BioShock

By Luke Plunkett Because rumour has it - and has had it for a while now - that Ken Levine and crew are working on a new X-Com game. Whether they are or not, nobody knows. But if they are, that game is a shooter, with job ads for the company revealing that 2K Boston's "next big project" is "an unannounced shooter".

By Brian Ashcraft Ken Levine designed BioShock, but he's not involved with BioShock 2. He and his team are working on another title, a very "ambitious" title. Sounds like this will be big, and it sounds like it's something we won't see for a long, long time. Be patient!

By Brian Ashcraft The original The Legend of Zelda made quite an impact on BioShock designer Ken Levine — so much so that it cost him his first serious girlfriend. Needless to say, Levine adds, the next summer was not spent together. Good thing he had Link to keep him company!

BioShock 2, while good, does not look as compelling as the original, perhaps because Ken Levine, the lead developer, decided against participating in the sequel. The Beatles Rock Band could sell millions, but the complete package at US$250 will be too ...

guardian.co.uk Mario's Run Out of Coins BioShock 2, while good, does not look as compelling as the original, perhaps because Ken Levine, the lead developer, decided against participating in the sequel. The Beatles Rock Band could sell millions, but the complete package at $250 will be too ...

The author is displayed to be Ken Levine, the creator of the first BioShock, but it may just be based on his ideas, as it is a fairly normal practice for Tor. Overall, it seems that BioShock fans will have their thirst for adventure quenched this year ...

The teaser doesn't reveal much, but the book will be in both hardback and paperback form and may possibly be written by 2K Boston creative director Ken Levine himself. He is credited as the author in the catalog's index, but it's not clear whether this ...

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The index lists 'Ken Levine' as the author however it is not yet known if the book will indeed be penned by Levine or just loosely based on his concepts. If you think the name Tor sounds familiar, that's because Tor is the same company that brought us ...

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By Kat Bailey, 05/28/2009 If you couldn't get enough of Rapture the first time around, you're in luck. Bioshock is being novelized, and it might even be written by 2K Boston creative director Ken Levine. According to Gamasutra, Bioshock is listed in ...

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The book will supposedly take readers “deeper into the realms” of the BioShock storyline and, at least according to the catalogue's index, the the page was written by Ken Levine -- a writer and designer for 2K Games' original BioShock. ... Shacknews - Cinema Blend

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 CA Notably, the book catalog's index lists the author for the page in question as 'Ken Levine' -- but this may simply be because the novel is based on his concepts, rather than his actual writing. Tor, a sci-fi and fantasy book publisher for many years ...

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While “BioShock” creative director Ken Levine is not overseeing this new game, Miller noted that his successor, Jordan Thomas, himself a “BioShock” veteran, is both prepared to re-visit some of the Randian philosophy from the first game and is “excited ...

 CA I built The Cult of Rapture, BioShock`s community site, and I started working hand in hand with our marketing director. [BioShock creative director] Ken Levine wanted podcasts, so we started doing the podcasts. I went and visited the [2K Boston] team ...

 CA After BioShock 2 was announced (as BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams, no longer the title), hardcore fans were concerned about a sequel without writer Ken Levine on the project. It looks like the game is in good hands at 2K Marin, with a team comprised of ...

 CA The film adaptation of 2K's action game will begin production in 2010, and Universal Pictures has tasked John Logan (The Aviator, Star Trek: Nemesis) to write the screenplay, while BioShock creator Ken Levine is consulting.

The man behind the game, Ken Levine, and his 2K Boston studio, passed the franchise to the 2K Marin team and are now working on a new title. As the Game Developers Conference has already started, Levine saw fit to tease people some more about the ...

By Sal Basile Though 2K Marin has the right resources to make “BioShock 2” a great game and has been praised by Ken Levine, the creative director of the original “BioShock,” I can’t help but be worried. After reading through Game Informer’s cover story ...

It’s the difference between awarding Best Writing to “BioShock” instead of, as was done last year, awarding it to Ken Levine, Emily Ridgway, Joe McDonagh, and Susan O’Connor. “I want more attention on developers … I think it’s important to get more ...

MTV.com  CA - Feb 6, 2009 by Majed Athab { Feb 6th 2009 at 8:45PM } So, what happens when you stick game developers Ken Levine (BioShock) and Todd Howard (Fallout 3) in a room with ... Reminder: Come See ‘BioShock’ and ‘Fallout 3′ Masterminds Chat ... MTV.com all 3 news articles

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Our New York Comic Con panel, co-moderated by Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal and featuring “Fallout 3″ exec. producer Todd Howard and “BioShock” mastermind Ken Levine, is over, but if you weren’t following our Twitter, here are some highlights, including word ...

