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Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon commercial sends mixed signals

Jordan Mallory — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:30:00 EST

We can't tell if this commercial is implying that Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is more fun than taking care of the ghosts in your own obviously haunted mansion, or if Dark Moon will in fact cause your house to become a haunted mansion itself. Either way, where the hell are this kid's parents?

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance commercial has a bad day

Sinan Kubba — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:30:00 EST

The amped-up transition into gameplay (bwaaaaaaaaaahh) and cheesy narration of this Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance commercial take us back to the classic in-your-face game ads of the 1990s. Good times.

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Nintendo unveils first Wii U advert in UK, features flurry of 'spings'

Sinan Kubba — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST

Nintendo unveiled the UK's first Wii U commercial last night. The ad aired during a Homeland break on Channel 4, and YouTube user Neil Wheatley uploaded it shortly after.

The minute-long commercial is narrated by TV and radio presenter Adam Buxton, he of The Adam and Joe Show fame. On top of featuring Buxton's squeaky flurry of 'spings', the ad focuses on five of the new "ways to play" with Wii U. It also closes with a rapid-fire selection of upcoming Wii U games, although curiously Mass Effect 3 shows up twice within a matter of seconds. It's not like the Wii U is clutching at straws for launch games, is it?

Wii U launches in the UK and Europe on November 30.

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How Ubi is selling Assassin's Creed 3 to the general public

Ben Gilbert — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:00:00 EST

Ubisoft debuted the above commercial for holiday blockbuster Assassin's Creed 3 alongside the opening of the NFL season this week, prompting one Joystiq editor's father to call the game "impressive." For us, it serves to highlight how we've become snobs about the music Ubisoft uses in its trailers. Hey, when you set such a high precedent, it's hard to shrug off just some boring old song, you know?

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Sony patents method of turning TV ads into interactive mini-games

Jessica Conditt — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:00:00 EST

Sony holds the patent for turning television commercials into interactive video games, taking humanity one step closer a future resembling Wall-E, while the likelihood of Blade Runner fades to a distant, neon second. The patent describes one method of gaming as advertisement as a "commercial overlaid on frames of the television program allowing the user to play the game while the television program is displayed."

Sony's patent provides visuals of various implementation processes, some of which include using the PlayStation console itself, along with the PS Eye, the Move or DualShock controllers, or a microphone. The controllers would allow viewers to play mini-games designed to sell products while they entertain, and they would enable people to purchase items directly from the ad. One drawing shows someone ordering a pizza by using the Move to select a large "Buy" button, and another has someone voting for a character with the X, O, square and triangle buttons.

The patent also shows a microphone hooked up to the PlayStation console, enabling viewers to vocalize whether they want an action or romantic commercial. Another voice-input idea makes viewers yell out brand names to continue their shows, pictured above.

The patent appears to work with internet TVs or screens attached to network-enabled devices, such as the PlayStation. If you've yet to disable your cable and hook up your PC to an HD flatscreen, now may be the time - or maybe consider that Steam Big Picture box when it launches. They can take our TVs, but they'll never take our PCs.

Please scream "Joystiq!" to continue.

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Penélope Cruz stars as Mario in Nintendo commercial

Mike Suszek — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:30:00 EST

Esteemed actress Penélope Cruz appeared in a recent commercial promoting the launch of Nintendo's 3DS XL and New Super Mario Bros. 2 in Europe.

With a rather convincing performance as herself, Cruz giggled her way through stages of the latest Mario game while cradling the 3DS XL in her dainty palms. After dueling with her sister in the game, Cruz lost a bet and then blessed a supermarket with her portrayal of the famous mustached plumber.

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Assassin's Creed 3 asks that you 'rise' to revolution

Ben Gilbert — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:55:00 EST

We imagine the folks manning the empire back in England were having a bit of a bad day on July 5, 1776. Their lucrative colonies in the New World had just declared independence, and some half-British/half-Native American was murdering all their police. Er ... wait a minute ...

