Tag Archives: Video Games

2011 LA: Nintendo shows up to Staples Center with life-size, fully-functionail Mario Karts

Nintendo has made its first ever auto show appearance at the 2011 LA Auto Show, and they brought more than just video games. One of Nintendo’s most popular games, Mario Kart, has the 3DS system version, Mario Kart 7, coming out soon. So Nintendo collaborated with West Coast Customs, of MTV’s Pimp My Ride, and [...]

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Ford to reveal 2013 Escape through Zynga’s Words With Friends

Zynga’s Words With Friends online social game is one of the most addicting pass-times in the world right now – I’ll even admit that I play it everyday. FoMoCo is taking advantage of the popularity of the game and will team up with Zynga to reveal the all-new Escape through the game on Nov. 15. [...]

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Nintendo coming to LA Auto Show with West Coast Customs

Nintendo coming to LA Auto Show with West Coast Customs

Earlier this week we learned that Nintendo will be attending the 2011 LA Auto Show next week, the first time a video game company is ever making an appearance at an automotive trade show. Of course, there were many speculations as to why – one being that Nintendo will be teaming up an OEM to [...]

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Video: 2012 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty MW3 Special Edition marketing campaign launched

Chrysler Group LLC’s Jeep brand has launched a new advertising and marketing campaign for the new 2012 Wrangler Call of Duty: MW3 Special Edition. The campaign consists of broadcast, print, digital, social media, experiential events and an out-of-home placement that includes the use of electroluminescent billboards. The brand also is introducing a new tagline for the campaign: [...]

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Nintendo to hold press conference at 2011 LA Auto Show… but why?

Nintendo to hold press conference at 2011 LA Auto Show… but why?

We are preparing for our trip to the west coast next week to cover the 2011 LA Auto Show starting Nov. 16. Interestingly enough, the press conference schedule for the show shows that Nintendo of America will be holding a press conference on Nov. 17 at 12:10 pm. Website MotorWorldHype decided to contact Nintendo of [...]

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Video: Grand Theft Auto V Trailer hits the web

Video: Grand Theft Auto V Trailer hits the web

To those foaming at the mouth for more Grand Theft Auto action: your prayers (ok, maybe not), your lust it seems, will be satisfied. Rockstar Games just released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, set in LA. Naturally, there are new cars to found, slightly improved graphics and new plot twists to enhance [...]

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Video: Forza Motorsport 4 teams up with up Clarkson to show supercars are an ‘Endangered Species’

There is no doubt that the world of car enthusiasts is shrinking. With increasing fuel-economy regulations, traffic on highways, safety restrictions and traffic cameras, its inevitable that the world is becoming an unfriendly place for those who truly love automobiles. Well, thanks God for virtual reality. Forza Motorsport 4 is on the way and the [...]

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models go digital in Need For Speed: The Run

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models go digital in Need For Speed: The Run

An upcoming video game, Need for Speed: The Run is getting some sex appeal courtesy of swimsuit models Irina Shayk and Chrissy Teigen. The two models are appearing due to a joint venture between Electronic Arts and Sports Illustrated as marketing for the game. Need for Speed: The Run will feature the two models as [...]

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2012 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: MW3 Special Edition launched

Following the successful launch of the 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty Edition, Jeep and Activision Publishing announced today that the Jeep brand has been named the exclusive partner of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. For those of you not crazy about video games, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is one of the most anticipated [...]

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Video: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S teased in ‘Need For Speed: The Run’ trailer

Video: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S teased in ‘Need For Speed: The Run’ trailer

Spy photos of the latest successor to the Porsche 911 have been floating around the Internet, however official photos of the latest squashed and hyped-up Volkswagen Beetle have yet to surface. So if you want to catch a little glimpse of what the next Porsche 911 will look like, have a look at Electronic Arts’ [...]

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