In Real Life

Horrible Food And Video Games Used To Date Back To The ’80s

Video game historian Patrick Scott Patterson writes, “Anyone who claims video games cause child obesity might had more of a case in the 1980s.” Here’s more than eight glorious minutes’ worth of commercials that explain why we were fat in the 1980s.


November 29, 2011
In Real Life

Wow, That Mario Kart Ad Used Real Mario Karts

The pretty damn amazing Mario Kart 7 ad currently showing looks pretty damn amazing. So amazing that it’d be easy to assume the entire thing, actors aside, was computer generated. But it’s not!


May 26, 2011
PlayStation

Best Feature Of The Xperia Play Is Kristen Schaal Acting Ridiculous

Kristen Schaal’s web ads were the highlight of the launch of the Xperia Play, the device previously referred to as the PlayStation Phone. Sony Ericsson prolongs the magic with a series of outtakes from the actress and comedienne’s commercial shoot.


March 25, 2011
In Real Life

Fanfare — And A Green Jacket — For The Common Man

One thing you can count on in the NCAA basketball tournament, playing now, are the CBS promo spots for The Masters, full of pomp and grandeur, with Jim Nantz invoking the Tradition Unlike Any Other. That’s what makes this spot for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters so fantastic.


March 24, 2011
In Real Life

Serena Williams Drops Pants, Pretences In Video Game Ad

Let’s talk about sex. More specifically, sex, sports and video games; the perfect trifecta of ways to grab a certain demographic’s attention and hopefully dollars. Watch the above commercial, a web-only spot for 2K Sports’ Top Spin 4. I’ll give you a couple of minutes if you need some time alone.


March 15, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo’s First American 3DS Commercial…Kinda Works!

For a Nintendo gaming machine, the 3DS is a tough sell! Mostly because it’s almost impossible to convey the 3D effects on a TV set or computer monitor.


December 20, 2010
In Real Life

There Are Too Many Damn Mobile Phone Game Commercials

If you flip on your television, chances are pretty high you’ll see a McDonald’s ad. For those living in Japan, chances are higher you’ll see a mobile phone game commercial. Way higher.


September 14, 2010
News

The MoveMen, Heroes Of The PlayStation Move

Will a pair of glowing, bobble-headed heroes make you a fan of the PlayStation Move? The MoveMen, stars of a new PlayStation Move ad push, are here to try to sell you one, stylishly.


August 21, 2010

Nintendo May Be Getting Better At Live-Action Metroid Commercials

This is the Metrod Other M commercial, showing us a live-action version of heroine Samus.


August 13, 2010
News

Israel’s Lottery Balls Are Raving, Rabid

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Unless Ubisoft has been holding out Rayman’s Raving Israeli Lottery Balls on us, the company responsible for these Israeli lottery commercials has some explaining to do.