Bioshock creator Ken Levine has become a candidate for Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people.

The Irrational Games co-founder is short-listed, alongside the likes of Adele, Mark Zuckerberg, Lionel Messi and Barack Obama, to be included in the prestigious list run every year by the long-running magazine.

Starting his career as a creative director on titles such as Thief and System Shock 2, Ken Levine went on to produce numerous high calibre titles, namely the Bioshock series, which received numerous game-of-the-year awards.

Gameinformer hailed Levine as one of the “Storyteller of the Decade” with his mind-bending and psychological egoism and laissez-faire capitalism infused narratives within the Bioshock franchise.

Seeing figures within the gaming industry being recognised by Time is testament to the influence that video games have on popular culture and the world.

Fans have until April 6th to cast their vote on Time’s official website.

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