The Latest Breaking News from Ken Levine

Ken Levine never expected Take-Two to shutter Irrational after Bioshock Infinite: 'The decision was made at a corporate level'

"Take-Two did a BioShock remaster: That would have been a good title for Irrational to get their head around."

PC Gamer · Jan 8, 2025

BioShock maestro Ken Levine says Judas will double down on reacting to player choices because it's the future of games: 'I've never been a big fan of cutscenes because they're not interactive'

You know what? Sounds good to me.

PC Gamer · Jan 7, 2025

Ex-Bioshock lead Ken Levine says the problem with AAA games is how risk-averse they've become: 'If you don't innovate, especially in games, you start losing people'

"Look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe—you stop taking risks and people just tune it out."

PC Gamer · Jan 3, 2025

Former BioShock director Ken Levine spoke about Alec Baldwin and Emma Stone for roles in the sci-fi series, but he's unsure gamers really care about Hollywood actors

They're also apparently too busy

GamesRadar · Jul 19, 2024

Ken Levine says Bioshock was 'almost cancelled' after going over time and over budget, while all publishers cared about was that these games 'don't make any money'

Says it was still "extremely cheap" next to the competition.

PC Gamer · Jul 15, 2024

This leaked screenshot may be our first glimpse of BioShock 4, and it sure looks like a BioShock game

Though I suspect the final game will be very different.

PC Gamer · Jul 15, 2024

Ken Levine says BioShock nearly went nowhere and was almost canceled: "We can't make those games because they don't sell"

System Shock 2's performance didn't give publishers much confidence

GamesRadar · Jul 13, 2024

Bioshock 4 studio is now 'recruiting like mad' but the game's nature remains a mystery

It does, however, look like there's still always a lighthouse.

PC Gamer · Jul 10, 2024

Capes is a superhero game about the legacy its heroes inherit, but also the legacy of turn-based tactics as a genre

"X-Men meets XCOM" may be a glib summary, but it's not totally inaccurate.

PC Gamer · May 20, 2024

Making good, profitable games 'will no longer keep you safe': industry expresses fury and heartbreak over closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Prey studios

Gamers and game developers are reeling from yet another wave of layoffs and studio closures.

PC Gamer · May 8, 2024