Irrational Podcasts

In this episode of Irrational Interviews, we sit down with Amy Hennig, Naughty Dog’s Creative Director and writer. Amy is best known for her work on the groundbreaking Uncharted series...

At Irrational, it’s likely no surprise that we play a lot of games. In this podcast, Level Designer Shawn Elliott talks to folks in the studio about which games in 2011 inspired them, gave them new professional insight, or maybe…

During the Irrational Games Voice Actor panel at PAX Prime 2011, there were a lot of great questions from those in attendance, so we decided to pay tribute to our fans in this latest installment of Irrational Interviews by going straight to the source for the answers.

Throughout the history of Irrational, the minds behind the games would often have to travel to the various gaming conventions throughout the year, giving each team member a unique viewpoint to the festivities.

In this second part of our Guillermo del Toro interview, Ken and Guillermo talk about story telling in different mediums, how to adapt when working within multiple story telling mediums, and how passion has guided them to where they are today.

Guillermo del Toro is known for films like Blade 2, Pan’s Labyrinth and the Hellboy series, bringing a specific brand of horror to his works, but it’s his passion for the nerd culture and a love for games that has guided him to where he is today.

Video game developers, entrepreneurs, medical doctors--BioWare's Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk are formidable figures in our industry. We talked to both of them in this episode of Irrational Interviews.

If you've played Civilization II, Alpha Centauri, Rise of Nations, or Frontierville, you know the work of Brian Reynolds. Listen to his chat with Ken Levine about game design, storytelling, and entrepreneurship.

Gearbox Software co-founder and CEO Randy Pitchford joins Ken Levine for a discussion about making games, selling games, running game studios, and looking into the industry's future.

Irrational Behavior returns as one of the studio's newest employees attempts to answer the question, "What is Irrational's mission?"

Film director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) joins Ken Levine for a discussion of adapting and respecting material, the problem with video game movies, and nerd culture throughout the ages.

Epic Games design director and game industry celebrity Cliff Bleszinski joins us for an Irrational Interviews discussion about his unique role in games, outside perceptions of the medium, and the collaborative nature of development.

The third episode of Irrational Interviews features game journalist-turned-comics writer Kieron Gillen, founder of Rock Paper Shotgun and author of Phonogram and a recent run on Marvel's Thor.

The second episode of Irrational Interviews features noted comics writer Brian Michael Bendis, of Powers and Ultimate Spider-Man fame.

In this episode we look at what it took to make the BioShock Infinite trailer.