Entries in 'campaign' (41)

Grid 2 gets Codemasters' biggest ever UK pre-launch campaign

Grid 2 gets Codemasters' biggest ever UK pre-launch campaign

Codemasters has splashed the cash on its Grid 2 marketing campaign.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on Apr 26th 2013 at 1:40PM in News
#OSCeaseFire - gamers down guns in memory of school shooting

#OSCeaseFire - gamers down guns in memory of school shooting

A new campaign is urging players of online shooters to abstain from their habit on Friday December 21st.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 18th 2012 at 10:27AM in News
Sony launches Wonderbook TV campaign

Sony launches Wonderbook TV campaign

Sony has launched a multi-million pound TV advertising campaign to ensure Wonderbook: Book of Spells is firmly in the minds of consumers ahead of its arrival tomorrow.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on Nov 15th 2012 at 2:47PM in News
Serious Sam publisher hands out free game to those who criticise Medal of Honor

Serious Sam publisher hands out free game to those who criticise Medal of Honor

The publisher of Serious Sam 3 has urged fans to openly criticise Medal of Honor in return for free copy of the game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 30th 2012 at 8:49AM in News

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Resident Evil 6's on-disc DLC will be free

Resident Evil 6's on-disc DLC will be free

Capcom has side-stepped any further furore about the discovery of DLC on the game disc for Resident Evil 6.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 11th 2012 at 12:50PM in News
£4m war chest for Assassin's Creed III ad assault

£4m war chest for Assassin's Creed III ad assault

Ubisoft is splashing out over £4m in the UK to make Assassin’s Creed III one of the biggest Christmas games.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 28th 2012 at 9:55AM in News
'Broadest ever' F1 campaign unveiled

'Broadest ever' F1 campaign unveiled

Codemasters hopes to take F1 2012 to the masses with its TV campaign.

Lauren Wainwright
by Lauren Wainwright
on Sep 19th 2012 at 2:05PM in News
Top Ten TV ad campaigns of 2012 so far

Top Ten TV ad campaigns of 2012 so far

The Xbox 360 Kinect campaign leads the the top ten games and console TV campaigns of the year to date.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 18th 2012 at 10:40AM in News

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Starhawk press campaign takes flight

Starhawk press campaign takes flight

Retail, specialist press and the PlayStation Access team have been recruited to push Sony’s latest PS3 shooter Starhawk.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on May 1st 2012 at 2:50PM in News
Games and consoles TV advertising at five-year low?

Games and consoles TV advertising at five-year low?

This week we review the current state of the games and consoles TV advertising market in 2012 so far, in comparison to the previous five years.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 23rd 2012 at 9:30AM in News
The changing length of games TV ad campaigns

The changing length of games TV ad campaigns

The average games industry TV campaign has increased over the past five years from 2.58 weeks in 2008 to 2.97 in 2010 and now 3.39 weeks in 2012. 

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 10th 2012 at 10:00AM in News
Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker back EA in gay row

Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker back EA in gay row

Publisher EA has received some very public backing over the weekend from two very high profile celebrities – Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 10th 2012 at 8:38AM in News

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Vita's £1.5m Easter campaign

Vita's £1.5m Easter campaign

Sony is pouring £1.5million into an Easter campaign for PlayStation Vita.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Apr 2nd 2012 at 12:35PM in News
Prototype 2 secures Champions League TV spot

Prototype 2 secures Champions League TV spot

Activision’s action sequel Prototype 2 will be promoted during a Champions League semi-final football match next month.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 23rd 2012 at 10:45AM in News
ShopTo.net kicks off TV ad drive

ShopTo.net kicks off TV ad drive

Indie retail giant ShopTo.net has kicked off a three-month promotional drive that will see the brand take to UK TV sets.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 6th 2012 at 3:34PM in News
Valentine's Day love ready for Catherine

Valentine's Day love ready for Catherine

Catherine is making advances on the High Street, thanks to publisher Deep Silver’s seductive POS campaign.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 8th 2012 at 3:20PM in News

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Games TV ads: The top ten publishers of 2011

Games TV ads: The top ten publishers of 2011

We reveal the top ten games publishers which had the most watched TV advertising campaigns last year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 20th 2012 at 10:50AM in News
Ad vans reach over 30,000 gamers

Ad vans reach over 30,000 gamers

A fleet of vans with exterior screens have promoted games to tens of thousands of consumers across UK cities.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 2nd 2012 at 9:00AM in News
Google and Microsoft back school skills drive

Google and Microsoft back school skills drive

Some of the biggest technology companies in the world have today thrown their weight behind a renewed campaign to bring computer science back into UK schools.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 28th 2011 at 8:56AM in News
MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending October 23rd)

MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending October 23rd)

We look at recent TV advertising activity for games and find out how Grand Theft Auto could affect the games advertising market next year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 11th 2011 at 3:47PM in News
HMV turns on its Christmas Lights

HMV turns on its Christmas Lights

Entertainment specialist HMV will launch its Christmas campaign next week.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 9th 2011 at 2:20PM in News
MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending October 16th)

MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending October 16th)

We look at recent TV advertising activity for games and the leading campaigns for the week ending October 16th year-on-year.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 4th 2011 at 1:12PM in News
Final assault for seven-month Battlefield campaign

Final assault for seven-month Battlefield campaign

EA has entered the final phase of its mammoth seven-month Battlefield 3 marketing onslaught.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Oct 13th 2011 at 3:11PM in News
MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (week ending Sept 16th)

MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (week ending Sept 16th)

This week we take a look at which reality TV shows advertisers have been targeting, as well as the campaign for Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 16th 2011 at 3:00PM in News
Now Metro stirs up MW3 trouble

Now Metro stirs up MW3 trouble

We all know how much The Daily Mail loves video games and the people that play them. But if there's one paper whose admiration and respect for gamers can ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 26th 2011 at 10:44AM in News