Game #2 Magic Wonders
This game is most likely targeted at teenagers in high school. The nerd like ones as they are interested in getting good grades so they will technically be interested in magic games. The platform will possibly be PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox 1 and PC. Those platforms are the most popular ones therefore all adverts will be targeted for those consoles. Marketing techniques such as adding an advertising poster on a website that is similar to this game. This way other audiences will see the game and hopefully find it amusing and they might tell their friends. They will also add special features for people to be persuaded. Audience interest can be attracted by featuring popular celebrities to star in an advert or by even creating a competition for fans to win the game, a t-shirt or something similar to the game. I will stimulate audiences interest by creating gaming events for gamers so that they could all come together and play the game; this makes them more interested and if they like it they will come back again and a whole new thing could evolve. I will promote audience by creating an online features which allows players all around the world to connect and play the game. I could also make the game end in a certain way so when the new game comes out people will want to see what happens next in the storyline then they will purchase the game again.
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Friday 2 May 2014
Friday 25 April 2014
GTA 5 case study
This is an example of print advert that
was used to help promote GTA 5. There are three different billboards with the
game on it; they all have a different picture of the main character in the
game. This is a good idea as hundreds of people will go past and hopefully
they’ll be persuaded to purchase the game. They used three main central
pictures for all of them, the main title was also added and the release date is
there for people to see therefore they are all key conventions. The colours
that were used is a key convention as it represents the video game. “Memorable
missions, barnstorming heists, amusing side objectives and an almost impossibly
immersive world to explore, make for the best Grand Theft Auto since Vice City
and San Andreas.” This review shows that
GTA 5 have been improved since the other GTA in the past. “Clearly the best GTA
game i have ever played. The world's large, massive and amazing. So many features
to explore. The Online features makes the game even more amazing. Rockstar
Games's best release ever. I appreciate all their hardwork in making a superb
game like this Thank you Rockstar Games!”
This is another review for the game and it is a positive one, this shows
that it is a good game. “. . . GTA V has little room for women except to
portray them as strippers, prostitutes, long-suffering wives, humorless
girlfriends and goofy, new-age feminists we’re meant to laugh at.” That
is a very bad review because it shows that the game isn’t really suitable for
young children, but really they are the ones playing this games. If they learn
these things from a young age then they are likely to try in and prostitution
isn’t good.
GTA 5 is featured
in this magazine front cover because they were trying to promote the game to
their targeted audience, this is successful as they could read about the game
and maybe even see good reviews. The central image they used is two men holding
big guns and a gas mask…this implies that the game is something like that and
if people see this they will want to play the game.
Broadcast
GTA 5 did use a trailer to promote the game, to be honest it
worked because when I saw it I was persuaded to buy the game. This is a very
effective way to promote a game because all the young generation (which is
their target audience) are always on YouTube watching something and by them
putting a trailer on YouTube it is an easy and free way for everyone to see it.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUKNCpSiSMI&safe=active
) This is a link to one of the launch party for the game before it came out.
This is a brilliant way to promote a game because they are discussing
everything about the game and the viewers will see. They also play the game in
the launch party, show game clips and this is making the viewers want to play
as well.
E-Media
On the official page they
put things like different competitions such as to win the game, to win a
t-shirt and even hats. This makes people even more interested because if they
saw the trailer and liked it they’ll be interested to join the competitions and
obviously everyone isn’t going to win so they gain a lot of fans. On the
website a smart thing they done before the game came out was added a countdown
to when the game’s being released, this is showing people how long they have to
gather money to buy the game. They have options to share their posts on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, if anyone shares it all their friends will see
and that it a great way to promote a game.
GTA 5 does have a YouTube channel. On their channel they have uploaded a
whole load of GTA 5 clips, but they have also uploaded other games they have
made…This is a great promotion technique because anyone who have subscribed to
them will see all their posts. This stuff helps promote the game because after
seeing a game you might like it and want the game. Without this way of
promotion they would have had to spend a lot of money promoted, but through
YouTube they can also earn money promoting. The Facebook wall for this game has
over 20 million likes. The company have used Twitter in many different ways for
promotion for example getting celebs to post competitions and the game, the
official page done this as well and they are gaining a lot more fans from this.
They even use hash tags and this could turn into a trend and even more people
on Twitter will see it and might be persuaded.
Thursday 24 April 2014
fifa 14 case study
Q1: This print advert promotes Fifa 14 by using one of the most famous footballer in the world, Lionel Messi as the central image of the advert. It also promotes Fifa 14 by using some key conventions that have been well established with the brand such as the official font used in all the games.
Q2: In the advert some key conventions I have picked out are the product name "Fifa 14" which is in game cover and it usually has been in the same well established font for all the games. Another key convention used would be the slogan "WE ARE Fifa 14" and this is implying that everyone should play Fifa 14 together as they used a personal pronoun. The central image (key convention) of Lionel Messi, who is wearing casual football clothes helps to put a message across to the audience that it is a footballing game for people who might not have known.
