The occasion of Freddie Mercury’s birthday (which would have been his 65th) resulted in a number of tributes to the Queen front-man. Perhaps none was better, however, than the “doodle” Google did, complete with eccentric pixel art!
Kevin Butler has returned with his first game ad since the “Long Live Play” announcement. Here, he makes a William Wallace like speech to a group of PlayStation Move Shooter equipped gamers.
Gears of War helped create the “mood trailer” for video games with the ad for the original game featuring “Mad World” (included in a composite video below) and now they’re taking it to the next level with “Dust to Dust.” A call back to the first Gears of War 3 trailer, “Ashes to Ashes” it cleverly shows the time-lapsed destruction of Sera while Marcus and Dom progress through events reflecting the trilogy while Into Dust by Mazzy Star plays.
On the official Facebook page for the upcoming Happy Madison comedy Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, fans can start bumping the tables and play some Hollywood pinball. Click “Like” and hit play to start dropping balls. Funky music and audio clips from the movie get the game hopping. Fans can earn achievements along the way and publish to their wall and share with friends. Once fans have reached higher points and unlocked new achievements, they can send power pinballs to their friends to get them playing.
Images have come out of the purported 3DS attachment that will include a second analog slider. Additionally, it would add a R2 shoulder button on the top of the device.
The reports from Famitsu are also saying that this 3DS add-on has been designed so as to not block the headphone jack or volume switch, though it may cover up the wireless switch. A version of Monster Hunter is also reportedly on the way for the 3DS that will make use of the second analog.
A creative agency recently put together a couple of unofficial posters for the fifth season of Mad Men. Available the two posters are stylized for men and women, the stylized art fits the franchises well.
Source: buzzfeed.com
One can’t accuse Angry Birds developer Rovio of having small ambitions, with a plethora of games, T-shirts, and toys. Now, Rovio and Finnair are engaging in what they are calling the “longest, highest Angry Birds flight.”
Finnair will fly from Helsinki to Singapore with eight Angry Birds fans, who will compete in the Angry Birds Asian Challenge mid-flight. The companies are starting a search for players to participate in the competition.
“We always want to give awesome experiences to our fans, the fans of Angry Birds,” said Aki Snellman, a producer for Rovio. “This collaboration with Finnair seemed like a perfect fit to reward our most active fans and let them have a unique experience on board Finnair’s flight.”
“[Rovio is] opening up stores in China,” said Jarkko Konttinen, Finnair’s vice president of global marketing. “Since they have their eye on Asia, and we, although a small airline, see Asia as a growth market, it was very natural that we joined with them in this competition.”
Konttinen said Rovio approached Finnair with the idea during a Finnish midsummer festival in June. “We feel that in today’s world where there’s a lot of storytelling, relevant and interesting content is far more fascinating than very straightforward communications,” said Konttinen. “Of course, we are both coming from Finland . . . and we are both heading to Asia. But I like the thinking I see with Angry Birds. All the vision that they have.”
Source: AdWeek
Microsoft today unveiled the special Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360 bundle. It has a 320GB Xbox 360 and two controllers with ‘battle worn’ designs, custom sounds on start-up, a one month subscription to Xbox Live Gold in addition to exclusive avatar items.
Separate from the bundle will be the custom Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 wireless headset for Xbox 360. Featuring a similar design as the console and controllers it comes with its own docking station.
Epic has expressed its affection for the App Store in the past, but the developer started out as a PC developer first. With apps coming to Windows 8, President Mark Rein is excited over the possibilities.
“Windows 8 getting a proper app store! Woo-hoo! This will be profoundly positive for the future of PC gaming,” tweeted Rein. “Hopefully it means every single Windows 8 PC will have a pre-installed, trusted, curated, easy-to-use app for buying software.”
Source: Twitter
Codemasters has announced that over 3 million digital vouchers for Steam have been stolen for Dirt 3. These codes were kept as a promotional item for an AMD graphics card promotion, and thankfully are easily traceable.
“This past weekend, activation keys associated with free Dirt 3 game vouchers shipping with select AMD products were compromised,” said AMD in a statement. “These activation keys were hosted on a third party fulfillment agency website, www.AMD4u.com, and did not reside on AMD’s website. Neither the AMD nor Codemasters servers were involved. We are working closely with Steam, Codemasters, and our fulfillment agency to address the situation. AMD will continue to honor all valid game vouchers, however the current situation may result in a short delay before the vouchers can be redeemed.”
Source: Eurogamer