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Find out if you hate puppies with this Tokyo Jungle commercial

Ben Gilbert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:00:00 EST

We probably don't need to make much more of an argument for Tokyo Jungle's localization beyond this wonderful commercial. It's nothing but adorable animals being incredibly adorable - something we think you, not to mention everyone else on the planet, will enjoy.

Psst, Sony! With E3 next week, there's still time to sneak in some pomeranians and schnauzers to the Los Angeles Convention Center, you know. If you wanna surprise us during your press conference on Monday evening, for instance, that'd be totally fine.

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Here's Max Payne 3's TV commercial

Jordan Mallory — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:30:00 EST

The official Max Payne 3 television commercial debuted last night during the Lakers v. Spurs game on ESPN last night, and it's chock full of all the Max Payne-y things you'd expect - slow motion bullets, slow motion jumping, slow motion ladies, etc.

It's a little sad that the game is billed as "from the makers of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption," considering that the original Max Payne predates both GTA3 and the entire Red Dead franchise. Then again, a modern 18 year old gamer would only have been seven years old when the series originally debuted in 2001, so we can't really blame Rockstar for playing to its target demographic's familiarities. Kids these days with their Macintosh computers and their Fiat 500s.

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Vita's North American commercial has 'Bad Intentions'

Alexander Sliwinski — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST

For the Vita launch (psst, it's next week), the Europeans are receiving an extravagant big-budget looking ad, while North America gets something that could have been produced with handycams and a copy of iMovie. But, hey now, at least it shows off the Vita for more than 20 frames and promotes some functionality!

Also, as stated earlier today, the North American Vita ad would have to feature the #gamechanger Twitter hashtag -- it's a cornerstone of modern American marketing!

"You will find the television commercials featured during primetime programming on some of your favorite networks including Fox, Comedy Central and ESPN," Senior VP of PlayStation Brand Marketing Guy Longworth wrote on the PS Blog. "Residents of New York, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco will notice PS Vita on buildings and billboards. You'll find it on your favorite websites and on your favorite radio stations. Wherever you are, PS Vita aims to be."

Sony plans to spend $50 million on Vita marketing, "the largest platform launch in terms of marketing investment" it's ever had. #gamechanger

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Sonic is in this Progressive commercial

Jordan Mallory — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:30:00 EST

We don't know about you guys, but when we play word-association games during our Tuesday therapy sessions with Dr. Busklokavitch, "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Progressive Auto Insurance" go together like "peanut butter" and "jelly," or "plastic sheets" and "reciprocating hand saw."

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World of Warcraft offers new in-game item, new TV spot for seventh anniversary

Mike Schramm — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:30:00 EST

World of Warcraft is about to celebrate its seventh anniversary on November 23 next week (which means that some of its players have been alive for less time than the game's servers have been up), and to celebrate, Blizzard is giving everyone who logs in between this Sunday and December 3 a Feat of Strength achievement (which means it's only available during this time) and a "celebration package" item. The item will fire off a virtual fireworks display, and gives players a spiffy new tabard, as well as a 7% experience point and reputation bonus when used.

The company will also introduce a brand new "What's your game?" celebrity TV commercial this weekend during the Bears/Chargers game on CBS. The star of the new commercial is set to be a surprise, so you can start guessing right now in the comments below. We have no idea who it might be, but considering all of the stars so far (William Shatner, Mr. T, Ozzy Osbourne, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Verne Troyer), a girl might be nice?

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Ni no Kuni commercials offer a more realistic look at another world

JC Fletcher — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:40:00 EST

Ever thought "Ni no Kuni looks nice, but I wonder what it would look like without all that Studio Ghibli art?" Neither have we, but you should watch these Japanese live-action ads for Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch anyway.

In the brief clip above, and one more after the break, voice actress Mana Ashida explores realistic CG interpretations of locations from the game. She's almost certainly looking at green screens, but she looks suitably impressed! We're also impressed, but we have the benefit of actually seeing the impressive vistas.

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Uncharted 3's premise crammed into 23 seconds

Ludwig Kietzmann — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:30:00 EST

While you watch the Packers and Saints take each other out during tonight's NFL Kickoff game at 8:30PM EDT, you'll easily pardon this action-packed interruption from Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. Team Marlowe, if you recall, plays dirty.

