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Playing Favorites: 2K Boston's Ken Levine
Playing Favorites: 2K Boston's Ken Levine
A 'shocking' list Ken Levine has always been a talented game designer, but it wasn't until the blockbuster release of BioShock that the founder of Irrational Games (now 2K Boston) really experienced the spotlight. Over the years, besides BioShock , he's also brought us fine games like Thief: The ...
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Ken Levine reveals his top 10 all time favorite games
Big Download Blog — ... 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 favorite games of all time to ...

Ken Levine lists favorite games again, changes mind on a few
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 in descending order are: World of Warcraft, ...

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