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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
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

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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
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
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

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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
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

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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
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

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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
Michael Bay directs Need for Speed ad

Michael Bay directs Need for Speed ad

EA has enlisted Bad Boys and Transformers director Michael Bay to direct a new ad for upcoming street racer Need for Speed: The Run.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 3rd 2011 at 8:38AM in News
VIDEO: Fans delight at new PS3 TV ad

VIDEO: Fans delight at new PS3 TV ad

Sony’s not shy of going a bit leftfield for its PlayStation ads, but its latest TV spot for PS3 in the US is pure fan service.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 5th 2011 at 2:52PM in News
MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (week ending Sept 30th)

MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (week ending Sept 30th)

With the busy autumn/winter period up and running, five titles launched TV campaigns earlier this month. We reveal the most effective.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 30th 2011 at 4:09PM 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
VIDEO: See the F1 2011 debut ad

VIDEO: See the F1 2011 debut ad

Codemasters kicks off its biggest TV campaign ever with this ad for F1 2011 – and you can watch it here first.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 8th 2011 at 10:59AM in News
EA's Tetris is free, ad-supported on Android

EA's Tetris is free, ad-supported on Android

In the Java days of the mobile games industry, Tetris was a licence to print money, as tens of millions of feature phone owners parted with £5 or $5 to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 30th 2011 at 2:11PM in News
This year's FIFA ad debuts on Sunday

This year's FIFA ad debuts on Sunday

EA’s annual all-star FIFA ad has become somewhat of a tradition, and this Sunday the UK public will get their first look at this year’s version.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 24th 2011 at 1:34PM in News