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Xbox 360 Commercial Pulled Off the Air for Using PS3 Footage
A commercial running in the UK for the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII has been banned from the airwaves for using footage from the PS3 version of the game. Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) yanked the commercial from airing after an ad watchdog compared footage of the actual Xbox 360 game and that of the PS3 version. Each version has graphical trademarks and differences in picture quality which made the difference decipherable. So what’s the big deal? The... Continue reading
Another Act Of Wealth From Dubai
Dubai is a cool city and all, but have you ever gotten the feeling that it’s just flaunting its endless wealth? That’s because it is. Dubai is rich, filthy rich and they aren’t afraid of letting the world know it by dropping billions of dollars on over-elaborate fountains and animated skyscrapers. Now, Dubai is “WOWing” the world once again by having the UAE development company, Tameer Holding, develop the world’s largest LED screen to be embedded on an intended commercial... Continue reading
Toyota Warcraft Ad: Because Nerds Have Money
Somewhere along the line Toyota realized that construction workers and middle-aged suburbanites aren’t the only people out there with an interest in trucks. What about nerds? We enjoy driving, and we may have to haul computer rigs and giant millennium falcon replicas around from time-to-time. Plus programming jobs pay decently, so we have some money to burn. And if you are going to pander to a nerdy audience, what better way is there than capitalizing on the success of World... Continue reading
