[Warmaster666]

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Two top Bioshock Infinite team members leave Irrational Exclusive by Chris Morris [Console/PC, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive] 26 comments  Share on Twitter Share on Facebook  RSS   August 8, 2012 Two top Bioshock Infinite team members leave Irrational Key members of the development team on Bioshock Infinite have left Irrational Games, raising questions about the state of the highly anticipated title, sources tell Gamasutra. Tim Gerritsen, director of product development, and art director Nate Wells have both announced their departure. Wells was a 13 year veteran of the studio, whose distinctive style was heralded in the original Bioshock. Wells confirmed his departure via his Twitter feed, changing his bio to "New Job … Details to follow" earlier today. (He has since changed it again after members of the NeoGAF forums began speculating about the circumstances of his career shift.) His LinkedIn page briefly listed Naughty Dog among his employers in 2012, leading to speculation he had joined the Uncharted developer. He has since removed that – and updated the page to reflect his departure from Irrational. Gerritsen lists his employment at Irrational as having ended this month on his LinkedIn page. While at the company, he directly managed the content creators for Bioshock Infinite and listed his duties as "interfacing with our corporate home base and publishing partners, strategic level partners and vendors, conducting contract negotiation, strategic level planning, hiring and recruitment, and supervising our day to day development." Before his tenure at Irrational, Gerritsen was chairman and business director at Human Head Studios. Gamasutra was unsuccessful in efforts to reach Gerritsen and Wells. An inquiry to Irrational president Ken Levine was not returned. [UPDATE: Levine did acknowledge Wells' departure via Twitter, though, telling followers "Scott Sinclair, art director of Bio1, back in the art director's chair for Infinite to bring it home. Can't wait to show you what's cooking."] First announced in 2010, Bioshock Infinite is one of Take-Two's most important games this fiscal year. Previously set for an Oct. 16 launch, Irrational announced a delay in the weeks before E3 with studio head Ken Levine announcing the game would ship instead on Feb. 26, 2013. "I won’t kid you: Bioshock Infinite is a very big game, and we’re doing things that no one has ever done in a first-person shooter," Levine wrote. "We had a similar experience with the original Bioshock, which was delayed several months as our original ship date drew near. Why? Because the Big Daddies weren’t the Big Daddies you’ve since come to know and love. Because Andrew Ryan’s golf club didn’t have exactly the right swing. Because Rapture needed one more coat of grimy Art Deco. The same principle now applies to Bioshock Infinite." The game was not shown at E3 and will not be on display at Germany's GamesCom show. "The next time you see our game, it will be essentially the product we intend to put in the box," Levine said. The delay and Irrational's decision to sequester itself led to concerns among fans that development on the game had run into troubles. Those concerns have not abated in the subsequent months. While there have been no indications by the company of any shift in the game's release date, the departures of key team members raises questions. And some industry analysts are skeptical whether Bioshock Infinite will arrive on time. "We suspect both GTA V and Bioshock Infinite could realistically slip into a fiscal ‘14 release period," says Mike Hickey of Janco Partners.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/175574/..._Irrational.php

What have Bioshock Infinite team members have to do with GTA V?

[ficko88]

GTA V has been delayed to 2015

[krspkbl]

If it does then I think it will be the first quarter which is April/June 2013. So nobody freak out when they see 2014.

[Cyfa]

At this rate Jesus will be back before GTA V comes out.

[ItalianStalion]

You mean at this rate GTA V won't be being released for another few YEARS... Why the hell delay it another year or two..!

[krspkbl]

QUOTE (ItalianStalion @ Thursday, Aug 9 2012, 12:53)

You mean at this rate GTA V won't be being released for another few YEARS... Why the hell delay it another year or two..!

FY 2014 starts April 2013.

Everyone is saying that V will be released before March 2013 but I think it's likely that TT will push it back to Q1 FY2014 which is any time between April and June 2014. Just because it says 2014 doesn't mean it will actually come out in 2014.

[Warmaster666]

But what have Bioshock Infinite team members have to do with GTA V?

[universetwisters]

Impossible. Rockstar isn't Valve.

[Markhosdangerous]

I hope they released it before the IV German Reich, also known as European Union, fall off

[Gangsta-NL]

That would be too late. I believe the next gen consoles are already out in 2014 or atleast almost out.

Also it would be very weird to announce it so early.

[Freezer89]

QUOTE (Warmaster666 @ Thursday, Aug 9 2012, 13:58)

But what have Bioshock Infinite team members have to do with GTA V?

Nothing. Where does that come from?

But if you go more into detail:
Bioshock Infinite is developed by Irrational Games and is published by 2K Games.
GTA V is developed by Rockstar North and is published by Rockstar Games.
Take Two is a parent company of both 2K and Rockstar.

There is your "connection"..

[theworldfamous]

there's another topic for this

[Magic_Al]

It could slip. I don't think it's slipped yet, when they just re-confirmed the same financial guidance last week that they've been giving for over a year.

As of last week, Take-Two 100% believes GTA V will make a ton of money before the end of March. That's a fact (not a #FACT).

[matt_be]

So does this guy think that Bioshock will pull GTA V back into the next fiscal year with it if Bioshock gets delayed?

Not happening.

[bud23]

There is already a thread to discuss it, but we can discuss the same sh*t in 5 different threads,why not?

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=520056

[The Wereodile]

Wouldn't really surprise me, would fit in a May 2013 release.

[Dragonjack]

That would suck actually and no GTAV for 2 years. Take 2 interactive will be poor just like greek. ;( But i think this is BS!

This post has been edited by Dragonjack on Thursday, Aug 9 2012, 12:49

[Coral_City]

QUOTE (Cyfa @ Thursday, Aug 9 2012, 07:51)

At this rate Jesus will be back before GTA V comes out.

LOL - I like this post, ANOTHER.

[jumper2011]

QUOTE (matt_be @ Thursday, Aug 9 2012, 12:37)

So does this guy think that Bioshock will pull GTA V back into the next fiscal year with it if Bioshock gets delayed? Not happening.

GTA5 is probably already scheduled for Q1 FY14.

[Johacamigames]

QUOTE (Gangsta-NL @ Thursday, Aug 9 2012, 08:09)

That would be too late. I believe the next gen consoles are already out in 2014 or atleast almost out. Also it would be very weird to announce it so early.

You sound like Michael Pachter right now lol