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 […]
Google’s viral campaign for Science Fair
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 […]
Bloopers and cut scenes from “The Force”
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 […]
Patrick Stewart in The Sims Medieval trailer
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 […]
Bulletstorm causes insanity, encourages rape and annoys Germans
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. […]
Extended PlayStation phone advert
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 […]
Volkswagen’s “The Force” Super Bowl ad
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 […]
Golf Now – part of an anti superhero backlash?
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 […]
DirecTV is Kryptonite, says superhero bashing DirecTV ad
Okay, I get the ad – DirecTV is so cool that even superheroes would rather watch it than fight crime. Clever, huh? No. Not for this geek. This ad just tells me that DirecTV is something the world would be better off without. DirecTV is something we need to overcome, something we need to fear […]
Bulletstorm ad mocks Halo ad
Cast your mind back to 2007. It was an era before we had Microsoft Kinect but we still had the Xbox and we still had Halo. In fact, Halo 3 was due out and Microsoft had put together a dramatic and take-me-seriously advert for the game. It was called Believe. Here’s a reminder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXeST0NMtic Keep […]
