Features - Memorable video game ads

[HEXUS]

HEXUS's Stephen Coleman rounds up his most memorable video game ads.

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[Merson]

Borthers to the end!

Indeed. /typo

In other news they need to make a Halo film.

[Stephen C]

Indeed. /typo

In other news they need to make a Halo film.

Thanks, amended.

[malakai5]

Don't forget the classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-AFlHsXc3w

[Doherz]

Wow the 360 kills the competition for adverstising.

How about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhVx3...layer_embedded

[.havoc]

Wow the 360 kills the competition for adverstising.

Only the Halo series and GoW are Xbox only...the rest are multiplatform.

But I do agree in the sense that the 360 has a far more presence in marketing than most the others.

Nice trailers! I personally really love the idea behind this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg

[Hicks12]

dawn of war 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-E1RcRvny8
dawn of war 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os9ff...eature=related

i loved the gow1 but someone already mentioned that

[Output]

Mercenaries 2

Although the game itself wasn't a huge success, to this day I still haven't managed to rid my head of that tune, curses!

I remember them offering the full version of the song as a free download at the time too.

Though I thought the song was very catchy, I never did get the game itself.

[barry2811]

The Japanese Sonic commercials always made me laugh for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid...otation_747631

Especially the Sonic 3 one, starts at about 2:13 in the above vid.

[Steven W]

I liked the Dead Island advert...and then I played the game.

[kalniel]

I can't remember any video game ads..

Oh wait, yes I do. The poster for Ultima VI was good.

http://images.wikia.com/u5lazarus/im...ima6_large.jpg

[Jasp]

The gears of war one was always a classic.

Personally its the Halo:Reach Birth Of A Spartan video for me, simply amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ohih0-D0Dc

Always makes me laugh that one of the most memorable game series is predicated on the kidnap and torture of children.

[shaithis]

I always thought this one was quite amusing

[jackvdbuk]

my favourite as mentioned has to be the ODST ad... absolutely brilliant.

also the GOW3 advert ages ago with a sun kil moon song.. so so fitting to the slow nature of the trailer.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Thanks, amended.

You work for Hexus??

[Stephen C]

You work for Hexus??

Might do

This Zelda ad from the 80's is pretty epic - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNtuK4CU3ko