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Tecmo Shows How You Put Boobs On A Wall

3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | For the launch of Ninja Gaiden II, Tecmo released a series of viral-type ads. Here’s how they made them. Fascinating.
Culture

What Happens When A PS3 Is Catapulted Into A Bravia?

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Stuff breaks. Duh. This clip is from the folks at Sony Australia. More »
Culture

Rogue Warrior Gets A Different Kind Of Gaming Ad

8:00AM Stephen Totilo | The slightly defaced ad for Bethesda’s fall shooter Rogue Warrior, photographed by me at my local subway exit near Kotaku’s NYC branch office, had one feature that turned my head: The two small words in red. More »
Culture

The PS3 Only Does Everything…Plus Kidnap Your Family

7:30PM Luke Plunkett
Poor Aaron Howe. The guy makes an honest living, tries hard to keep his kids happy, and what happens? Sony Computer Entertainment’s “Kevin Butler” goes and cuts Aaron’s grass. Creepy.
News

Sony Cuts Nigeria Line From PS3 Slim Ad

3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Sony’s original PS3 Slim price drop ad may have pleased gamers, but it pissed off the entire nation of Nigeria. The ad was pulled, and now a reworked version has hit the airwaves. More »
Culture

CTA Defends Anti-video Game Ad Ordinance

6:43AM Brian Crecente | The Media Coalition has joined the Entertainment Software Association in their call for the Chicago Transit Authority to repel its ordinance barring the advertising of video games rated Mature or Adults Only. More »
Media

Different Ways To Play Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

9:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Actress Airi Taira isn’t only starring in the live adaption of manga 20th Century Boys, but also these new Square Enix ads. Lucky her! More »

Microsoft To Pimp Xbox Using Tabloids, Bluetooth

5:20AM Stuart Houghton | Microsoft UK’s Xbox marketing blitz continues apace with two new fronts being opened up in the battle for Xmas console mindshare. More »

How to Find the Obama Ad in Burnout

2:00AM Owen Good | It’s not really an Easter egg, but if you have Burnout Paradise and you’re wondering where the hell that Obama ad is, MTV Multiplayer has the lowdown on finding it. It’s at the Paradise City location marked in the image above. But this won’t work if you don’t live in Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Colorado, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, or Wisconsin. And it won’t work at all on a PS3. Instead you’ll see an ad for a car that doesn’t exist. How to Find that Barack Obama Ad in Burnout Paradise [MTV Multiplayer] More »