US and Australian Irrational Games studios have been renamed to 2k Boston and 2k Australia, parent company Take-Two Interactive announced. Before you wonder: No layoffs or whatsoever have been announced due to the name change. System Shock 2 or Freedom Force were both developed by Irrational Games and more recently Bioshock.

Such a practice is quite common in the gaming industry, the best example being . The Rockstar brand is commonly linked to the Grand Theft Auto series, even though is was originally developed by Scotland based DMA Design (Lemmings). After GTA 3 became a success, DMA Design got bought by Rockstar Games in early 2002 and renamed to Rockstar North.