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Running a competition ad on /r/rpg. Is it worth it?

May 31, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week Geek Native is running a fantastic competition in which you can win a pretty awesome dice bag. The catch? You’ve got to be in the US or Canada and you need to use Twitter to enter. Why? Shipping and because the goal of the competition is to promote an etsy store who have […]

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ads, reddit

Peter Jackson and WETA Workshop give Air New Zealand flyers an unexpected briefing

October 31, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

I’m a frequent flying and I’m so very tired of the safety briefings. I know, though, it’s important to pay attention. Perhaps I should book a flight to New Zealand. Air New Zealand have put together an unexpected briefing that manages to hold my attention. Watch it for the cameos; there’s Peter Jackson and Dean […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: ads, Gollum, peter jackson

The zombies and Greggs the Baker

October 17, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The usual story of zombies wanting their Greggs sausage rolls. I imagine on those mornings I stumble into Greggs on the hunt for some breakfast I have a similar appearance and way of walking. Doctor Who fans from America who may not be familiar with the Greggs brand might still enjoy the video anyway because […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ads, halloween, zombies

Mixed messages zombies

October 12, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApmPQDAzYyM If you’ve not aleady watched this video then it’s a good one to play “What happens next to”. It may keep you guessing. I consider this an outbreak of the mixed messages zombies. Yes, it is Canadian. Why do you ask?

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ads, zombies

Behind the scenes at Sony’s “Listen. Watch. Play.”

October 10, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sony Entertainment Network put together a funky and rather geeky party. The result was this showcase video you can see above. It’s not hard to imagine it being used in ad campaigns this year. When Geek Native heard about this – we pestered the agencies involved until we unlocked some behind the scenes information. What’s […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech, Music Tagged With: ads, PlayStation 3, sony

Doctor Who’s girlfriend models Diet Coke bottle, tattoo, projection, thing

October 9, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Why is Geek Native blogging about Daisy Lowe? She happens to date the current Doctor, Matt Smith. In fact, she even dresses up as a dalek in this video when she places two Diet Coke bottles on her head for antenna. The tattoo design of the Diet Coke bottle is by Jean Paul Gaultier and […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: ads, doctor who, fashion, matt smith

Sponsored Video: The Pokemon Typing Adventure

September 12, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s going to be a big winter for Nintendo. This week we’ll see a special Wii U preview in the UK. Many people think of the Wii U’s GamePad when the next gen console is mentioned and what sort of games it might support. Nintendo’s cleverness with accessories isn’t just limited to the Wii U, […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: ads, nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, pokemon

Sponsored Video: Nintendo Nostalgia means bags of coins for Mario

August 23, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ah – the sound of a gold coin being added to Mario’s wallet. It’s gaming culture. It’s right up there with jumping on creature’s heads, avoiding spikes and tracking down Peach. It’s proper Nintendo nostalgia and perhaps that was the emotions and rational behind the shtick in The Super Mario Bros 2. The game is […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: ads, mario, nintendo

Darksiders II – All who live know my name

August 17, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Darksiders II is nearly out in the UK. If you’ve an inbox like mine you may have one or three emails from GAME telling you that you have to act now if you want to pre-order and get the limited edition. If you make a last minute dive for the limited edition you get extra […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: ads, darksiders, PlayStation 3, THQ, Xbox 360

Darksiders 2 – Mankind is no more

July 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mankind is no more. A causality of the endless conflict between angels and demons. However, in the realm between the angels and demons mankind still has one last hope – the most feared horseman of them all; Death.

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: ads, darksiders, PlayStation 3, THQ, trailers, Xbox 360

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