Post E3 Round Up
A monumental year for the industry, 2013 finally saw the unveiling of the next generation of home gaming consoles. But while hardware, multimedia features, and used games policies are all selling points to the community, the games themselves remain king when wallets begin to open. Now the Gaming Media world has taken the look, played the demo, and talked with the developers; they’re ready to cast their votes for the most buzz-worthy titles the industry brought to the show. Here are the best highlights of what they’re saying …
Game Informer: Best of E3
Gamespot: Best of Show
http://www.gamespot.com/e3/gamespots-best-of-show-winners-for-e3-2013-6410330/
Kotaku: The Best (And Worst) of E3 – Podcast
http://kotaku.com/podcast-the-best-and-worst-of-e3-513518403
IGN: E3 2013 People’s Choice Award
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/11/igns-e3-2013-peoples-choice-award
Destructoid: E3 2013 Game of the Show
http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-s-e3-2013-game-of-the-show-titanfall-256357.phtml
The Division: Announcement Trailer
Matching the dark and gritty tone of Tom Clancy’s universe, Ubisoft chose to reveal their new MMO Shooter like a stark and disturbingly clinical government dossier report. The visuals and VO are suitably intense and demanding, making this trailer standout at E3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSWHS6CKS_4
Watch_Dogs: Exposed Trailer
Last year, this game stole the entire convention by showcasing next-gen graphics and innovative gameplay. This year, Watch_Dogs upped the ante with graphics close to photorealistic, stunning the audience at Ubisoft’s press conference.
Star Wars Battlefront: Teaser Trailer
EA and DICE decided to reveal what they are looking to create with their newly acquired Star Wars license from Disney. What followed was an object lesson in “less is more” as the trailer showed two icon images, cut to the logo, and fanboys everywhere cried out, “awesome!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmo-YYoHnGs
3 Social Media Metrics Your Business Should Track
With social marketing becoming more important with each passing day, the question that arises is “what do metrics actually show about how our campaign is performing?” The Social Media Examiner lays out the three basic measurements that will answer that burning question.
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-social-media-metrics-your-business-should-track/#more-36186
How to Improve Your Social Media Marketing Return on Investment
The most important aspect to the end of any campaign is simply the ROI. And in the ever-changing landscape of social and online marketing, that ROI can be hard to maintain or even grow. With this article, we see several different methods that can easily improve that ever important metric.
The Voice Ad
Always on the lookout for the next major advertising avenue, Business Insider reveals a new type of technology that will give consumers an incredible amount of interactivity with their content.
http://www.businessinsider.com/people-are-going-to-start-talking-to-ads-on-their-phone-2013-4
The Smurfs 2: The Video Game!
They can be described in many ways. Tall, however, is not a word you might use. Though only three apples high, the Smurfs have been entertaining the young and old for decades. So it was definitely an honor to announce their newest video game to a world already looking forward to their second feature film. For this, we spent some time in the Enchanted Forest, picked smurf berries, and celebrated the festival of the Blue Moon to obtain the right Smurfy mindset to bring the story of these wonderful blue creatures to life. It only had the surprising side effect of replacing keywords in our vocabulary with “smurf,” but our Doctor assured us that the problem will smurf itself out … Anyway, have a smurftastic time checking out the copy, beautiful gameplay, and custom graphics we smurfed up for the Smurfs 2 gameplay trailer.
