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Caution: Floor is lava!

March 4, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

I’m not normally a fan of offline marketing. I’m a digital dude through and through. That said, I’ll give respect where respect is due. Mattel is due some respect for their “Reconnect with your Inner Child” campaign. In particular, they’re due some respect for turning the floor to lava. Don’t you just hate it when […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ads, Mattel

Five funny LEGO ads

February 28, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Not much to say about this collection – other than sit back and enjoy. This mini collection was put together by My Modern Met who grepped them from multiple sources. which is your favourite? I’m going with “Vader Sucks!” Or maybe with Chewy.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ads, lego, star wars

The Force parody

February 26, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You’ll recall Vokswagen’s The Force ad for the Super Bowl that went mega viral. Now we have a parody – and it’s a great one. All hail Marin Plourde aka Violent Broccoli for this re-take. Imagine if Mini Vader had actual powers. What if it wasn’t a Passat? Superb! It’s worth checking out Violent Broccoli’s […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ads, darth vader

Google’s viral campaign for Science Fair

February 11, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Google has launched a video campaign to promote their new Science Fair. The Science Fair is an online competition for students aged between 13 and 18. As usual, Google is looking is for creative ideas and offering scholarships and job opportunities. This is great for all geeks. Good to have a powerhouse like Google support […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ads, google

Bloopers and cut scenes from “The Force”

February 9, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week Geek Native was one of the cthuzillion blogs who ran the Volkswagen “The Force” video. We’re at it again. Watch as we climb on the Volks bandwagon and bring you the bloopers and scenes cut from “The Force”. Volkswagen would call this “The Making of”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM3s37fZZts My question is; aren’t all kids a […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: ads, darth vader, star wars

Patrick Stewart in The Sims Medieval trailer

February 9, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

EA are promoting The Sims Medieval via a funky video gadget widget thingy of doom. They’re also using the tried and tested voice of Patrick Stewart. It’s simple but effective. Rather than having just one video to promote the game or release a bunch in an annoying drip-drip effect, hoping the bloggers stay interested, EA […]

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: ads, Electronic Arts, Patrick Stewart

Bulletstorm causes insanity, encourages rape and annoys Germans

February 9, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

EA’s forthcoming game Bulletstorm seems to have having a weird effect on the world. Yesterday, Fox News (I use ‘News’ only as part of their brand, I’m not suggesting it’s an actual news site) asked Is Bulletstorm the Worst Video Game in the World? and went on to suggest that games like it encourage rape. […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: ads, legal

Extended PlayStation phone advert

February 7, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

There have been rumours of a PlayStation phone for a while now. Not just rumours but very real demand. Heck. I seriously wonder whether my next phone will be the joyous union of a) internet access and b) gaming. All the speculation was that it would be an Android phone. All the smart money was […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: ads, android, playstation, sony ericsson, Xperia

Volkswagen’s “The Force” Super Bowl ad

February 3, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The TV ads which run during the Super Bowl (some sort of ball throwing festival, as far as I understand it) are big business. The Super Bowl attracts the attention of very many eyeballs and so advertisers spend big bucks and showcase their very best campaign messages. I hereby dub this little fellow as “Volksy […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: ads, darth vader, star wars

Golf Now – part of an anti superhero backlash?

January 31, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hmm. Not sure what’s going on with American TV ads or advertising agencies but there seems to be a bit of a superhero blacklash going on. Just a few weeks ago we had DirecTV poking superheroic fun and now Evolution Bureau are doing something very similar for their client Golf Now. Does anyone with any […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: ads, superheroes

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