When we received a press release for Ken Levine's candidacy of TIME's '100 Most Influential People', it came as quite a pleasant surprise and marks a great moment for games. Levine is stdio head of Irrational Games, the developer of the upcoming BioShock Infinite.

When a creative game designer is listed alongside people like Brad Pitt, Tim Tebow, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeremy Lin, Barack Obama and others, we can be proud of our medium and stand proud.

Now it's up to us to make sure he actually gets into the top 100 - so go vote and tell your friends to vote. Oh, and your friends' friends.

Vote here. You have until April 6th.