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Jonah Hill, Sam Worthington Star in This Live Action Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Ad

Brian Crecente — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:41:00 EDT

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The official live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 isn't supposed to hit until Sunday. But it's started popping up on website ads late Friday night so we grabbed a copy. More »

A Disgusting Way To Introduce The PlayStation Phone To The World

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST

This creepy little clip is supposed to be the first commercial for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, aka the PlayStation Phone. I'd say we found out what's become of the advertising team behind those PlayStation 3 baby ads. More »

Professor Layton Covers Up New York Metro's Sex Issue

Brian Crecente — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:00:00 EDT

The sharp-eyed bloggers over at Aggrogate noticed something amiss with today's issue of freebie New York newspaper Metro. Instead of a sexy cover for the pub's Sex Issue, the Metro was wrapped with a faux cover dedicated to the panic in London caused by puzzles. More »

The Suite Life of Making Pokemon Commercials

Brian Crecente — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:00 EDT

When they're not making Disney television shows about living in suites located in hotels and cruise ships, the Sprouse brothers are busy hawking goods. In this case, Nintendo goods. More »

The Making of Guitar Hero 5's Playboy Commercial

Owen Good — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:00:00 EDT

This 7-minute video shows you the technical detail and painstaking direction it took to film Guitar Hero 5's Playboy ad. But you probably don't give a crap for that. It has 22 takes with teh wimmen on screen. Enjoy. More »

F.E.A.R. 2 TV Ad Is Almariffic

Brian Crecente — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST

Warner Bros. Interactive just dropped this new television advertisements for upcoming shooter F.E.A.R. 2 on us. More »

Royal Air Force Games for Recruits

Brian Crecente — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:00:08 EST

Signing up for the military has never been so easy. The Royal Air Force ran an ad in the "Rock Band" issue of Edge featuring a faux video game called Battle Manager and telling air force potentials to text "BATTLE" and your email address if you're interested in joining. More »

Infinity Ward to EA Chicago: We're Hiring!

geoff — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:00:00 EST

Last night when I turned on my 360 to play Call of Duty 4 there was an interesting message of the day: More »

SEGA Takes In-Game Ads Further

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:00:21 EDT

SEGA of America is taking in-game advertising one step further. The company has just inked an ad deal with GET Interactive, which is known for interactive advertising tech. SEGA business development v.p. Rob Lightner explains: More »

Haze Injected PS3 Controller

Brian Crecente — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:00:35 EDT

You got to hand it to Free Radical, not only do they like sticking it to the Man, even when they're making a game for said Man, but they don't mind sticking it to Sony after sorta confirming the return of controller vibration months early in a dev diary. I guess those controllers were soaked in Haze too. More »

Halo 3 'Museum'...Reimagined

Mark Wilson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:00:48 EDT

Korea Gives Masterclass In PSP Slim Advertising

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:00:38 EDT

Classy! Here is a print ad for the new slim and lite PSP that does a nice job of emphasizing it's lighter. This ad is way easier to grasp than Japan's towel twisting. What's more, it's also cheaper in Korea! The portable is marked down to 178,000 (approx. US $190). It really is lighter. More »

Nintendo to Hire New Ad Agency

Mark Wilson — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:40:09 EDT

Nintendo's $26 million advertising account is up for grabs after former advertising company Leo Burnett, who helped launch the Wii, resigned from the position. More »

Circuit City Shows All Xbox SKUs Dropping in Price

Mark Wilson — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:00:32 EDT

We've already run price drop scans from Best Buy and Toys R Us, so this is just (extra) confirmation on the Xbox 360 price reduction. However, this ad tells us a bit more than we've heard before. The Premium will drop $50 to $350, with the Core going down $20 to $280 and the Elite dropping $30 to $450—starting August 12th. In other words, we'd recommend waiting a few days before going shopping for you shiny new 360. More »

HDTV Pack Includes Free PS3

Brian Crecente — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:00:49 EDT

Best Buy is running a special this week that knocks $600 off the price of a special HDTV PS3 gaming pack. More »

"This Is Wood"

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:00:40 EDT

Nope, no it's not. Here's an ad for Nintendo DS software Eikenou that features a woman holding card with "wood" written on it in one hand and a *chunk* of wood in her other hand. The software helps students prep for the English proficiency test. In Japanese it says that using Eikenou is better than a foreign teacher. Well, if they're holding up blocks of wood, I guess they're right! Brian Ashcraft More »

"PS3" Is Russian For "Huge"

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 28 May 2007 04:00:23 EDT

Everything's bigger in Russia! An enormous country like that needs enormous consoles. And enormous consoles need enormous ads! Explains Kotaku reader MaxS: More »

Sony's Advertising PS3 Campaign For India

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 16 May 2007 09:00:57 EDT

Late last month, the PS3 launched in India. Well, we hear it launched, but didn't really see any photos of the people lining up and buying the console. Most India news sites were running stories that read like a press release. Reader Dave provides this update: More »

Clip: And the PSP Pedo Teen Ads Start!

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:00:50 EDT

So Sony figures that the only way to target the teen audience is making dick jokes. But, not just dick jokes, dick jokes with a grown man and a teenage boy. Oh, there's an added pee gag, too! Keyword here folks: Dicks. Brian Ashcraft More »

Hey Sony, No Lying In South Africa

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:00:01 EDT

No one will argue that the PLAYSTATION 3 is powerful. But more get up and go than a computer? A PS3 ad that appeared in South Africa stated: More »

Clips: New Euro PS3 Ad Has Bikes!

