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X-Com revival rumors resurface
Oct 28th 2009 on Big Download
We've been down this road before and it looks like we are going that way once again. Rumors of a revival of the classic X-Com turn-based strategy PC game series have been popping up on the Internet tu...
Ken Levine lists favorite games again, changes mind on a few
Oct 28th 2009 on Joystiq
Ken Levine plays video games. Shocking, we know! Speaking with IndustryGamers, Levine, who is currently working on a super-secret project, listed his ten favorite games. Occupying the top five spots ...
Ken Levine reveals his top 10 all time favorite games
Oct 27th 2009 on Big Download
While Ken Levine is still working on his top secret next project at 2K Boston following the release of the original BioShock over two years ago, he's apparently got some time to reveal his top 10 fav...
More proof of shooter game for 2K Boston's next project
Aug 11th 2009 on Big Download
Earlier this year a job listed for 2K Boston stated they were looking for someone to work on a multiplayer first person shooter project. This week new evidence emerged that the development team behind...
2K Boston's next big thing is a shooter
Aug 10th 2009 on Joystiq
"Yeah, that and 90 percent of the other games released every year," you retort. Okay, we hear you, and trust us, we get it. It's not exactly earth-shattering that a 2K Boston job listing indicates ...
Coo over Sander Cohen's BioShock statuette
Aug 7th 2009 on Joystiq
GamePro has a photo set of the statuette based on BioShock's homicidal artist, Sander Cohen, given to 2K Boston employees by the studio's Creative Director Ken Levine. The sculpture was created by "I...
Levine: BioShock 2 needs 2K Marin's stamp
Jul 20th 2009 on Joystiq
Though you may see characters and a world you recognize when you pop in BioShock 2 next year, don't expect to encounter that distinctive Ken Levine flavor, that Zest of Kenny L, if you will. "I make ...
Ken Levine says next game is 'more ambitious' than previous titles
Jul 18th 2009 on Big Download
Ken Levine is still not talking about what his team at 2K Boston is working on next. Let's get that out of the way right now. However he is more than willing to chat to Gamasutra about pretty much any...
Take-Two and Tor releasing BioShock novel
May 27th 2009 on Joystiq
We're still not sure why anyone would want to retrofit video games with last-gen tech and turn them into books, but sci-fi/fantasy publisher Tor has apparently had a lot of success with the practice ...
MIT BiG: Levine talks life before BioShock
May 8th 2009 on Joystiq
We're here at the MIT Business in Gaming conference this afternoon to watch Ken Levine – who holds the title trifecta of "co-founder, "president" and "Creative Director" at 2K Boston (né...
Ken Levine: Next project will cost 'a fair amount of money'
May 8th 2009 on Joystiq
During his Q&A at the MIT Business in Gaming conference, Ken Levine revealed the cost of some of his projects and hinted at the cost (and scale!) of 2K Boston's latest, still secret, project."Fre...
Ken Levine shows off what a total nerd he is
May 1st 2009 on Joystiq
It's okay, Kenny L., we're nerds too. We know what it's like owning the I, Claudius box set and no one understanding. In fact, if we wrote to A Life Well Wasted with pictures of all our stuff and tho...
Ken Levine keynoting first MIT 'Business in Gaming' conference
Apr 13th 2009 on Joystiq
Focusing on riveting hot-button issues like "digital distribution, marketing, and in-game advertising," the MIT Sloan School of Management is kicking off its first ever "Business in Gaming " Conferen...
GDC09: An Irrational name change?
Mar 26th 2009 on Joystiq
It appears that 2K Boston may be going back to its original name, Irrational Games, soonish. This evening, at a social event held by the developer's PR company, several 2K Boston employees were weari...
Ken Levine gives some hints on 2K Boston's future
Mar 22nd 2009 on Big Download
The BioShock team at 2K Boston has been pretty silent about their upcoming plans and in a new Gamespot chat, its head man Ken Levine doesn't really give too many new details about what they have plann...
2K Boston is hiring (Hey, Ken. We have excellent compuper skills!)
Mar 20th 2009 on Joystiq
2K Boston is looking to staff its next project and is blaring that information quite publicly -- a bold move in this economy. The company approached us with images of a postcard it'll pass out next w...
We really want this new BioShock art book
Mar 18th 2009 on Joystiq
We know how it is. You're standing at your local department store/Cracker Barrel gift shop/hotel mini-bar and you just can't find the perfect gift for that special video game blog in your life. Hey, ...
NYCC 09: Todd Howard, Ken Levine panel
Feb 6th 2009 on Joystiq
So, what happens when you stick game developers Ken Levine (BioShock) and Todd Howard (Fallout 3) in a room with two outspoken games journalists for an hour? You get a fascinating discussion on how E...
BioShock developer hiring for unnamed multiplayer FPS project
Feb 2nd 2009 on Big Download
Speculation about what Ken Levine and his group at 2K Boston are doing to follow up on their 2007 smash hit BioShock continues. While another group, 2K Marin, are doing the official BioShock sequel, w...
BioShock has 'potential' for numerous sequels, suggests 2K boss
Jan 7th 2009 on Joystiq
2K Global President Christoph Hartmann says BioShock could have plenty of sequels, but he promises the company won't "cash in" on the franchise. Speaking with MCV, Hartmann states that with the "righ...