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Ocarina of Time 3DS ad starring Robin Williams, his daughter, and a tremendous beard

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:36:00 EST

The flurry of trailers reminding you of your long-time love for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time wasn't enough to get you excited for the 3DS remake? The latest TV ad, starring Robin Williams, his daughter (named Zelda, after the 1987 NES game), and his incredible grey mane should do it!

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GLaDOS puts robots to the test in first Portal 2 commercial

Randy Nelson — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:50:00 EST

It was just this morning that we were reporting on Valve's plans to handle all of Portal 2's advertising in-house, and now here we are, watching the first TV commercial for the game. It stars Atlas and P-body, the robotic co-op characters, who quickly learn how seriously GLaDOS wants to play.

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LEGO Star Wars 3 commercial puts the 'oops' in 'clone troops'

Randy Nelson — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:59:00 EST

Traveller's Tales has managed to infuse its LEGO action games with some great humor over the years, and the trend looks to continue with LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars. The first promo spots for the game hit tomorrow, but you can get an early look at one trooper's supremely bad luck tonight.

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Pakistani Sonic Happy Meal commercial will make you believe in love again

Griffin McElroy — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:40:00 EST

Here's a brief list of delightful things waiting for you in the Sonic-themed Happy Meal ad posted below: The worst 3D graphics ever rendered, Tails kicking a soccer ball into his own face, and a totally nude Rouge the Bat. (If you found this post using that as a search term, then shame on you.)

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3DS trailer shows Mii creation, AR games, and more

JC Fletcher — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:30:00 EST

A new five-minute 3DS information video has been released, introducing the hardware, some of the included software (including the AR games and the journal/graphing app Memory Notebook), and the simple methods of Mii creation the system offers. Find it after the break!

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Robot Chicken's Force Unleashed 2 ad looks to tap the funny side of the Force

David Hinkle — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:59:00 EST

LucasArts has tapped comedy troupe Robot Chicken for this new Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 ad. We see right through it though! Clearly, it's a Jedi mind trick employing real laughs to cover up that laughable game plot. You can test your own consumer willpower by taking a closer look just the after the break.

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Classic Golden Sun commercial finally explained by Dark Dawn

Griffin McElroy — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST

Back in 2001, Nintendo released a fairly gorgeous commercial for Golden Sun -- however, for all its glitz and glamor, it wasn't exactly packing in the coherence department. A giant crystal dragon, totally wrecking shop in a jam-packed opera house? We don't remember that in the original Game Boy Advance RPG. As it turns out, there's a reason for that: That sequence wouldn't make it into the franchise until this very year, with the release of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.

Check out a comparison of the commercial and the (slightly spoilery) clip from Dark Dawn after the jump -- just try not to think about why it took almost a decade for the translucent dragon to arrive. Was the commercial just prescient or something?

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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn ad is a warning for parents

JC Fletcher — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:30:00 EST

Perhaps Nintendo picked the wrong message for its Golden Sun: Dark Dawn ad: "Coming soon: the game that will maim your parents." Focusing on the cute, collectible djinn is a good idea for trying to trick Pokemaniacs into picking it up, but maybe we could lay off the family injury next time?

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Kevin Butler will sell PS3s to your fake TV family

JC Fletcher — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:30:00 EST

For the holidays, Sony is unleashing a previously unimaginable amount of Kevin Butler on an unsuspecting American public. Following yesterday's Gran Turismo 5 ad, Sony unveiled two additional commercials today starring the ersatz executive. Both ads push the PS3's appeal for the "whole family" (meaning not just you): one highlighting its utility as a Blu-Ray player, and the other depicting PSN's ability to make the device a Facebooking, Netflixing multimedia set-top box.

Despite the mainstream message, both ads also have some value to the PS3 "core gamer" -- because they're pretty funny, if just a touch (or sniff) creepy. See them after the break.

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PlayStation Move is for babies, first official Latin American ad suggests

Andrew Yoon — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:30:00 EST

Okay, maybe not just babies -- but kids at heart. Adults with baby heads is apparently the image Sony wants to promote for its first-ever advertising campaign for Latin America.

