director: Business and Marketing
• Shawn Robertson, Art Director
• Andres Gonzalez, Lead Game Designer
• Erik Irland, Lead Programmer
• Mike Snight, Lead Level Builder
• Jeremy Carson, Technical Lead
• Kyle Williams, Lead Narrative Scripter
• Drew Mitchell, Associate Narrative Designer
• Chad King, Lead Modeler
• Jennie Morse, Associate Producer I
• Ryan Sitchel, IT Manager
• Shannon Connolly, Office Coordinator
• Jerry Berlongieri, Audio Director
• Jason Shafiee, Brand and Community Manager
• Giovanni Pasteris, Sr. AI Programmer
• Guy Walshe, UI Artist
• Phil Fogerite, Systems Designer
• Mark Carbonneau, QA Manager
• Emma Clarkson, Associate Producer
• Seth Kendall, Senior Animator
• Oleg Brodskiy, QA Tester
• Tim Hagberg, Sr. Tools and Automation Programmer
• Tom Brown, QA Tester
Ghost Story Games is not yet ready to share any information about its new game, but is inviting fans to join its online community.