Watch the anime first and then have a think about what it means. Okay, it came from Microsoft Singapore so it had an audience used to anime. That said this ad for Internet Explorer has gone global. This shows just how wide anime’s appeal has become. It also shows just how influential geeks are. I […]
An Invitation to play Xbox One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1mfIg1I3zE We’ve featured the first official ad for Sony’s PS4 “Perfect Day” here on Geek Native. Let’s take a look at what Microsoft’s Xbox One team are up to. I don’t know if it’s the first official ad but it’s an early on. It also takes a similar approach; using key games to grab your […]
Sony shares first official ad for the PlayStation 4
If you had to write a TV ad for the PS4, what would you try? Sony’s madmen ad brains have put together a series of lookie-likey sets and costumes, one of which will likely remind you of a favourite game or genre, and has their actors sing “Perfect Day”. The name of the ad? “Perfect […]
Zombies, the Getaway and a TV ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOuWTsvVuBM Every now and then a TV ad makes its way to Geek Native. This is for a brand called “DieHard”. It’s not a name I recognise outside the movies but I enjoyed the ad – especially the role of the guy and the role of the gal. It feels appropriately modern too me. Who […]
Star Trek teleportation stunt
Tesco owned BlinkBox had so much success with their Dragon Skull on the beach stunt to promote their UK streaming rights of Game of Thrones I’m not surprised to see them back for bite two. This time the online TV service is using some illusion magic to grab our attention for Star Trek into Darkness. […]
Sponsored video: War is your business as a Killzone Mercenary
Expanding the Killzone series is Sony’s new Killzone Mercenary. In the PS Vita game you play as the former UCA soldier Arran Danner who has become a merc. This means your skills are up for auciton and sold to either the ISA or Helghast.
Is KitKat a chocolate bar or a phone?
What’s going on? Android has announced that the next version of their OS will be 4.4 and will be called KitKat. KitKat is owned by the Swiss food giant Nestle. The plan was to call the next version of Android Key Lime Pie; it had to be a sweet and had to start with K. […]
All of HTC’s quirky Vines
I’m an HTC user and really enjoy my HTC One. I do worry about the company though; it’s not doing well. At lest the Taiwanese brand recognises the problem. It’s the marketing. Apple and Samsung are kicking butt despite HTC making some great phones. So, they’ve hired Robert Downey Junior as their “face” for two […]
Sponsored: Evil Reborn possesses your PS3
Blizzard Entertainment have a number of spooky adverts running promoting the hashtag #EvilReborn. I watched the first before reading what it was about. It’s the tune at the end that gives it away – Diablo. That’s right; you can pre-order Diablo III for the PlayStation 3 as of today. As these videos are adverts; provided […]
Game of Thrones: Making the Dragon skull
You may have seen the incredible dragon skull PR stunt for Game of Thrones s3. The team put a “dragon skull” on a beach. Better still, they placed it on a beach in Dorset that’s known as a place you can find dinosaur fossils. It’s nicknamed “Jurassic Coast”. As it happens it wasn’t the HBO […]
