Archive » March, 2010
Monday, March 29th, 2010
The 2010 MI6 Conference is just 2 days away and the final session has been announced!
Looking back at the “Best Video Game Ad Campaigns” of 2009, Geoff Keighley from Spike TV will be moderating a panel with five executives from the industry’s top companies. Each company is nominated for an award and will be discussing the many aspects of their campaigns, from conception to the execution. You can check out the full list below!
Assassin’s Creed 2
Cutwater, Ali Grayeli
Batman Arkham Asylum
Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive, Karl Stewert
Modern Warfare 2
The Ant Farm, Rob Troy
Xbox/More Fun Time
Microsoft Xbox/T.A.G.
World of Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment, Neal Hubbard
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
All of our Awards finalists have innovative and creative campaigns, which is why they made it onto our coveted list. One category in particular honors those game marketers who really took a unique approach and used the hottest techniques to create an inventive, effective campaign. The “Thinking Outside the Box” category recognizes those campaigns that utilized forward thinking methods such as virtual marketing, guerilla marketing, alternative reality games (ARG), mobile/handheld device content and more.
Here are the finalists:
Assassin’s Creed 2 – Twitter Experience
Ubisoft (Concept and Execution by Red Interactive for Ubisoft)
Darksiders – Augmented Reality Campaign with Future US
Future US in conjunction with Petrol
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Countdown Clock and Banner Ad Campaign
Midnight Oil Creative/Activision/Blizzard
Dante’s Inferno: Highway to Hell
Electronic Arts
CSI Deadly Intent Video Game
Nomadic
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Republic Heroes
LucasArts
Register now and be one of the first to find out who wins!
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
The hilarious Ryan Stout is set to host the MI6 Awards on April 1 in San Francisco! You’ve seen him on MTV. You’ve seen him on Comedy Central. Now you will see him at MI6! For a taste of his comedy, check out the video below and don’t forget to register for MI6!