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Blizzard deal with in-game ad firm does not mean ads for WoW

2008-12-04 13:00:00 by Shawn Schuster in Massively
 
Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Business models , Economy , MMO industry Despite a recent multi-year partnership between Massive Inc and Activision/Blizzard, the in-game advertising firm will not be adding in-game advertising to our favorite games. "Massive understands and respects our stance against advertising that might detract...
 
Tags: ads, in-game, blizzard deal, blizzard, massive understands, massive, firm, coke ads, recent multi-year partnership
 
 
 
 
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Its my night off, but I have good news! The noisy ad source has been identified!

2008-02-07 00:40:19 by RawmeatCowboy in Go Nintendo
 
Man, Ill tell youthis noisy ad stuff has been a horrible experience. It took a lot of detective work, but finally it was all figured out. A huge thank you to our hosting guy, as well as Justin over at Modojo for helping pick up the clues It turns out that one specific company was running those ads, and that other companies were experience those...
 
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In-Depth: Rainbow Six Sidequest Ad Could Be A Game-Changer

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2008-08-12 16:00:37 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
In-game ad firm Massive's participatory 'Tropic Thunder' campaign in Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 actually enters the game mechanics as a sidequest. But how do you draw the line where the game ends and the ad begins, and might the Xbox 360 and PC-exclusive content play a role in the platform wars? Our own Leigh Alexander is on the case When it comes to...
 
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UK Bans Stranglehold TV Ad for Glorifying Violence

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2008-01-16 20:11:02 by Jonathan in Gaming Today
An ad agency in the UK recently got some flak from the Advertising Standard Authority, due to a TV ad for Stranglehold, the game created in part by John Woo that features basically an 8-hour shootout. The ad in question featured (of course) a shootout, with a voice over saying, Honour is his code. Vengeance is his mission. Violence is his only...
 
Tags: stranglehold, stranglehold dlc, stranglehold demo imminent, violence, 8-hour shootout, shootout, unfunny spoof movie, john woo, recent ads
 
 
 
 
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UK Advertising Standards Authority bans Stranglehold ad

2008-01-17 08:12:59 by abid in PS3 News | PS3 games reviews | PS3 Gaming Blog
 
The Advertising Standards Authority of the UK recently banned a television advertisement for Midway's John Woo Presents Stranglehold (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), citing that the video was too violent for broadcast.According to a Reuters report, the ad featured four men engaged in a shootout, with a voiceover saying, "Honour is his code. Vengeance is his...
 
Tags: advertisement, violence, standards authority, television advertisement, real-life violence, picture production company, computer animation, footage, john woo
 
 
 
 
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Stranglehold ad gets choked off UK airwaves

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2008-01-16 00:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
Filed under: Culture , PC , Sony PlayStation 3 , Microsoft Xbox 360 , Business The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has banned the ad for John Woo Presents: Stranglehold from the airwaves, citing the ad could be seen as "encouraging and condoning violence." GI.biz reports that Midway believes the ad was edited in a way that it would show no...
 
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Disgaea DS Nintendo Power ad drama resolved

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2008-07-08 11:42:41 by HASH0x8b3f778 in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
Recent scans of the August issue of Nintendo Power magazine unearthed more than just the typical fare. Among the reviews, editorials, fan art, and previews, was an interesting ad for Disgaea DS . The ad wasnt interesting because of an exciting announcement per say, but it drew some heavy rumor mongering over the weekend. The reason why? The ad...
 
Tags: nintendo, nintendo power magazine, current nintendo, disgaea, niss nao zook, developer nippon ichis, model, august issue, hardware revisions
 
 
 
 
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Rockstar Social Club gets "quarantine order" ad for GTA IV

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2008-10-23 12:39:33 by Isaac C. in Xbox 360
A new ad that popped up on Rockstar Social Club got the folks at Joystiq speculating that the Xbox 360 DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV might involve a potential zombie outbreak That would be freaky sweet The ad on the website shows a Quarantine order from Eugenics Inc., locking down its compound due to a disease outbreak. Eugenics Inc., which can...
 
Tags: potential zombie outbreak, zombie outbreak, rockstar social club, zombie, grand theft auto, unlockable zombie, unlockable, version dlc, quarantine
 
 
 
 
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Gears of War 2 'Last Day' ad as haunting as 'Mad World'

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2008-10-23 14:30:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
Filed under: Culture , Microsoft Xbox 360 , Business We're sure it'll be endlessly debated, but the Gears of War 2 ad "Last Day" may have just topped the moving and oft-parodied " Mad World " ad for the first game. The 60-second commercial features the track "How it Ends" by DeVotchKa (available from your preferred online music store Before...
 
Tags: mad world, gears, day, war, original gears, online music store, 60-second commercial features, emotional tug, microsoft xbox