Entries in 'marketing' (250)

Xbox marketing manager joins brand agency

Xbox marketing manager joins brand agency

Brand agency Splendid, perhaps best known most recently for its Smirnoff Nightclub Exchange Project campaign, has hired former Xbox brand marketing manager Alex Weller.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 7th 2011 at 3:51PM in News
Mass Effect 3's female marketing spin

Mass Effect 3's female marketing spin

EA and BioWare is giving Commander Shepard's female iteration a stint in the limelight when Mass Effect 3 is released.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 17th 2011 at 1:44PM in News
Bethesda reveals Hunted ad campaign

Bethesda reveals Hunted ad campaign

Hunted: The Demon’s Forged is being backed by online activity over the next two weeks to maintain interest post-release.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jun 4th 2011 at 6:09PM in News
£1m TV campaign for Red Faction

£1m TV campaign for Red Faction

THQ is spending £1m to get sci-fi lovers excited about Red Faction: Armageddon.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 1st 2011 at 2:25PM in News

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Namco Bandai backs 3DS with ten-month ad push

Namco Bandai backs 3DS with ten-month ad push

Nintendo may still be spending heavily to promote the 3DS, but now third-party publishers are getting in on the act.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 31st 2011 at 3:52PM in News
THQ’s £1m bid to get UK men fit

THQ’s £1m bid to get UK men fit

THQ is pumping £1m into marketing its new male-focused keep-fit title, UFC Personal Trainer.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 25th 2011 at 3:15PM in News
Biggest ever Wii campaign promotes price cut

Biggest ever Wii campaign promotes price cut

Nintendo will support next week’s Wii price drop with the biggest marketing campaign it has ever run for the format outside the Christmas period.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 18th 2011 at 3:39PM in News
Rockstar splashes cash on LA Noire

Rockstar splashes cash on LA Noire

PublisHer Rockstar is spending big on its massive, TV-centric marketing operation for L.A. Noire.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 11th 2011 at 1:59PM in News

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Brink to star in FA Cup final

Brink to star in FA Cup final

Bethesda is backing Brink with a premium ad spot during the FA Cup final on May 14th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 10th 2011 at 1:26PM in News
Nintendo names new sales & marketing VP

Nintendo names new sales & marketing VP

Nintendo of America has announced the appointment of Scott Moffit as its new executive VP of sales and marketing.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 9th 2011 at 5:01PM in News
Dirt 3’s £1m ad push detailed

Dirt 3’s £1m ad push detailed

‘High impact’ TV ads make up the centre point of Dirt 3’s £1m ad campaign.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 2nd 2011 at 2:00PM in News
Iwata on 3DS sales, Wii strategy

Iwata on 3DS sales, Wii strategy

The biggest challenge for Nintendo and the 3DS was always going to be advertising a feature that can't be shown via traditional mediums.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 27th 2011 at 10:21AM in News

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Sega serves up £1m ad campaign

Sega serves up £1m ad campaign

Virtua Tennis 4 has been backed by a £1m marketing plan to ensure it’s a smash hit with gamers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 20th 2011 at 3:10PM in News
Ubisoft restructures marketing team

Ubisoft restructures marketing team

A reshuffle at Ubisoft has seen the marketing team transformed as it shifts focus to bigger, broader campaigns.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 18th 2011 at 1:46PM in News
MCV AWARDS: Microsoft wins big in PR & Marketing

MCV AWARDS: Microsoft wins big in PR & Marketing

Microsoft emerged as the champion of the PR & Marketing category at tonight's MCV Awards.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2011 at 12:31AM in News
Namco Bandai buys jet fighter

Namco Bandai buys jet fighter

Forget TV ads – Namco Bandai Partners has splashed the cash on a MiG-21Bis jet fighter to promote its new Ace Combat game.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 1st 2011 at 10:46AM in News

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THQ sketches out uDraw future

THQ sketches out uDraw future

New uDraw games will arrive every 60 to 90 days, complete with marketing support, says THQ.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2011 at 3:30PM in News
Angry Birds gets Hollywood-sized marketing budget

Angry Birds gets Hollywood-sized marketing budget

The next game from Finnish studio Rovio may just outshine Q1’s biggest boxed game releases when it releases movie tie-in Angry Birds Rio next week.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2011 at 8:13AM in News
THQ spends big to reclaim lost ground

THQ spends big to reclaim lost ground

Watch out Activision and EA: THQ says it will retake a place amongst the gaming elite with a line-up to envy its rivals.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 10th 2011 at 11:38AM in News
£850k Apocalyptic marketing drive

£850k Apocalyptic marketing drive

A whopping £850,000 has been invested in promoting new PS3 racer Motorstorm Apocalypse.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 9th 2011 at 2:14PM in News
ShopTo kicks off brand campaign

ShopTo kicks off brand campaign

Online indie retailer ShopTo.net is hoping to make a big name for itself with its latest brand awareness campaign.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 3rd 2011 at 3:47PM in News
Half-term ad push for Ben 10

Half-term ad push for Ben 10

Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction will be backed by a second wave of marketing later this month.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 17th 2011 at 8:30AM in News
First Total War TV marketing campaign planned

First Total War TV marketing campaign planned

Publisher Sega is spending big to make sure Shogun 2: Total War is the best-selling PC game of Q1.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 16th 2011 at 3:37PM in News
FEATURE: New Games Marketing

FEATURE: New Games Marketing

Marketing may not be an actual dark art, but it can certainly seem quite a cloudy business.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 15th 2011 at 1:06PM in News
GAME appoints new CMO

GAME appoints new CMO

Leading European video games retailer GAME has announced the appointment of Dave Hughes in the freshly created role chief marketing officer.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 3rd 2011 at 11:15AM in News