The latest Games In 2004-2005 Q&As on HomeLAN Fed: Ken Levine of Irrational Games, Mark Long of Zombie Studios and John Williamson of Zombie Studios.

New on FileFront today is a brief Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich Q&A. Irrational Games president with Ken Levine is asked the game's new features, destructable environments, the graphics/art and engine changes.

PC.IGN has a brief Q&A with Irrational's Ken Levine about BioShock, which is more about what the game is compared to the System Shock franchise and not so much what the game itself is about.

As promised, GameSpot has posted their first look at the new Irrational Games production, which is called BioShock. The Unreal engine powered first person action RPG takes place in a "mysterious genetic laboratory", which is inhabited by various creatures which at point were of the human kind, but definitely aren't any longer. BioShock isn't a sequel to the System Shock games, but Irrational does hope to "further the open-ended, emergent gameplay of the previous games".

While System Shock 2 represented what Irrational general manager Ken Levine describes as "a convergence of technology and commercialism" (that game took place on a corporate-sponsored starship), BioShock will instead represent "a convergence of technology and biological life," or more specifically, genetics. It's important to note: BioShock is not a sequel to any of the System Shock games, nor does it have any official relation to those games. But like the previous games, this one will offer a horror-themed gameplay experience in which what you observe, and what happens to you, will be tempered by your own choices. "[At Irrational], we think emergence is the future," says Levine.

You can also find a video interview with Irrational's Ken Levine on this GameSpot page.

GameSpot's System Shock 2 media page has a new video interview with Ken Levine of Irrational Games, who looks back at the development of the game. Update: there is a retrospective article now as well, with a tantalizing teaser: "a game we'll take a retrospective look at in anticipation of Irrational's next project, which we'll reveal to you exclusively tomorrow. (Here's a hint: it will likely please fans of System Shock 2)".

A new Freedom Force 2 Q&A has posted at Experience Gaming. Irrational Games manager Ken Levine answers questions about the storyline, new heroes, new villains, locations, and the release date.

Over at Experience Gaming you can find a Q&A with Ken Levine, General Manager and Creative Director at Irrational Studios (System Shock 2, Freedom Force). Ken answers questions about the company's past, present and future plans.

A Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich Q&A has been posted at GameBanshee. Ken Levine of Irrational Games is asked about the game's progress, the new Gamebryo engine, the playable heroes, new super powers, locations & environments, and multiplayer.

There's a Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich Q&A on RPG Vault this afternoon, asking creative director Ken Levine about this superheroes RPG sequel. Questions are about design influences, main lessons learned from the first game, the game story, locations, new and returning characters, combat, and plenty of other things.

A Freedom Force vs The Third Reich Q&A has been posted at GameZone. Irrational's Ken Levine is asked about the Gamebryo engine, the sequel's story, character development, gameplay mechanics, RPG elements, and the player's ultimate goal in the game.

What We're Playing: Volume 4 is a new article on GameSpy asking several game developers what game(s) they are all hot and bothered about. There are responses from Epic's CliffyB, Blizzard's Rob Pardo, Irrational Games' Ken Levine and Ritual's Tom Mustaine among others.

A new Freedom Force Vs. The Third Reich development diary has been posted on PC.IGN. Irrational's Ken Levine writes about the use of the WW2 setting in this superheroes action RPG sequel.

A new Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich diary has been posted on PC.IGN. Irrational Games' Ken Levine writes about the brainstorming process that results in super hero characters.

The GMR website has posted a brief Q&A with Ken Levine of Irrational Games, asking him about Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich. Levine is asked about the appeal of the WW2 era for games, how the people at Irrational come up with characters and their superpowers, and a few things not related to this game specifically. Thanks HLF.

PC.IGN has posted the first Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich development diary, written by Ken Levine of Irrational Games. Some game concept art is included.

New on GamesRadar is this Tribes: Vengeance Q&A with Ken Levine of Irrational Games. Ken talks about such things like the addition of a singleplayer campaign, the storyline, characters, and the new maps.

There is a Tribes Vengeance Q&A on C&VG, talking to Irrational Games' general manager Ken Levine about the upcoming Unreal engine powered Tribes game. Questions are about the addition of a singleplayer game, the player character and the maps.

There is a new cult action games article on HomeLAN Fed, this time looking back at System Shock 2. The article contains plenty of quotes from Irrational's Ken Levine, including one about SS3 "I wouldn't be at all surprised if you saw a game very similar to what you're talking about appearing on the scene".

EB Games has an interview with Irrational's Ken Levine, getting him to answer a few more questions about Freedom Force. They ask him about the style of the game, character customizing, gameplay mechanics, mod support, multiplayer options and more. Freedom Force has been in stores for a few days now.

The last Freedom Force diary is up at Gamespot. Irrational's Ken Levine talks about the art of balancing and polishing the game.