I love good marketing. Any idiot can hold strong to “sex sells”, or create their own deviation of the “got milk” campaign. Those who do it right know how to pull you in, get your attention, and keep it.
2K games launched an Alternate reality game (Think 4th wall theatre) that will end at the release of Bioshock 2 (…never thought I would NEED an Xbox). Something in the sea launched in March of 2009 and, through a series of puzzles and patience, has unraveled the story of a man searching for his daughter and “Rapture”.
At a certain point in the game, an address was discovered. I decided to write to it. 2 weeks later, this showed up in the mail:
Yup, It’s a 45. Now I need a record player.
All that Bioshock inspired me so I decided to build an ADAM Syringe. Honestly, work has been beating the creativity out of me lately and sometimes doing something like this get’s the creative juices flowing. Here’s the finished product:
More Pictures This Way…
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by anKo on August 24, 2009
I try to keep my “Nerdish Leanings” to myself and off of squidsicle. I try.
I love video games. I love great art and design even more. Finding an original (and enjoyable) game is like finding a unicorn. Finding an original game with great design means that unicorn brought a basket full of Xanax with him. Also, Lincoln is riding the unicorn and he wants to tell you how proud he is of you and he thought you could use a hug.
The last game that truly impressed me was World Of Goo by 2d-Boy. “impressed” may not be the right word. It actually restored my hope that there were developers willing to try something different.
Yesterday I pre-ordered Machinarium for seventeen dollars. It took me all of forty-five seconds to realize I needed this game. Machinarium is a puzzle/adventure game by Amanita Design. The trailer combines hauntingly beautiful music with graphics that look like they were painted by Hieronymous Bosch… If Bosch painted robots. Take a look at the trailer. If you like what you see, pre-order. You’ll save three dollars, support an indy developer, and get a “pre-order pack” that includes music from the games and some Hi-Def images.
by anKo on August 8, 2009
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