Q3: "The worst Fifa of all time. Players move with the agility of a bus. 70% of the crosses are goals. Players are slow, they can't change pace or direction without losing the ball. EA has done a great job of undoing all the good things they have done for the series in the past 5 years. Please fix this as soon as possible EA.” - this is a very negative comment for the game and if most fans see this they would not be persuaded to purchase the game. “FIFA 14 rocks!!!!! Its the best football game till date. Much more realistic features, improved gameplay than FIFA 13. Awesome game play much slower, which makes it more realistic. Some genuine improvements, particularly in terms of animation, physics, artificial intelligence, and Ultimate Team. Top notch presentation and the usual full suite of licences. Go for it guys.. Worth Buying the game.” – this is a very good review from one of the fans, he/she states all the improvements in the game and everything that’s good in the game play. They even give a suggestion to purchase the game. Every review matters and is very important because if the fans see the reviews and they’re not exactly good then fans won’t purchase the game which means EA Sports will be losing sales from someone’s review.
Magazine reviews are effective in helping to promote the Fifa 14 game to it's target audience because magazines are a form of print media which would be of interest to the Fifa 14 target audience which is of the younger generation. Magazine reviews are also a way of players to feedback to EA about the game and what can be done to improve in the future.
I think that for Fifa 14 they have one of the cheapest way of advertising their game. The young generation are technically hooked onto e-media nowadays playing video games, to communicate generally and about the game and to keep in touch. So by Fifa 14 having quiz competition etc. the game will get broadcasted very quickly.
E-MEDIA
The websites attract and maintains the interest of Fifa 14 fans by regularly updating the page with the latest news about the game, features on the game and releases of future games that might be planned. It also allows them to read reviews from other gamers which helps people to interact with each other. The Fifa 14 wall has over 2 million likes on its Facebook.
This screen grab shows a little opinion check about footballers in Fifa 14, who has the better rates the first two players or the second two. This is a smart way of advertising the game because the gamers will be on this page and obviously share their opinion and everyone won't have the same opinion so that could carry on forever.
This screen grab is from the Fifa Facebook page and shows the Champions League Semi Finals and asks the fans to post who they think if going to be the final two. By doing that they are possibly getting more likes as other people will share it and they are creating conversation on the page so that people can instantly see their other posts. Realistically no-one can predict the final two as they are all good teams.
EA Sports posted this picture of Gareth Bale to show his fans that his Fifa 14 profile is really good. As his stats are all high and its rare for players to have high statistics. This is persuading the fans to buy the game in a unique way because people will specially want to play with him in the game.
The hash tag for the Fifa 14 page for twitter is #Fifa14
The @ for Fifa 14 on twitter is @EASPORTSFIFA and since the World Cup is near so they will be tweeting about that event. This targets the targeted audience and keeps them up to date about what they're interested in (Fifa)
This is an official tweet from Liverpool FC attempting to broadcast Fifa 14 to their football fans. This is a good idea because they are posting to their target audience by doing this. By asking questions lots of people are going to respond and it can even become a trend on twitter where even more people sees it. Everyone would want to know the answer in order to own the game.
This is an official tweet from EA Sports which appeals to their target audience because it allows fans to find out which teams and individual players are the best performing ones and it labels it LEGENDS. This makes a fan interested and they can also see the game as it gets better.
Broadcast
After watching the TV advert on YouTube, I think it attracts the audience by using famous football players such as Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale to promote how realistic the game can be and how much fun you can have playing it. Lionel Messi is trying the van on the advert because he has won the trophy for the Worlds Best Footballer a number of times and therefore if everyone captures him they will want to play the game. The TV advert features the original Ffia 14 font on the van driven and on the buttons pressed inside the van, it also features a number of famous footballers like Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Chicharito. It also features music artist Drake, it shows a number of different people (young, old, black, white, mixed raced, indian, chinese and even couples), by doing that Fifa is trying to imply that this game is suitable for ANYONE to take part in and it widens their target audience even more. It also features the slogan "WE ARE FIFA 14"
The Fifa 14 trailer on YouTube uses the same graphics as the actual game and also used real life people and backgrounds to create the correct atmosphere. The trailer is effective in promoting the game because it creates a buzz with all the new features & uploads that have been added to the newest version.
Friday 24 January 2014
Ace Hood - Bugatti music analysis
Ace Hood - Bugatti
This music video is really interesting and
unique because at the start he wakes up in a brand new Bugatti with a girl and doesn't know what happen. As the video goes along it shows he fellow friend
Future (who is also featured in the video and song) with his eyes closed then
suddenly running away from a bunch of bad people with guns. Another part
shows the actual singer singing the song with all brand name clothes and big
chains on. This makes the video successful as lots of their fans can see that they've made it far in life. After a little while it shows Future getting away
from the people by jumping in water, this makes the music video even more
interesting because every viewer would want to what happens next. They are then
all in a room doing what they do best (smoking and rapping). They haven’t
really used any visual effects on this music video and it came out really good.
They have used lots and lots of different shots and put it all into four minute
video, some shots were long and some shots were as small as 1 second long and
even less than that. The story kind of shows how he got the brand new Bugatti because
he was running from people so maybe he might have stolen it? And this is what
they want the viewer to think about as at the end of the video it shows police
with guns pointing at him telling him to get out the car.
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