While fans actively compare and contrast the capabilities of various consoles, Sony took a similar but different route in their latest Japanese commercial by comparing the capabilities of the PS3 to a . . . green onion. Delivered in a lightning quick, distinctly Japanese fashion, the humor translates pretty well.
While the first Spore game went the light and fluffy route with its aesthetics, its ‘dark’ successor won’t look or really play anything like it. Darkspore is a sci-fi action RPG, and as you can see from the trailer below, has a much harder edge.
Red Bull ads have always been a little raunchy, but a couple have been too hot for TV. Even friendly euphemisms like gentleman’s club weren’t enough to get this aired in the U.S.
It has been more than a decade since the first StarCraft game released, an almost excruciating wait time for the game’s legion of fans for the sequel. With the release of StarCraft II coming at the end of July, Blizzard is ramping up its promotional efforts, like this breathtaking CG TV spot.
The Video Games Live special is airing on PBS starting July 31, 2010 and going through August. Here’s a small sampler, with music lifted from Civilization IV, which is actually the Lord’s Prayer sung in Swahili.
The anticipation for StarCraft II is quite high in some circles. As a tribute, a fan named Owen Davis made this old school recreation of the seminal RTS title.
Verizon likes their attention grabbing ads and they’re not beyond paying a pretty penny. Their latest ad has CG visuals reminiscent of the Transformers movies and seemingly pokes fun at the iPhone 4 and AT&T with the slogan the most powerful transmitter is you.
Anyone who watched any part of the World Cup will remember at least one thing: the vuvuzela horns. Giving off a sound like a hive of bees, the iconic instrument of South Africa’s World Cup is both praised and chided in this parody video.
In the fight to win over developers between Google and Apple, the former is targeting the not-so-technical types. As shown in this promotional video for the Google App Inventor, it helps those who can’t code a line to make working Android apps by connecting a series of blocks.
H.A.W.X. introduced aerial warfare to the Tom Clancy-verse and turned out a moderate hit. The series is continuing and this time it looks like there’s a new enemy.