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There's a lot going on in these Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit commercials

Griffin McElroy — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:40:00 EST

EA has developed one of the most perplexing ad campaigns we've ever seen to promote its upcoming racer, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It's a five-part mini-series following the shenanigans of two valets, one of which is also secretly a renegade cop (?), and one of which is also a street racer (?). Of course, they don't bust fools or drive fast in these ads. They park cars, because they're valets. Sometimes, they don't park the cars, because they're edgy.

Oh, and they're played by Jerry Ferrara and Kevin Dillon, whom you may know from the hit television series Entourage, or, if you're not an HBO subscriber, Hotel for Dogs. Check out the first two entries into this commercial series, titled "Officer Douche" and "You Park It," respectively, after the jump. After that, join us in wishing that these ads get their own spin-off television show, Cavemen-style. We'd love to see the complexities of these characters unfold, you know?

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Here are your first Kinect ads

Ben Gilbert — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:40:00 EST

Kick! Jump! Flail! All these actions -- and so, so many more -- await your first Kinect experience. As the first TV ads demonstrate, Kinect is meant not just for you and your family, but also your giant, brightly-lit living room. We started building home additions right after E3. What's your excuse?

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Video: The making of the Halo: Reach 'Deliver Hope' ad

Richard Mitchell — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:20:00 EST

You can learn a lot from this behind the scenes look at the Halo: Reach "Deliver Hope" ad. For example, did you know that the ad marks the first appearance of a fully suited, live-action Spartan? And did you know Spartans aren't actually real? Yeah, we're bummed too. Thanks a lot, Microsoft.

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Japanese Okamiden commercial is far too cute

JC Fletcher — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:20:00 EST

Capcom is wisely capitalizing on Okamiden's legendary cuteness for its Japanese ad campaign. This commercial introduces us to the almost intolerably adorable Moran-chan, who serves as a sort of real-world counterpart to Chibiterasu and is a good boy. Yes, he is! Good puppy.

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First Look: The Fallout: New Vegas TV Spot

Ben Gilbert — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:00:00 EST

Featuring Nat King Cole's classic rendition of "Orange Colored Sky," the first TV commercial for Fallout: New Vegas has hit the internet. Just like that -- flash! bang! alakazam! -- out of Bethesda's dev blog. We've dropped it past the break.

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Watch your back, puppies: Kevin Butler talks up EyePet

Griffin McElroy — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:00:00 EST

Sony faux-spokesman Kevin Butler's no stranger to talking smack about competitors -- though, for the life of us, we never expected him to turn his scornful eye upon infant dogs. Check out the US commercial for EyePet after the jump as we await a rebuttal from the dog people of the world.

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Kevin Butler shows us the epic side of PlayStation Move

David Hinkle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EST

Sony, here's an idea: just let Kevin Butler control your entire company. Seriously, Sir Howard Stringer is a great guy and all, don't get us wrong -- we've been up plenty of nights bawling our eyes out while he cradled us in his big, burly arms, assuring us that the PS3 would in fact be okay -- but Kevin Butler has proven in his latest ad that he's more than capable for the job.

Just look at the image above and tell us the guy isn't CEO material. Heck, even better: watch the new PlayStation Move ad for yourself past the break and try to tell us it isn't the highlight of your day!

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Metroid: Other M ads focus on nostalgia, overacting

JC Fletcher — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:54:00 EST

A recent Metroid: Other M trailer promoted the game by taking us through the series' history. A Japanese TV commercial ties the game to the past even more directly, showing the original NES game morphing into Other M gameplay footage. The ad even goes so far as to declare this "a Famicom game with the latest technology," a tagline that also came up several times in the last Iwata Asks interview.

Meanwhile, the American commercial focuses on the "other M," as in: melodrama -- total melodrama. See the beautiful slow-motion, live-action TV spot unfold just below the Japanese ad after the break.

