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'Dead Island' zombie ad is completely killer

The creators of Dead Island are trying for a moving, story-driven zombie-killing experience, something that's fairly foreign to the zombie-gaming genre and clearly inspired by the success of…

February 17, 2011, 10:01 AM EST

Yahoo!'s Bus-Shelter Games Start City Rivalry

Yahoo! is ratcheting up the inter-neighborhood competition in San Francisco by installing interactive, 72-inch touch screens at 20 bus stops and encouraging people to play against crosstown rivals in live…

January 21, 2011, 10:53 AM EST

Video game shocks mothers in focus group!

"A mom's disapproval has always been an accurate barometer of what is cool." That's the premise behind Electronic Arts's new marketing campaign for the carnage-packed video game Dead Space 2.…

January 18, 2011, 10:12 AM EST

Sega pioneering pee-activated urinal games

Sega is installing urinal gaming systems around Tokyo that allow you to play games with your fluids. A pressure sensor in the urinal measures the strength and location of …

January 7, 2011, 3:15 PM EST

1980s video games preach safe sex to teens

This British teen safe-sex campaign might overestimate its target audience's familiarity with 8-bit video games, but it does offer a surprisingly charming combination of Mega Man (the character sprites and…

December 9, 2010, 12:31 PM EST

PlayStation's Kevin Butler now unstoppable

He was powerful before, but PlayStation's vp of everything, Kevin Butler, has found new reserves of awesome thanks to a deal with Best Buy to sell a Sony Bravia TV…

December 2, 2010, 4:46 PM EST

Video-game sequel brings epic old ad to life

It's rare that a video-game ad actually shows any footage from the game itself, but Nintendo's epic 2001 commercial for Golden Sun (shown below) really took liberties in creating a…

November 29, 2010, 9:00 AM EST

'Assassin's Creed' spot hits your office park

Do you wander around corporate lobbies with your hoodie up, wishing you were badass enough to slaughter actual people instead of just pixels? If so, this new Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood…

November 18, 2010, 9:01 AM EST

Kobe, Jimmy Kimmel Do Shooter-Game Spot

Aw, this Call of Duty: Black Ops ad is trying to suggest that celebrities and people with social skills enjoy the multiplayer option. Isn't that cute? (And has there been…

November 5, 2010, 10:04 AM EDT

Moleskine devours desk in 'Pac-Man' tribute

It's the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, which you probably already knew from that awesome Google home page a few months back. As you can see in the video below, another…

October 12, 2010, 10:56 AM EDT

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