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 - Friendly reminder: Todd Howard (”Fallout 3“) and Ken Levine (”BioShock“) will join N’Gai Croal and myself at New York Comic-Con tomorrow, February 6. ...

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 - Ken Levine - The lead creative force behind the critically acclaimed “BioShock” from 2K Boston / 2K Australia, Levine played a key role in the development ...

 Romania - Dec 5, 2008 One of these developers is BioShock creator Ken Levine, who recently talked with Forbes about the PC gaming market and how his game helped correct that ...

By Mark Brown As for the rest of videogames, the next British Academy Video Games Awards will take place on March 10th 2009 at the London Hilton, Park Lane. Last year, Ken Levine and his team at 2K took home “Best Game” with BioShock, presented by Indie wankers, Athlete.

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By Orange BioShock is a video game by 2K Boston/2K Australia—previously known as Irrational Games—designed by Ken Levine. It was released for the Windows.

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By Shawn Sines Related Articles at Gaming Today:. BioShock Video: Developer Diary 2; Widescreen Patch Coming for BioShock; New BioShock Trailer Here on FileFront; Ken Levine Talks DLC in BioShock; Rumor: BioShock 2 To Be A Prequel.

By Luke Plunkett PHEW. Speaking with VG247 at the Develop conference in Brighton (fun fact: I used to live in neighbouring Seaford), BioShock creator Ken Levine has told everyone to relax. The upcoming BioShock movie project is staying faithful to the source:

By Stephany According to recent interview with hunky Ken Levine at Develop in London, VG247 learned that BioShock movie director Gore Verbinski “gets” the BioShock franchise. According to recent interview with hunky Ken Levine at Develop in London, VG247 learned that BioShock movie director Gor...

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By Stephany The Variety piece also mentions that BioShock creative director Ken Levine has been “regularly consulted” but having a formal role in the film’s process remains to be seen. The Variety piece also mentions that BioShock creative director Ken Levine has been “regularly consulted” but ha...

Yesterday, we reported on some interesting comments which BioShock King Ken Levine let pour from his lips, regarding how a plot has to be stupid to follow it. After word got around, he felt the need to clarify today with the following ...

By Brian Crecente That Videogame Blog points out that concept artist Ben Mauro recently put up a nice collection of concept images for a "proposed sequel to BioShock." Too bad, because it's some pretty amazing stuff. I liked it so much I sent a link to Ken Levine to see what he thought. Haven't heard back yet.

By Chris Kohler Irrational Games (aka 2K Boston) has a history with Electronic Arts. Their classic System Shock 2, a precursor of Bioshock, was published by EA, and EA still owns the rights to the name System Shock. I'm not sure Ken Levine would be happy working for EA again, but I'm excited at the thought of a...

By Kyle Orland But the final word on BioShock as art should probably go to head designer Ken Levine. "Is BioShock art? I don't know, and I guess I sort of don't care. All I care about is, does it work -- does it have an impact on an audience?" On that important score, we're going to have to answer with a resounding...

By Alexander Sliwinski spoke with 2K and they delivered one of those delicious open-ended quotes that beg for wild speculation. 2K says, "Since 2K Games hasn't announced any downloadable content at this time, we have no comment." Where's Ken Levine for us to get a straight answer? Don't make us use the magic words...

By Ross Miller uery interviews BioShock's Ken Levine about success and harvesting Little Sisters Levine confirms no PS3 BioShock and does mea culpa on PC issues -- success hurts Today's most death-defying video: the PSP Unbricking Today's sneak-peakiest video: Halo 3

By Mike Fahey Joystiq got a chance to talk to 2K Boston's Ken Levine about the various problems surrounding the BioShock launch that we've been documenting exhaustively over the past several days. In the process of admitting that screw ups were made, he also neatly nullified a rumor that had been sprea...

By Alexander Sliwinski Earlier we posted some choice moments from our interview with BioShock's Lead Designer Ken Levine. Below is the full interview. There's more depth on the tech issues Irrational experienced, Levine's ability (or lack of) to harvest Little Sisters, their experience with the Unreal Engin...

By Alexander Sliwinski just got off the phone with Ken Levine, lead designer for BioShock, who says the BioShock PC issues are overblown because they're under a microscope right now due to the game's profile and he fully admits they "screwed up," patches are most definitely in the works and there is no PS3 versio...

By Justin McElroy Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Adventure, First Person Shooters, Video Every time that a new video from BioShock is released, it does more than just promote the game, it further inflames our desire for the invention of time travel ... and we doubt we're alone. To that end, we'd like to mak...

By brownlee Ken Levine, the smartest writer in video games, gave an interview to Through the Looking Glass fansite SShock2.com about Irrational's upcoming "art deco underwater utopia participant-evolution inspired civil war" survival horror FPS, Bioshock. Subjects cover the evolution of Bios...