1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comKeane Ng Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/keaneng/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="coJGyKH2sV"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/ken-levine-games-as-important-as-riverdance/">Ken Levine: Games As Important As <i>Riverdance</i></a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/ken-levine-games-as-important-as-riverdance/embed/#?secret=coJGyKH2sV" width="600" height="338" title="“Ken Levine: Games As Important As <i>Riverdance</i>” — The Escapist" data-secret="coJGyKH2sV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> BioShock creator and 2K Boston head Ken Levine doesn’t think games are as important as food, but they are important as 90s Irish step dancing sensation Riverdance. Fielding a series of questions from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, BioShock main man Ken Levine tackled a variety of issues about game development, from the success of World of Warcraft to what he sees as the biggest trends in development today. Asked whether he believes that games can be considered “important,” Levine acknowledged that games might not be as vital as food, but “compared to other Media? Why the hell […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/53/53964.jpg