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Kevin Butler was Everything That was Right with Video Game Marketing

Kevin Butler's advertising campaign did many things right, from properly advertising the products at hand to poking a bit of fun at not only other companies, but Sony themselves, but most importantly, he advocated for a rare but key belief: Unity amongst gamers.

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never4get2783d ago

Wii sold more than PS3. With Wii sales number even Kevin Butler can't resist it. XD

UltraNova2783d ago (Edited 2783d ago )

Why the hell did Sony cut this guy loose is beyond me...he was hilarious, fun to watch and I was always looking forward for more, aka perfect!

Imagine him unboxing PSVR or doing lets plays and taking jabs at the competition. They should get him back and give him a weekly show.

Btw why did he leave in the first place?

rainslacker2782d ago (Edited 2782d ago )

I'd love to see him do a PSVR commercial. He even made Move look good.

I don't think he actually left. I think the campaign had finished, or Sony moved on. He was just an actor playing a part. Could have potentially been more ads with him, and I would have loved to see him during the PS4 reveal. However, I think with the whole tire ad promoting a WiiU debacle, Sony cut him loose, or he decided it best to not work for them anymore. Or maybe it was never a consideration to bring him back.

I sometimes wonder if they'd work together again though. Would be an awesome come back if done right.

I dunno, maybe that's a petition us gamers should actually get behind.:)

NecoTehSergal2784d ago

Commercials that actually made my day when I saw a new one release. Who the hell ANTICIPATES and is happy to see ads excitedly? Anyone, who loves Kevin Butler.

RpgSama2783d ago

They should rehire him for a new campaign, doesn't matter the bad history after the Wii Comercial.

3-4-52782d ago

I've never even owned a Sony console and I loved the Kevin Butler commercials. They should have never let him go. The Actor does a good job with that role.

Summons752783d ago

Closest thing to the good old 90's ad campaigns I use to love.

Kyosuke_Sanada2783d ago

-sees MAG in the distance-

The feels...........the feels are all coming back :[

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XCOM's Jake Solomon Q&A - Building a Narrative-Driven Life Sim Game at Midsummer Studios

XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon has founded a new studio to make a life sim game. Here's a new interview with him.

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The Big Inworld AI Q&A - 'Everyone in Gaming Sees the Potential of Generative AI'

Wccftech interviewed Nathan Yu from Inworld AI to discuss the dynamic NPC tech's applications to games as well as potential issues like costs.

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Xbox President Sarah Bond's Bloomberg Interview Is Corporate Fakery At Its Best

Saad from eXputer: "After Arkane Austin & Tango were shutdown, Xbox President Sarah Bond spoke with Bloomberg in what I believe to be utter corporate fakery."

gold_drake3d ago

im not really surprised by that, shes always been more a "let me talk about something else than what u want to know" kinda gal

Cacabunga3d ago

If what they are doing is that good, what’s the point of hiding the true story?

anast3d ago

She's a caricature of the shareholders.

PRIMORDUS3d ago

"Shareholders" I call them cancer, they are already rich to begin with but need more and more. It's like a disease, with no cure.

__y2jb2d ago

If you have a pension then you are likely to be a shareholder in these big tech companies yourself. To demonize them as 'heartless rich people' shows you have no idea what you're talking about.

anast2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

@Y2

Of course, it isn't about that. You are attempting to set up a self-righteous strawman to stir up some kind of ignorant mob mentality.

And by the way, most everyone is a touch heartless or we wouldn't be able to consume the products we do knowing very well how they are made. People have to be this way because of self-preservation and convenience.

__y2jb2d ago

@anast please explain to me how what i said is self righteous or a strawman. I simply pointed out that categorizing all shareholders as cancer is ridiculous.

Leeroyw3d ago

I own shares in game companies. I'm not anything near a major share holder. I just want them to make good games and be successful because of that. I think it's the senior management that's the problem. They are the ones that should be making it clear to the shareholders what creates growth and ensures a future of their business. Not this weasle words garbage that she did on the interview. It was horrific. I don't know a shareholder that would be happy with any of them for this.

Profchaos3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Same and I'm not rich by any stretch like most people's I'm just trying to keep my head above water these days most company's shareholders are made up of everyday people it's amazing how companies think we want something but the reality is we don't.

Disney are probably the worse at the moment it's shareholders voted on ending a lot of the crap and outing the current execs the execs turned around and said no we disagree with the shareholder vote

PRIMORDUS2d ago

I meant at the rich fucks who have millions in the bank already. They are making so much per year, that if they don't make what they are expecting they go into a panic, when in reality it will not even hurt them at all. Those are greedy assholes.

anast2d ago

"you have a pension then you are likely to be a shareholder"

Pensioners don't make any decisions about anything. Obviously that is not what this is about.

CrimsonWing693d ago

Yea, it was and it’s insulting that they think we’re dumb enough to fall for this. Look, the truth was you took a gamble on these studios and while they released some games to critical praise and great reception they just aren’t bringing in a ROI. Be transparent, you’re not a politician.

Just tell everyone you spend money on projects big and small and when money isn’t being made you go over the potential of revenue a studio can bring in vs those that can’t and make the hard decision to chop them.

She says this whole thing about “success” doesn’t fit one meaning for each studio. Well yea, a small budget production isn’t going to expect to sell the same as a large budget production.

One thing I wish they did though was let Tango be an independent studio.

TheGamingHounds3d ago

disheartening to see no regard for the human cost of business anymore
the bad decisions and judgements of these CEOs severely impact the frontliners
these fake responses are just salt on wounds

RoadRacer3d ago

imagine havin the audacity to say "we need more games like hifi rush" right after closing the studio that made it lol
followin up with this show of "deflecting every question" was in poor taste

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