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Ken Levine’s PAX Panel

by Roly Reyes on September 11, 2008 at 6:32 am

And here I thought the best of what I was going to get from PAX had passed. Ken Levine, the man largely credited for the success of last year’s BioShock hosted a panel about adolescent nerdery, Hollywood screenwriting exploits, and finding himself as a game designer. Read more…

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Ken Levine Working on Secret 2K Project

by Justin Arnold on August 10, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Ken Levine is a man of many words, so when he gets tight-lipped in an interview at GamesIndustry.biz, suspicion naturally follows. Read more…

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Ken Levine is Kind of a Pretentious Twat. His Words, Not Mine.

by John Kershaw on August 1, 2008 at 10:44 am

Just to be clear, there is never enough BioShock related news. And with that we offer you more. At the Develop Conference & Expo, being held this week in the UK, Ken Levine gave a talk entitled “BioShock and Awe: Immersing the Gamer in an Alternate World Without Drowning Out the Gameplay” in which he aired some very interesting thoughts. Not least “I’m kind of a pretentious twat.” Read more…

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BioShock Movie to be Directed by Gore Verbinski: Might Not Suck

by John Kershaw on May 9, 2008 at 10:51 am

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A deal has been signed between Universal and Take Two to turn arguably one of last year’s greatest games, into a film. The movie is to be directed by Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, whose previous work includes The Ring and The Weather Man.
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Ken Levine Talks About VGAs: It’s all Gravy

by John Kershaw on December 22, 2007 at 11:57 pm

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When Gamecock stormed the stage at the Video Game Awards earlier this month, they prevented Ken Levine, lead designer of BioShock, from giving his acceptance speech after winning the award for Game of the Year. For the first time since the event, Levine has given a short interview on the matter. Read more…

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When PR Stunts Go Bad – Gamecock Interrupts Ken Levine at Spike VGAs

by Andrew Podolsky on December 11, 2007 at 8:58 pm

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With mega-company Take 2 taking home top honors at the Spike Video Game Awards, indie publisher Gamecock was desperately vying for attention. But what’s sadder than “Game of the Year” body art? How about crashing Ken Levine’s acceptance speech in red capes and masks? Read more…

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