First 5 minutes of BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea DLC

by Eric Swain, PS Gang, Posted Oct 10th 2013 5:58PM

BioShock: Infinite's first story DLC is coming soon. Burial at Sea will put Booker and Elizabeth in Rapture before the fall. Its pastiche is noir, with Booker as the private eye and Elizabeth as the fem fatale that comes to him with a case.

Irrational Games has released a video of the first 5 minutes of the game. Beware spoilers within.

BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea will be coming to the PS3 and all other platforms with BioShock: Infinite. There is no announced release date yet. Tags: bioshock, Bioshock 2, bioshock infinite, bioshock-2, bioshock-2-sea-of-dreams, bioshock-infinite, bioshock2, BioshockInfinite, DLC, dlc-pack, DLC-packs, irrationa-games, irrational games, Irrational-Games, IrrationalGames, multiplatform, PlayStation, Playstation 3, playstation network, playstation-3, PlayStation-Network, playstation-vita, Playstation3, PlaystationNetwork, PlaystationVita, ps3, PS3 games

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Here is 30 minutes of gameplay from God of War: Ascension

by Mike Splechta, GameZone, Posted Feb 1st 2013 5:10PM

The release date isn't that far off now, but for those that just can't wait to see Kratos tear sh*t up can feast their eyes on this 30 minute gameplay demo, which showcases Kratos being... well Kratos.Expect to see Kratos being pissed, killing anything and everything in his path, and doing it in style too. Slash them in pieces, use their weapons on them, and bathe in their blood. This is God of War after right? You can also expect Kratos to take on enemies that are infinitely bigger than him.

If you're into Football, and you're going to watch that ghastly Superbowl this Sunday, at least make sure to tune into CBSsports.com to watch the God of War: Ascension live-action spot, or you know, just head on over to the PlayStation YouTube Channel and watch it there.

God of War: Ascension is set to release March 12, 2013.

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Users spent more than 10.5B total minutes per day on Facebook in January, not including mobile use

Facebook users spent more than 10.5 billion total minutes per day on the site from personal computers in January, according to an updated S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

With 845 million monthly active users, that’s an average of 12.4 minutes per user per day. The number of minutes per user per day is important to Facebook’s display advertising business. The more time people spend on Facebook, the more likely advertisers are going to be to allocate budget to the platform. According to Facebook, aggregate minutes per day increased 57 percent year over year since January 2011. Since the social network simultaneously expanded its user base, the actual average minutes per user per day increased 14 percent during that period.

The filing does not include information about time spent on Facebook through mobile devices. The company previously noted that had 432 million mobile monthly active users as of Dec. 31, 2011, and that 58 million of these users accessed the social network exclusively through mobile devices. In today’s S-1 amendment, the company said the number of mobile-only users increased relative to the previous year. Facebook also indicated that users in the U.S., India, Brazil and Mexico were key sources of mobile growth in 2011.

In February, the social network announced it would display Sponsored Stories in the mobile News Feed, however we have still not seen a live example of this. A key point for investors will be whether Facebook can successfully monetize mobile activity as users spend more time on phones and tablets than personal computers.

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Infographic: The average FarmVille fan plays for 15 minutes a day

Why do you look so confused? Hey, not every FarmVille player is a super fan like you are. An infographic put together by Hasai, a social media strategy firm that explores Americans' use of social media, reports that the 63 million active FarmVille players spend an average of 15 minutes a day tending to their digital crops.

While that number is already grossly inaccurate, according to AppData, it's nevertheless interesting to get a glimpse at the average FarmVille player. (Blame the breakneck speed at which this genre moves.) Why is the average so low?

When you compare the vast amount of monthly players to the relatively small group of daily players, that would surely skew the numbers. Hasai goes on to point out that, over a year, that's 5,475 minutes spent playing the virtual sharecropper--two weeks worth of a full-time job. (Come to think of it, I'd love to see higher times in this average.)

The infographic also shares an interesting statistic overall: Online video games, the second most heavily-used Internet activity, make up 10 percent of all Internet activity in the U.S. And yes, that includes Facebook gaming. Honestly, I thought this percentage would have been larger, considering the amount of online gaming platforms there are even outside of Facebook. Well, there you have it: Not every FarmVille player is the super addict that your average evening news spot makes them out to be. You know, like this lovely lady claims to have been? Find the full infographic below (click on it to make it larger)

[Via Mashable]

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Zynga's Empire & Allies: The first nine minutes [video]

by Libe Goad, Posted Jun 1st 2011 5:00PM

Zynga's Empire & Allies game -- a mashup of the classic game Risk with another Zynga game, CityVille -- lands on Facebook today (read our full preview here). The video above shows off what happens during the first few minutes of the game -- a quick tutorial that shows you how to build barracks and other buildings on your land and get a first look at what a real-time battle in the game looks like as well.

The game is now live on Facebook, to check it out point your browser here.

Check out the rest of our Empires & Allies Cheats & Tips right here.

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Zynga Seattle to open just minutes from PopCap, Nintendo, Microsoft

by Joe Osborne, Posted Apr 13th 2011 12:25PM

Zynga knows where the game's at. KING5 news reports that Zynga is running recruitment phases for its studio in Seattle's Pioneer Square. The building is still under construction, but the video above gives a tiny glimpse of what a Zynga studio looks like. Considering how close the FarmVille creator now is to three of the biggest players in the industry, this could be the company's most strategic studio opening yet.

Zynga Seattle is just less than 10 minutes from PopCap Games of Bejeweled Blitz stardom and just a 25 minute drive from both Nintendo of America and Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash. According to KING5, Zynga plans to hire 50 more employees to fill this new studio, which reportedly is located in one of the shadier parts of the city. The company joins a number of game developers that comprise one third of the businesses in the area, so it's safe to say that the tech and games industries are booming there.

But what's more important is its proximity to these big league gaming companies. It's safe to say that at nearly $10 billion valuation, CEO Mark Pincus is ready to talk with Nintendo and Microsoft Xbox executives. While Zynga is doubtful of Xbox Live's ability to provide a home for FarmVille, there's always Windows Phone 7 and Nintendo 3DS. Not to mention that PopCap is about to go public--maybe the two could ... work something out?

What do you think of Zynga's next big expansion into arguably one of the origin points for Silicon Valley? How do you think Zynga will take advantage of its close proximity to some of the biggest names in gaming? Sound off in the comments. Add Comment.

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Tags: 3ds, bejeweled blitz, FarmVille, King5, Mark Pincus, Microsoft, nintendo, pioneer square, popcap, seattle, washington, windows phone 7, Xbox-360, zynga, zynga seattle

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10 Minutes Of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

As promised yesterday, Fuelcell Games and cartoonist Michel Gagné have delivered 10 minutes of footage from Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, their silhouetted shooter releasing exclusively to Xbox Live Arcade.

The new video takes us through the first minutes of ITSP and introduces us to the ship's very useful mechanical arm -- you can solve puzzles by moving things around with the arm, but you can upgrade the appendage with  a gun and buzzsaw.

Fuelcell is showing off the game at PAX East this weekend at the Xbox Live booth (#850), so definitely stop by to check out ITSP and all the other titles displayed there if you have time!

[Via V_Ben]

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Geralt Entity: Ten Minutes Of The Witcher 2

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