14 DAY TRIAL // Ken Levine might be best known for his work on the BioShock franchise and System Shock 2, but it seems that the creator is willing to explore other mediums in the coming future. He is thus set to write the pilot of a new take on the classic Twilight Zone series, which will apparently be designed to offer an interactive experience.
The information comes from The Wrap, and the concept will allow fans to change and tweak the story of the episode based on how they feel, with multiple viewings of the same narrative offering different experiences.
The new Twilight Zone series will be created by Interlude and CBS, and the two companies are pledging that they will stay as close as possible to the classic elements of the series, which mixes exploration of human nature with science fiction elements and slightly spooky moments.
The two companies have not said when they are planning to deliver the new interactive take on the TV series and whether Ken Levine will be involved in the creation of future episodes.
Interlude is also working on an interactive reboot of the classic WarGames and says that fans will be able to play the new episodes and then make important choices that shift how the narrative of the title progresses.
Ken Levine might return to video games development after Twilight Zone interlude
The game creator broke a lot of gamer hearts when he announced in early 2014 that he was closing down Irrational Games to use a smaller team of developers to try and create more narrative-driven experiences for publisher Take Two.
Since then, no official announcement about the projects that they are working on has been provided, although Levine himself says that he wants to create shorter experiences that come up with a lot of variety and encourage players to explore very different paths to see how the narrative changes.
BioShock Infinite, the final title from Irrational Games and the third one in the series, was a wildly ambitious project that sought to explore the idea of multiple realities while also showing how certain elements anchor them all and structure choice and consequence.
Take Two has suggested that another developer might offer a different take on the same ideas in the coming years.
Ken Levine was also involved with a new movie version of the classic science fiction story Logan's Run, but it's unclear whether that project will ever become reality.