Image roundup

Ministry of Magic access point.




Most popular names in Europe for newborns.




Grains of sand - - one of the many terrific magnified photographs by Gary Greenberg that are available as prints. Via.




"Easter eggs" from The Dark Knight Rises poster. Via.



Image from The Anthology Project, I believe.




There's Waldo.




Rapture wallpaper.




Solar system.

Link roundup

1. Items from Moon and Source Code are up for auction at eBay for charity. Relatedly, Moon director Duncan Jones is David Bowie's son.

2. Bioshock-themed posters. Via.

3. "The CIA organised a fake vaccination programme in the town where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding in an elaborate attempt to obtain DNA from the fugitive al-Qaida leader's family."

10 minutes of Bioshock Infinite

10 minutes of Bioshock Infinite gameplay including lots of roller coaster riding, Bulletstorm-esque mechanics, and a very big raven:





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Bioshock Infinite's warped Americana

Irrational Games posted two minutes of gameplay from Bioshock Infinite, consisting of a short tour of a souvenir shop. I cropped a few wallpaper-sized stills:







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Bioshock Infinite gives a shout out to Star Wars

The latest Bioshock Infinite developer diary shows off the game mechanic that lets the busty heroine interact with alternate realities. Via.

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Link roundup

1. How to create "cinemagraphs" (animated gifs that look like photos with subtle movement). Via.

2. Big Sister maquette. (Bioshock 2.)

3. Sounds like this former AOL worker has quite an axe to grind, but read this if you're jealous of professional bloggers.

New Bioshock Infinite footage

Zeppelins and propaganda star in the latest Bioshock Infinite trailer. (Could they have chosen a worse screenshot for the Youtube video?)

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