Video Games

Video game games and consoles are quickly becoming more and more complex by the day. With the recent emergence of systems such as XBox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, the video game-user demographic is being bombarded by all things virtual, and there are certainly no limits to their gaming options.

Recent video game successes include top titles such as Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, and the Guitar Hero series. In order to adequately market these games and their respective genres in general, video game companies like Electronic Arts and UbiSoft put out "game trailers", which are pretty much the same format as movie trailers in that they give the viewer a good grasp of what the game is and what its game-play is like.

Here are some of these trailers:

Halo 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rridXskgWg&feature=user

Assassin's Creed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc-ClutaN_I

Guitar Hero 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6X0YtvKwy8

Christmas Advertising

It's officially Christmas season now, and the annual advertising campaigns have been put out in full force.

Typical staples of the advertising scene around this time of year include Coca-Cola and Budweiser -- each with their own unique TV commercials, billboards and other signs.

Here are some links to these commercials from the past few years:

Coca-Cola: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnmt5_pRW40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a5sQWqfIFY (current 2007 version)

Budweiser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izh6zrgMXk0