This is the GAME Christmas TV ad that UK folk are going to be seeing on their sets this year. It revolves around the idea of a mum being asked for a Christmas present from her son. However, everything he says is completely indecipherable to her. She then wonders into …
Read More »VIDEO: Steven Gerrard and Zachary Quinto star in Xbox One ad
Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard and Zachary ‘Spock’ Quinto are the stars of Microsoft’s global Xbox One TV ad campaign. The short is called ‘Invitation’ and sees Gerrard inviting a fan onto the pitch and Spock inviting a woman… well, we’re not sure, onto the Holodeck or something. Oh no, …
Read More »VIDEO: New trailers for Dead Rising 3 and Fighter Within
Two of Xbox One’s launch titles have just received brand new trailers. The first is Capcom’s 30-second TV ad for Dead Rising 3, which uses popular tune Happy Together by The Turtles, which works very well when contrast with the zombie-carnage seen in the video. The second is for Ubisoft’s …
Read More »VIDEO: This is the Battlefield 4 TV ad
EA has gone live with its big TV ad for upcoming shooter Battlefield 4. It fuses gameplay footage with a narrator and is suitably loud and explosive. Yesterday MCV posted a load of short TV ads for Battlefield 4’s big rival Call of Duty: Ghosts – in fact, there’s another …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s your Batman: Arkham Origins TV spot
Warner Bros has released its 50-second TV clip for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins. The stylish short shows a young Bruce Wayne falling victims of school bullies throughout his childhood before one day, metaphorically liberated by the Dark Knight himself, he chooses to fight back. Youth is a theme seen …
Read More »VIDEO: See Sony’s first PS4 TV ad
The first TV ad for PS4 has been released by Sony, and you can see it right here. It’s called ‘Perfect Day’ and sees two mates competing in a range of games (depicting an RPG, a racing game and Killzone), all while singing a version of the Loud Reed song …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s the first Xbox One TV ad
Microsoft’s first TV ad for Xbox One focuses on its TV, chat and NFL functionality. The machine will of course be pitched differently to lots of different markets and the appeal of its multimedia functionality will mean that Microsoft will inevitably be targeting some sales in non-gaming markets. But considering …
Read More »"Experimental" Ouya ad takes aim at traditional gaming
An ad that was posted on Ouya’s official YouTube channel has certainly succeeded in catching the attention. Called ‘Sixty Bucks For A Game’, the 30-second short has since been pulled from Ouya’s channel but can be seen below via a mirror. It sees a gamer react negatively to a session …
Read More »Peak season push for Pikmin 3
It’s out now, but Nintendo expects Pikmin 3 to be a Wii U system-seller right up until Christmas. The company told MCV that it is already planning a post-launch campaign that will run during Q4, accompanying other blockbuster titles such as Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical …
Read More »UK PS4 launch confirmed for 2013 by ad
A Sony ad for the PS4 in today’s issue of Metro confirms a 2013 release for the machine. The ad, pictured by Future’s James Jarvis, carries a simple Coming 2013” line at the bottom. Until now all signs had pointed to Sony being very, very keen on getting the console …
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