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:22:32 EST

First cups, now this. And this is better. Maybe I'm a sucker for BMX tricks or maybe it's the lady's classy accent, but I do like this latest Euro spot featuring Lair. Am I alone or just crazy? Brian Ashcraft More »

Kotaku Magu: 360 Suits Japanese Businesswomen

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:22:57 EST

This isn't kinda surprising, but REALLY surprising. Japanese magazine Best Gear has picked the Xbox 360 as the console which best fits (or suits) Japanese business women. In the March issue (already?), the magalog features a "shopping forecast 2007" for a slew of goods that runs the gamut from MP3 players to printers. And for each item, there is a "shopping barometer" that had different categories for each product type. While head phones were rated on things like "noise canceling," the new game systems were scored on the following: More »

Target's Video Game Sale

Brian Crecente — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:42:16 EST

Reader Kirk tips us that Target is having a big sale this week on video games and such. The sale is broken down into several price points. More »

Clips: This PS3 Ad Is Only Slightly Annoying (Not Totally)

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:20:24 EST

Melting PS3, eyeballs and military weapons. Thing is, this ad is actually pretty cool and isn't annoying. Well, right up to the "If there is anything you can't do on the PLAYSTATION 3, you probably shouldn't be doing it." (Uh, like Zelda, Gears, flossing...) Brian Ashcraft More »

Rumor: Halo Brute Vid Coming Next Week

Brian Crecente — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:00:04 EST

It's a rumor, it's coming from a totally unknown source, so yes, of course I'm going to print it. More »

Clips: New JPN PS3 Ads Teach Us Family Values And Metaphors

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:22:12 EST

Here's a trio of new Japanese PS3 ads. Each of them delivers hard hitting messages. Take the one above: Nothing says family time like polishing PSPs together. More »

DoA Xtreme 2 Too Xtreme Nipple Ad

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:22:55 EST

In Dead or Alive promotional material? Noooooooo. Impossible! On November 22nd, Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 hit Japanese store shelves. Retailers, such as Game City (pictured), rolled out in-store advertisements like this Ayane poster that features next-gen teats. The shocking thing isn't that boob dials were included in promotional material, but that it took right up till the game's release for someone to notice. Hit the jump for the shameful close-up. Brian Ashcraft
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Resistance Japanese Ad Isn't Too Sucky

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:22:43 EST

No forks, no electrical outlets and no smoke stacks means one thing: The annoying launch ads are over. Thank goodness! Here's a Resistance spot with that one-two punch of in-game footage and designer furniture. Brian Ashcraft More »

The Wii Commercial

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:20:18 EST

In the slim chance that any good Kotaku citizen somehow missed tonight's episode of Dancing With The Stars (say, you were pinned under an SUV or busy knifefighting with your buddies) here is the YouTube version of the first North American commercial. More »

Gears of War Sidewalk Ad

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:40:19 EST

After putting together one of the better TV and theater spots for the Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War, it was pretty clear that Microsoft knows how to shill the game. Now, they're taking it to the streets. Literally. More »

Utensil Reeks of PS3 Release Date

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:57:19 EST

When I look a fork, I see a fork. But, if I were in a PLAYSTATION 3 ad, I would also see a fork. Not this lady, she's seeing release dates. Go figure. Brian Ashcraft More »

Sony Rolls Out the Eggs

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:21:07 EST

Ever wonder what exactly the SIXAXIS controller can do? Move eggs, that's what. Not only move them, but SMASH them, birthing giant crows. Your move, Nintendo. Brian Ashcraft More »

And The Bland PS3 Game Commercials Start In Japan

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:22:24 EST

This is the first Japanese ad I've seen for PS3 game software. And you know what? It looks pretty much how they advertise the PS2 ones. How innovative! Brian Ashcraft More »

Clips Blu-ray PS3 Ad

Brian Crecente — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:00:05 EDT

While I enjoyed Sony's Cell Processor ad more, this one still does a decent job of explaining why Blu-ray is important to the Playstation 3. Brian Crecente More »

How PS2 Games Are Sold to British Gay Men

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:22:22 EDT

Wow. Three firemen. Oiled up and musclebound. Holding a mic and gripping hose nozzles. Singing karaoke. In a burning house. This over-the-top ad appeared in U.K. gay lifestyle mag Attitude and comes courtesy of *duh* GayGamer. Though, we're sure our mothers would be hip as well. Brian Ashcraft More »

First Wii Japanese TV Spot

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:50:23 EDT

Just saw this on Japanese TV for the first time minutes ago and tipster creamsugar just sent in a YouTube link (that's fast!). The man's voice says: More »

"Wireless 360 Controller" is French for Bliss

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:25:39 EDT

Wires, cords and cables? Blech, no thank you. Wireless gaming is pure happiness. And even happier when it's in French and features a spinning controller. Cute TV spot. No, really. Brian Ashcraft More »

Canada's PS3 Billboard

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:21:28 EDT

Reader Jacob sent along pics of this Toronto PLAYSTATION 3 billboard. While looking at it, we didn't think about whether it was aesthetically pleasing or even had nice SPIDERMAN font, but rather: Isn't it waaay low to the ground to be a billboard? Baffled. Brian Ashcraft More »

Pac-Man Shills for Listerine?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:00:36 EDT

Pac-Man's got teeth, Pac-Man's got teeth. RUN! Brian Crecente More »

Pac-Man Ad

Brian Crecente — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:00:32 EDT

Everything must go or apparently Pac-Man will eat it, well half of it. I love how video game icons are becoming a meaningless part of our pop culture. When you show up on a copied sales pamphlet stapled to the side of a telephone pole you know you've made it. Brian Crecente More »