Live in NYC? Playtest Bioshock and get paid

If you live in the New York City area and are interested in getting your hands on Bioshock before its release, then we have an opportunity for you. 2K Games sent out an invite for applications to playtest Bioshock this week in NYC. You will get paid roughly $10 an hour, get to play for three hours a day, and will be envied by all your friends and enemies. Just fill out the application after the break and email it to the address on the bottom. This is the time where we envy all of you who live in the NYC area ... lucky fellas.

[Via Joystiq]

We're looking for people who can come and play BioShock in the 2K offices in SoHo. We're looking for people who can come play for 3 hours a day, for 3 days in a row. You'll get $10 an hour, and get to play 9 hours of BioShock. Testing will start this Wednesday, so please fill out the questionaire below if you are interested. Time blocks are a bit flexible: 3-6, 4-7, 5-8, or 6-9 are all possible. You must be able to come for all 3 days (i.e. Wednesday-Friday of this week). Please clearly state your availability in the questionaire!

Note: We may be doing more testing next week, so if you are available then, please apply and state the days you are free.

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1) Do you or does any member of your immediate household work in or have ever worked in any of the following – market research, sales promotion, marketing, public relations, advertising agency, film, television, online game distribution, video games, computer or electronic games, or board games?

2) Have you ever participated in a group discussion, survey, interview or poll for marketing research purposes? If so, when, and what for?

3) Do you consider yourself a hardcore or casual gamer?

4) How old are you?

5) If you own an Xbox 360, how long have you owned it?

6) How many hours a week do you play games on your Xbox 360?

7) How many Xbox 360 games have you purchased or received as gifts? Which ones?

8) Which of the following genres do you play at least once a month on your 360?

1. Simulation-style Sports - like Madden or NBA 2K7.
2. Arcade Sports – like the Tony Hawk series or NFL Blitz series
3. Action Adventure– like Kameo: Elements of Power or Ratchet and Clank
4. Racing – like Gran Turismo or NASCAR or Burnout
5. RPG (Role-playing games) – like Final Fantasy or Kingdom HEarts
6. Puzzle/Rhythm Games – like Lumines or Guitar Hero
7. MMORPG Games – Like World of Warcraft
8. First Person Shooter – like Gears of War,Halo or F.E.A.R.

9) What is your current occupation? (if full-time student, please list that)

10) What times are you available on Wednesday, Jan 31, Thursday, Feb 1, and Friday, Feb 2?

Please e-mail your responses to

with the subject line "Bioshock Game Testing".