The Irrational Games website is about secrets.
Secrets. We’ve all got ‘em. When we ship a box to GameStop or Best Buy, it’s only part of the story. There are so many secret elements that go into our games. There are the levels that got cut. There are the monsters that died in childbirth. There are the million interactions a development team has in the long, frustrating, terrifying and often thrilling process of making a video game.
Some of you first heard about us when we released BioShock. Some of you have known us since our first game back in 1999, System Shock 2. Many members of the Irrational team have been with us since either the beginning or damned close to it. Some of them have come on board more recently. They all have a part to play in the development of this website. You’ll hear their voices – quite literally in the case of our “Irrational Behavior” podcast .You’ll get to see some ideas that never made it in our “From the Vault” section that launches next week. You’ll get to hang out with the team in our forums-and there you’ll get to tell us what you think as well. And we’ll be listening.
And yes, we will tell you about the game we’re working on right now. Just not today.

axident | January 12, 2010 11:00 am
*Comes out of lurk mode*
First off, great site, really well made and I can see the community really flourishing over time. I look forward to being a part of it. ^_^
I can’t wait to hear what you guys are working on, don’t make us wait too long. =P
cpc6128 | January 12, 2010 11:03 am
Cool! Pleased to see the return of the Irrational Games label and very interested in the new mystery project and what brilliance Shawn Elliott is going to bring to it.
All the best,
Grainger
thisjustin02 | January 12, 2010 11:05 am
Love the new site and I’m stoked you guys have your name back. Can’t wait to see what you guys will do next!
megarust | January 12, 2010 11:10 am
What’s up homeslice? Where’s my x-com?
thisjustin02 | January 12, 2010 11:11 am
Would you kindly tell us about the new project?
(Sorry, couldn’t help it)
axident | January 12, 2010 11:27 am
From what the internets have said, we’re getting X-COM (2K own the rights now ^_^), Freedom Force (= Awesome Sauce), SWAT 5 or System Shock 3 (super unlikely it seems since EA has the rights…).
Or we’ll be surprised with something new. =P
bigbuster | January 12, 2010 11:32 am
Don’t put pressure on them
Give them time to make a super-awesome-incredible game!
andy | January 12, 2010 11:50 am
Site design is fantastic. Great job (to be expected)!
veko | January 12, 2010 11:52 am
Maybe you can hire Garrett to steal the System Shock rights from the EA HQ and develop a new and shiny game!!!
moncada | January 12, 2010 11:55 am
Great site!
I wait for any news of irrational games next move since they are what makes gaming good
fixato | January 12, 2010 11:57 am
Gratz with getting your name back
manikhalf | January 12, 2010 12:19 pm
as much as i believe System Shock 2 to be the best game ever created, i think bioshock is proof irrational don’t need an existing IP to create amazing games.
Firrae | January 12, 2010 12:33 pm
Very nice new site, can’t wait to see info about ur game from urselves!
deathvein | January 12, 2010 12:34 pm
Probably one of the coolest sites from a dev studio, ever.
roxy | January 12, 2010 12:36 pm
Great job on the site! Can’t wait to see all these “secrets”… *^_~*
IG.sinc | January 12, 2010 12:48 pm
WELCOME!
rinosaur | January 12, 2010 12:57 pm
I love you guys so much. Thanks for feeding our addiction so beautifully.
minkstaccato | January 12, 2010 1:23 pm
Love the new website! Woo-hoo!
gothaggis? | January 12, 2010 1:24 pm
Glad to see you guys have switched back to Irrational Games.
sidshuman | January 12, 2010 1:47 pm
Very slick site, guys. Congrats, and I can’t wait to see more!
NomarDll769 | January 12, 2010 1:54 pm
Ken, you make me cry happy tears.
sh0dan | January 12, 2010 2:13 pm
Always a lurker, never a poster until today that is.
I think I might need to change my avatar pic. ;P
hudson06 | January 12, 2010 2:19 pm
Fantastic new site. Congratulations!
fenpsycho | January 12, 2010 2:20 pm
Thank You for building this site and I love the Bioshock references with all
the little achievment pics and other wacky drwaings
demonol | January 12, 2010 2:27 pm
Awesome site thanks for letting us be a part of it
shitblizzard | January 12, 2010 2:54 pm
Rad site, enjoyed the podcast, can’t wait to see what else you guys come up with.
valcutio | January 12, 2010 3:02 pm
I love the site so far! This kind of developer interaction with the gaming community is a great thing. Well done.
insulinfunk | January 12, 2010 3:06 pm
Excellent. Can’t wait to see what the future holds.
paperboywriter | January 12, 2010 3:25 pm
the site looks amazing. best luck!
zenoverse | January 12, 2010 3:33 pm
Beautifully crafted site, I can only guess at what you’ve got up your sleeve.
rotis4 | January 12, 2010 3:36 pm
Sweet site.
Here’s to hoping you’re working on FF3!
przemyslawbak | January 12, 2010 3:41 pm
Thousands of people are waiting for SWAT 5 !
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/ … gi?swat5&1
przemyslawbak | January 12, 2010 3:42 pm
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?swat5&1
tolkienfanatic | January 12, 2010 5:24 pm
Can’t wait to hear about the new project!
carleyquinn | January 12, 2010 5:27 pm
I’m really excited to start following this site and hear about the new project. It looks great, by the way, congratulations on returning back to your roots!
printedcrayon | January 12, 2010 5:44 pm
It’s great to see the old Irrational Games name again, not that you guys and gals ever went away!
I look forward, with growing anticipation, to any future projects you have lined up and cannot wait to see what you put forth!
azriellthewise | January 12, 2010 6:15 pm
Really loving the new website design, and the podcast is great. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out to see what comes next.
machismo | January 12, 2010 6:34 pm
I do love some good surprises. Keep the fun content going, Mr. Levine and all.
merc1tron | January 12, 2010 6:54 pm
Nice to see you all back as Irrational Ken. In the current world of downsizing and swallowing up companies, Irrational bucks the trend and fights to get back it’s identity. Now about more Freedom Force games………..
jrchapman | January 12, 2010 7:14 pm
Welcome back, i know you wern’t gone but hey how about SystemShock2 on xbox arcade?
mcroddi | January 12, 2010 8:17 pm
This site hit me hard on my blind side…very pleasantly surprised!
GameDreamer | January 12, 2010 8:19 pm
Amazing site, and amazing news that you’re back and better than ever. I know you technically never left or went anywhere, but it was a sad day for me when you were renamed under the 2K moniker. ‘Irrational Games’ holds so much history (especially connected with the old-school PC gaming crowd) that it deserves to be respected and preserved. Viva la Irrational!
dvrsolsen | January 12, 2010 9:26 pm
I’d hope to see new SWAT5
coz iam SWAT4 maniac.
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ftrapture | January 12, 2010 9:35 pm
Hmmm very mysterious!
Rye0077r | January 12, 2010 11:01 pm
It’s the mysteries that keep us interested.
Great site! I look forward to uncovering the secrets.
dtoidniero | January 13, 2010 12:30 am
Brilliant. Best of luck!
morgoon | January 13, 2010 12:56 am
Clues should be planted around the website, we could do a scavenger hunt!
batmanprime | January 13, 2010 1:10 am
Congrats on getting the name back. I always liked Irrational more than 2K Boston.
Now, about that new game…
downtown | January 13, 2010 1:27 am
According to my calculations, if Nate Wells was any more slick, it would void the manufacturer’s warranty on this laptop.
hobojohns | January 13, 2010 3:59 am
Now if you guys could only score the System Shock license back from EA, we’d all be in heaven.