We Talk To Ken Levine About BioShock Infinite

Infinite!

Oh wait, I already completed this quest...

Noooooooooo I HATE YOU!   
 
now time to watch the video..

44 Minutes! Thats one beast of an interview.

Should be a great vid 
 
*play*

GO away sequels, please just go away....Can I get a new ip 
 
Yes I know this is Bioshock 2.5...and why does Levine sound so confused about his own game/idea behind this game...maybe just coy..
 It sounds like they are trying to pass on the Bioshock name to please the"bosses" but really wanna do something different...We will see.

Ken Levine is an intelligent, funny dude. Great interview Jeff.

You should've told me to go to the lobby beforehand, I could be here a while

50 minutes of awesome.

The interview is really good even with the length... thanks for sharing this with us Jeff ;)

" GO away sequels, please just go away....Can I get a new ip   Yes I know this is Bioshock 2.5...and why does Levine sound so confused about his own game/idea behind this game...maybe just coy..  It sounds like they are trying to pass on the Bioshock name to please the"bosses" but really wanna do something different...We will see. "

" GO away sequels, please just go away....Can I get a new ip   Yes I know this is Bioshock 2.5...and why does Levine sound so confused about his own game..  It sounds like they are trying to pass on the Bioshock name to please the"bosses" but really wanna do something different...We will see. "

'grounded' is the last word I would use about Colombia if you know what I'm sayiinnnnnnnng
 
Also, who's the angry looking dude behind Jeff?
 
EDIT: Okay, he got introduced. I should stop commenting mid-video

God. Could you get a less drunk camera guy next time...seriously, wtf?! Were you going for a blair witch theme with the cinematography?

Let's see, how many Ken Levine Kool-Aid drinkers there are on this site...

Remo!

Really good interview. This is the sort of informative, intellectual content I enjoy from Giant Bomb, in between the funnys of course!

Yaaarrrrgggg. Must listen only - watching makes me seasick.

" 'grounded' is the last word I would use about Colombia if you know what I'm sayiinnnnnnnng 

wow. the interview is over a GIG in HD. guess i feel good about where my membership fees are going.

Interviews are great, but do they have tro b filmed buy a guy shaking like my grandmother?  
 
I'm really psyched for this game! 

A recent medium-profile game that wasn't well-received... I wonder what game 2K and Irrational's Ken Levine is talking about...

" Remo! "

Bioshock used Unreal Engine 2?! I never would have guessed. No wonder Infinite is such a large leap in both graphical fidelity and scale. Not that it matters, it's the art that truly defines the visuals of this series. 
 
BTW, if anybody loves Irrational Games as much as I do, check out their podcast. It's really, really enlightening most of the time, and the format seems to emulate Robert Ashley's podcast, A Life Well Wasted,  so it's very well-produced. I'd really like to see more game studios produce their own podcast as well.

That guy in the blue was giving me the creeps

I love these kind of interviews. 

" That guy in the blue was giving me the creeps "

Holy shit fuck.

2012 release? Good. Maybe I'll have time to finally get around to playing the first one.  
 
Also, wtf birdman at the end.

video cut off before it finished??

Dope.  Ken Levine always gives good conversation.  Yeesh...that sounded dirty.

Exemplary first question, Jeff.

The first question really kick the whole thing off :D

" @IrishBrewed said:

" GO away sequels, please just go away....Can I get a new ip   Yes I know this is Bioshock 2.5...and why does Levine sound so confused about his own game..  It sounds like they are trying to pass on the Bioshock name to please the"bosses" but really wanna do something different...We will see. "

I pretty much have these same thoughts. It's unfortunate that in this day and age, it's incredibly risky to try anything with a new name and have it become successful. Slapping Bioshock on the title will do nothing more than push copies, but if that means more games from Ken Levine, then it's all good. "

Great interview, awesome job guys.

This is the single greatest interview I've ever seen. Excellent questions Jeff as always. For once a developer gives us straight answers. Not a single "we can't talk about that yet." How did you ever manage to set this up? This kind of interview could change the gaming journalism industry as we know it.

44mins?!?!?!?!

Good interview, always good to hear the mindset behind Bioshock Infinite.

Chris 'mutha********* wizard' Remo!

Ken Levine is a rock star.

" @IrishBrewed said:

" GO away sequels, please just go away....Can I get a new ip   Yes I know this is Bioshock 2.5...and why does Levine sound so confused about his own game..  It sounds like they are trying to pass on the Bioshock name to please the"bosses" but really wanna do something different...We will see. "

I pretty much have these same thoughts. It's unfortunate that in this day and age, it's incredibly risky to try anything with a new name and have it become successful. Slapping Bioshock on the title will do nothing more than push copies, but if that means more games from Ken Levine, then it's all good. "

that was a great interview. well done Jeff. 

Jeff is great at interviews as usual.

Wow, I never knew the original Bioshock was in UE 2.5. Looked exactly like UE 3.

Everything except for the camera work was great. Really insightful interview.

I don't usually watch interviews, but after the gameplay I just had to watch this.
 
Glad I did, that was a very interesting watch.