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Ads that pause gameplay - coming to PS3?

Ads that pause gameplay - coming to PS3?

Technology that pauses gameplay to display advertisements has been filed in a patent by Sony Computer Entertainment America.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 25th 2012 at 11:04AM 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
MoH and CoD prepare Champions League ad showdown

MoH and CoD prepare Champions League ad showdown

Publisher EA has announced that it will air the world TV premiere ad for Medal of Honor: Warfighter during tomorrow’s Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 18th 2012 at 10:26AM in News
New Black Ops 2 trailer during Champions League final

New Black Ops 2 trailer during Champions League final

A brand new trailer for Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be aired this Saturday during the Champions League final.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 17th 2012 at 11:22AM in News

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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
Tesco declares itself "The Home of Gaming"

Tesco declares itself "The Home of Gaming"

In a new no-holds-bar advertising campaign, supermarket Tesco has declared itself “The Home of Gaming”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2012 at 3:38PM in News
TV ad focus: PS Vita vs other handhelds

TV ad focus: PS Vita vs other handhelds

Sony launched the PS Vita last month and the TV rating results for its first burst of advertising activity have been revealed. 

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 26th 2012 at 11:46AM in News

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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
Forget triple-A - Microsoft gunning for quadruple-A experiences

Forget triple-A - Microsoft gunning for quadruple-A experiences

The days of the triple-A blockbuster are over, for today the games industry worships a new goal – the quadruple-A title.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 19th 2012 at 3:07PM in News
VIDEO: Rizzle Kicks star in new Vita ad

VIDEO: Rizzle Kicks star in new Vita ad

British hip hop duo Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule, otherwise known as Rizzle Kicks, are the stars of a new PlayStation Vita ad which you can see below.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2012 at 12:42PM in News
The Darkness II ad plan revealed

The Darkness II ad plan revealed

2K Games is targeting fans of horror movies and sci-fi nuts with its marketing plan for The Darkness II.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 8th 2012 at 4:05PM 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
Rockstar removes "next-gen" reference from job ad

Rockstar removes "next-gen" reference from job ad

If there’s one thing Rockstar could do to stir the games community more than mentioning next-gen consoles in a job ad, it’s going back into the ad and removing the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 17th 2012 at 3:51PM in News
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The biggest Christmas 2011 games TV ad campaigns

The biggest Christmas 2011 games TV ad campaigns

Games and consoles TV advertising focused heavily on the broader family market in the week leading up to Christmas, as demonstrated by these Top Ten campaigns.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 13th 2012 at 4:06PM in News
ASA bans TalkTalk broadband ad

ASA bans TalkTalk broadband ad

Advertising watchdog the ASA has banned a Talk Talk television advert which claimed that the internet provider's broadband package was the "UK's safest."

The TV ad featured a toy family ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 5th 2012 at 10:42AM in News

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US Special Ops vet slams 'hideous' Modern Warfare 3 ad

US Special Ops vet slams 'hideous' Modern Warfare 3 ad

A former US Army Special Operations Command paratrooper and Afghanistan veteran has spoken out in criticism of Activision’s leading Modern Warfare 3 Christmas ad.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 3rd 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
Games TV ad lengths: 2010 vs 2011

Games TV ad lengths: 2010 vs 2011

Generation Media takes a look at why more games TV advertisements are longer than ever, with a year-on-year comparison.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 16th 2011 at 12:30PM in News
3DS vs DS: Battle of the TV ads

3DS vs DS: Battle of the TV ads

Generation Media asks how much TV marketing Nintendo has used to promote the 3DS compared to the original DS – and has it been effective?

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Dec 13th 2011 at 9:00AM in News
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Sony targets 360 and Wii owners with Christmas ad

Sony targets 360 and Wii owners with Christmas ad

SCE UK is splashing the cash to guarantee a merry Christmas for PS3. The platform holder has booked a late Christmas marketing blitz for a new PS3 bundle, which includes ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 9th 2011 at 9:31AM in News
VIDEO: Rooney stars in FIFA 12 Xmas TV ad

VIDEO: Rooney stars in FIFA 12 Xmas TV ad

EA is doing everything it can to give its powerhouse games release FIFA 12 to the top of the UK Christmas games charts.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 2nd 2011 at 10:31AM 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
Skyrim's TV launch ad hits Sky 1

Skyrim's TV launch ad hits Sky 1

Millions of TV viewers will watch the Skyrim TV ad for the first time this weekend during showings of An Idiot Abroad and more.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 10th 2011 at 9:00AM 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