Video Game Adverts

[AnnIQ Edison]

I just wanted to make a point of congratulating whoever the marketing genius was that helped spawned the new ads for the latest range of games. Ads for Bayonetta, Bioshock, Mass Effect as just three examples. They're beautiful pieces of work and the music behind them is awesome. It even stopped my mum when she walked past when the big Bioshock robot (noy familiar with the game) was being led by the girl.

Great stuff.

To keep this going....post some of your favourite ads for video games.

[King Ellis]

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[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

The Assassin's Creed advert was brilliant:

Teardrop IS a classic piece of music though.

Another good'un for AC2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5DkdgsoXQI

Mirror's Edge advert also great:

[Damian WayLNKe]

This is easily my favorite video game promotional video ever:

[Cactus Drags]

The Assassin's Creed advert was brilliant:

Teardrop IS a classic piece of music though.

Another good'un for AC2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5DkdgsoXQI

Mirror's Edge advert also great:

Pretty much exactly what I was going to post. I'd also add the

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVYqmwtoaNwand the Landfall thing was really good too).

Don't know if this counts as such as it's not fr a game and was never actually aired, but

is genius.

[badotori]

- The last ten seconds are just brilliance.

- Not really a video game commercial per se, but anything that involves Final Fantasy IX is a win to me.

- One of the strangest adverts I've personally ever seen. The laugh at the end still haunts my dreams to this day. Saying that, I did buy a PSX though so it looks like it worked.

- Not strictly an advert, but I couldn't help but grin when I saw this affectionate, and official, parody of Punch-Out.

As you say though Inquisition, the recent Bioshock and Bayonetta ads really raised the bar - I think game developers are becoming more confident in showing in-game footage now which, to me, makes me more excited about the product. Only a spectacular FMV (a la Gears Of War) makes me really excited about a game over a decent representation of its in-game graphics.

Edited February 12, 2010 by badotori

[TCO]

Burnout Paradise

The song just matched the game so perfect, it's just awesome.

[Cactus Drags]

Which Bioshock ad are we talking about?

[badotori]

The latest Bioshock 2 ad - this is the extended version of it:

[Toe]

I think the ad for Bayonetta is terrible. I was at least interested in renting the game until I saw the ad on TV. It turned me off of even trying the game.

[AnnIQ Edison]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpK2XnIaeI

Theres the Mass Effect 2 ad. This is what I was talking about. That could easily be a trailer for a movie. Great stuff.

[Slogger]

- The extended version of the MW2 ad.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

The Mental Wealth advert was directed by Chris Cunningham who is a bit of a genius having done videos for Aphex Twin (including Come To Daddy and Windowlicker), Bjork (All is Full of Love), Squarepusher (Come on my Selector) and plenty of other brilliant stuff.

Also, shame that this PSP commercial directed by Alex Rutterford didn't get used:

[The Mask of Norro]

THE. BEST.

[GA!]

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[Toe]

The Battletanx commercial with a teddy bear getting blown away is pretty bad ass.

[Robsturgh]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpK2XnIaeI

Theres the Mass Effect 2 ad. This is what I was talking about. That could easily be a trailer for a movie. Great stuff.

This is pretty much my favorite game commercial ever. Its just perfect, the pacing and the music is just fabulous.

[Herr Matzat]

I remember a cut 30 seconds version of this airing in germany.

But it´s not nearly as funny if you don´t speak german... they lyrics are corny as hell.

Edited February 26, 2010 by Michael Matzat on a Plane