Marketing

In Real Life

Real-Life Gotham City Impostors Looks More Entertaining Than The Game

6:00AM Yesterday | Mike Fahey

Whoa there, viral marketeers! You have to be careful not to overshadow your product with the promotion, as these lovely shots of everyday people dressing up in Gotham City Impostors garb readily demonstrate. More »


In Real Life

Redfern Host To Skin-Tight Saint’s Row Marketing Stunt

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12:30PM November 6, 2011 | Logan Booker

THQ might be closing local studios in a bid to tighten its belt, but that hasn’t stopped its local PR from spending $10,000+ on an eyebrow-raising marketing stunt this past Thursday in Redfern, NSW. More »


Nintendo

Nintendo’s Delivery Of Super Mario 3D Land

4:40AM November 5, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Earlier this week, Nintendo sent me a copy of their next Zelda game. Regular post wasn’t good enough for their next Mario game. No, to deliver Super Mario 3D Land they went the extra ridiculous mile. More »


PC

Battlefield 3′s Latest TV Spot Goes ‘Above And Beyond The Call’

2:40AM September 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

As promised last week, EA delivers the full version of its “99 Problems” Battlefield 3 TV spot today, unveiling never-before-seen gameplay footage and a new tagline aimed right between Modern Warfare 3‘s eyes. More »


News

A Look Inside The First EA Sports Retail Store

11:30AM September 8, 2011 | Owen Good

Back in June, EA Sports announced plans to open up three brick-and-mortar stores, appealing to sports fans’ wallets with games and apparel. This is the first location, the month-old EA Sports store located just at the Concourse C entrance at Charlotte (North Carolina) Douglas International Airport. More »


News

Ever Considered A Career In Morally Questionable Pharmaceuticals?

1:40AM September 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Looking for a new line of work? Do you know anything about the potential harmful effects of shady experimental drugs and mad scientist-level bioengineering? No? Then you sound perfect for the Umbrella Corporation. More »


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Long Live Play, Long Live Flaming Crossbows, Long Live Kevin Butler

2:20AM August 31, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Like a flaming crossbow bolt casually launched at gigantic rooftop slogan, Sony celebrity spokesmodel Kevin Butler returns to launch the “Long Live Play” marketing campaign. More »


In Real Life

Learn To Play Guitar Like A Gamer

12:00PM August 25, 2011 | Jen Schiller

We covered Ubisoft’s terrifying marketing ploy for Rocksmith two months ago. As it turns out, there was a much less scary marketing campaign going on all summer long. More »


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Great Ads, If Not Great Games, Coming To Xbox 360 Kinect

10:30PM June 21, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Soon Xbox 360 gamers will be able to get some use out of their Kinect: Interacting with a new suite of multimedia advertising set to hit the console and its $199 peripheral next year. More »


In Real Life

Video Game Marketing, The Age Of Convergence, And Cleaning My Desk…

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1:00PM May 12, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Yesterday I cleaned my desk – for the first time in God knows when. If I had to choose one word to describe the experience, that word would be ‘traumatic’. More »