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November 20th, 2009 at 05:00pm
Under Xbox 360
The Guardian reports that British Intelligence is looking for a few good men. Specifically, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is running ads on the Xbox 360 dashboard and within Xbox games to recruit new members. The GCHQ, which works with both MI5 and MI6 (yes,
that MI6), seeks to recruit young people with an affinity for “quick thinking, problem solving and team work.” GCHQ believes that these criteria are “reflected in game-play experiences on Xbox.”
We’re expecting a new generation of foul-mouthed, teabagging James Bonds any day now.
British Intelligence recruiting Xbox gamers originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 16th, 2009 at 05:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
While we’re all playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii, tossing our friends into bottomless pits and reacquainting ourselves with the Koopalings, Japanese Wii owners are still waiting for the game’s December 3 release date. For now, instead of the game, they get … these commercials, featuring people dressed in inexplicable, matching bohemian outfits, playing NSMB Wii with a lot of excitement and not too much skill.
Siliconera notes that the game’s ostensible banner feature — multiplayer — is totally missing from these ads, in favor of presenting the experience as something that’s easy to get into. We suppose if you’re really terrible at Mario games (a plight with which we sympathize), you don’t want to be reminded that other people have an easy way to witness your terribleness. Still, we think the tentative play emphasizes the sense of discovery that is so wonderful about the first trip through any Mario level.
[Via Siliconera]
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii advertised in Japan with less-than-super play originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 15th, 2009 at 08:00pm
Under Xbox 360
Borderlands is working its art style to the max — so strange to look back at the original design now — in this TV spot for the FPS-RPG lovechild. And how about all that actual gamepley footage, huh? Imagine selling a game based on that … How risqué!
With five days to go until launch, the game’s success is one of the bigger question marks this holiday season. Thankfully, for Borderlands’ sake, so many big games have left the arena that a new IP (no, not internet protocol) just might stand a better-than-average chance in the marketplace. At the very least, the box art is sure to grab attention on retail shelves. Go on, Claptrap, we believe in you.
Borderlands gameplay ad flaunts art style originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 18th, 2009 at 09:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
What you see above is the third circular image we’ve spotted in just five days advertising a Nintendo Wii price cut to $199.99. At this point, though the image that a Kotaku tipster sent in could very well be made of fancy pixel work by someone with too few extracurriculars on their schedule, we’re fairly confident in a forthcoming price cut reveal.
Considering the impending holiday season and those other consoles getting recent price drops, it seems likely something will occur with the big N in the upcoming months. If Miss Cleo’s Michael Pachter’s predictions based on slowing sales are any indication though, we’ll know soon enough.
Rumor: Best Buy ad fuels the $50 Wii price drop fire originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 17th, 2009 at 02:40pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
The image above, posted by Kotaku, appears to be a Target ad for the week of September 27, featuring a $50 price drop on Wii hardware. This ad would further corroborate the Toys R Us ad we saw that also showed the same price cut — if we knew either ad was real. Us? We’re hoping for a drastic price cut on cameras so tipsters can get better pictures of these advance ads.
The DVD at the right side of the Target ad is Monsters vs. Aliens, which comes out on September 29. That at least shows that if this ad is a fake, it’s a somewhat clever one. As always, we’re not going to take this as confirmation of a price drop, but we will take it as confirmation that it would be smart to wait a couple of weeks before going to buy a Wii.
Rumor: Target circular advertises $199 Wii originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 01:15pm
Under Xbox 360
Just when we were starting to get all excited about Silverlight-powered ads for Mountain Dew and Axe Body Spray littering the Xbox Dashboard, Xbox Live spokesman Major Nelson rains on our parade, telling readers that they don’t need to sweat.
The Major recently posted, “One of our core principles is to enhance, not interfere with the gaming experience, and we work directly with our partners to only deliver experiences that are relevant to the LIVE community. Silverlight will help make those ads a more organic part of the dashboard, like we’ve done with some of the NXE slots in the past.”
Aww, come on. Maybe just one “Get Totally Crunchatized With Doritos” ad? Something?
Major Nelson: Don’t sweat Xbox Live Silverlight ads originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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