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Ads featuring new Japanese PS3 spokesperson leek onto internet

Griffin McElroy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:00 EST

Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture

Rather than just copy SCEA's smarmy spokesperson outright (like some companies have chosen to do), Sony Japan has settled upon a new mascot for its advertisements: a scallion. Or rather, several scallions, sharing a central ... bulb thingy. Fine, you caught us. We just don't know much about onions.

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Video: Seth Green pitches Dragon Quest IX to teens

JC Fletcher — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:45:00 EST

Nintendo is giving Dragon Quest IX some much-needed promotion with a commercial starring Airborne's Seth Green, premiering at movie theaters before showings of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. After the break, see Green use the lessons of Square Enix's multiplayer RPG to counsel desperate teenagers.

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StarCraft 2 TV spot wants you to know 'war is coming'

Randy Nelson — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:00:00 EST

Blizzard wants the masses to know that something big is on the horizon -- even if this extremely pretty CGI teaser airing on TV might have people thinking StarCraft 2 is really a sci-fi movie. For the rest of us, it's a taste of the epic cinematics we'll be treated to when the game ships July 27.

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Kevin Butler hypes ModNation Racers, gets schooled by Tretton

Griffin McElroy — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:08:00 EST

The latest video from Sony's fictional Vice President of a whole bunch of things has everything you could ever ask for: Tons of Kevin Butler bon mots, some clips of gameplay footage from ModNation Racers, and an appearance by real-life Sony president and CEO Jack Tretton. Unless, of course -- what if Tretton's actually just a highly paid actor as well? Come to think of it, we've never seen him in any context except for ... on the stage!

Check out the video above to see the line between fantasy and reality get blurred before your very eyes. Also, the video contains a sneak peek at Kevin Butler's custom Mod and race track -- both of which will be available to download when ModNation Racers launches next week.

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Netflix releases Wii-specific commercial

Alexander Sliwinski — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:45:00 EST

Netflix movie streaming may be available on all the major consoles in the States now, but it's the demographic-busting Wii that most recently got some high-quality ad treatment from the rental service. In the commercial, a gallant knight is off to fulfill his destiny and leaves "a piece" of himself behind for a young maiden. Without getting into the Freudian subtext oozing out of the ad, it's a pretty clever piece of marketing. Check it out after the break.

[Via GoNintendo]

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American Super Mario Galaxy 2 commercial debuts

Ludwig Kietzmann — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:30:00 EST

Pfft, "debuts?" More like soars across a whimsical landscape directly into our hearts. We were pressed for space, okay? Maybe that's why we're so keen to stare at yet another snippet of Super Mario Galaxy 2 -- if we watch this commercial (embedded after the break) carefully, the perpetually cheerful plumber might impart some lessons on space usage. Where does he find all that breathing room?

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Work 20 unpaid hours for your chance to be a zombie in a PlayStation commercial!

Andrew Yoon — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:53:00 EST

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Here's yet another way of making your way into PlayStation history. Sony has a casting call out for an upcoming zombie game - most likely Dead Nation, from the makers of Super Stardust HD - and it's looking for twenty gamers to star as a zombie in an upcoming trailer shoot, to be filmed in San Francisco.

Interested applicants must send their personal info, including a face pic, to zombies@playstation.sony.com. If selected, participants will be expected to work on set 10 hours per day on both May 15th and 16th wearing zombie make-up and costumes provided by SCEA. Unfortunately, you will "not be compensated" and "not all participants selected will be used." It sounds like a lot of work to us, but for some, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be immortalized in a PlayStation commercial.

For more info, check out the PlayStation.Blog.

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Cardboard box antics highlighted in Japanese MGS: Peace Walker ad

Andrew Yoon — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:45:00 EST

One of the most iconic "power-ups" in gaming has to be Metal Gear Solid's cardboard box. This new Japanese ad for Kojima's latest, Peace Walker, gives the stealthy item the spotlight. In the commercial, a Japanese schoolboy can be seen stalking a few of his fellow classmates. As he finds the two alone, he strikes, asking them to "please enter my box."

Unfortunately for the girl, the box boy wasn't asking about her. He invites the other boy into the cardboard box, as the commercial introduces the new co-op box-wearing mechanic of Peace Walker. You can check it out after the break.

[Via Andriasang]

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