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gravity brings hasbro board game to life in animated spot

Posted by admin On November - 16 - 2011

For client Hasbro, Gravity has produced a stunning, action-packed, 30-second animated spot which brings the “Battleship Live” board game to life. Gravity produced the spot through agency UPROAR! Zviah Eldar, Gravity CEO/Chief Creative Director, and Bob Samuel, Gravity’s CMO/Executive Producer, made the announcement. The “Battleship LIVE” spot was part of a larger package that Gravity produced for Hasbro and UPROAR!, which also included spots promoting “Monopoly LIVE” and other products.

imaginary forces creates game trailer for starhawk

Posted by admin On June - 10 - 2011

Imaginary Forces created the trailer for Starhawk, the sci-fi western combat video game that Sony unveiled at E3 – the world’s largest video game conference.

Looking to imbue the just-released trailer for Call of Juarez: The Cartel — the next chapter in their popular western themed shooter franchise (due out this summer) — with a modern look and a powerful ‘Hollywood blockbuster’ feel, game developer Ubisoft again tapped the multi-disciplined creative design/visual effects studio yU+co to execute the project’s complex motion capture, design, 3D animation and visual effects.

Creative Studio Captures Star Wars Lego World in 3D

Posted by admin On April - 17 - 2011

The Core Teams With Agency Goodness and Lucas Arts For New Lego Star Wars III Video Game Campaign

The creative production company, The Core’s stylized visual effects chops are on full display in a series of humorous spots for the latest Lego Star Wars III video game creation from Lucas Arts. Working with Los Angeles-based agency Goodness Mfg, Director Chris Hoffman incorporated his signature tongue-in-check visual style into this epic campaign set atop a mesmerizing golden sunset hillside.

Blind Create Motorcross Thrills For MX vs ATV Alive

Posted by admin On January - 25 - 2011

Blind recently launched a concept-to-completion thrill ride of a trailer announcing THQ, Inc.’s new MX vs ATV Alive videogame. The expert crew at Blind handled all production, editorial, post, and oversaw the sound design on the direct-to-client project.

Spov Showcase Call of Duty: Black Ops

Posted by admin On December - 9 - 2010

London design and animation studio Spov recently showcased their groundbreaking work for Call of Duty: Black Ops at the Onedotzero festival at the BFI. Spov have been working on the action game, in partnership with Activision and Treyarch, for the last twelve months. Spov creatives developed a package of cinematic sequences that reveal the cryptic [...]

Framestore Scores A Blinder For New FIFA 11

Posted by admin On October - 13 - 2010

Framestore has worked alongside director Johnny Green and W+K Amsterdam for the anticipated launch of the new FIFA 11 game from EA SPORTS. EA SPORTS host teams of global football stars and their mates, high on competitive spirit, battling it out in a vast virtual stadium.

Trailer Released for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Posted by admin On July - 26 - 2010

The first trailer for the debut game from Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” was unleashed at Comic-Con last week. The 38 Studios team of visionaries sat as a special panel to unveil the trailer called ‘Well of Souls’ which features the work of Zoic Studios. Todd McFarlane, who served as the producer [...]

Zoic Creates Teaser for Return of Twisted Metal

Posted by admin On July - 22 - 2010

Sony Computer Entertainment reached out to Zoic Studios to produce a compelling live-action teaser trailer to launch the return of Twisted Metal in what proved to be the ultimate E3 surprise. The trailer, which was met with enthusiasm from the gaming industry and fans, marked the directing debut for Zoic Studios’ Levi Ahmu, who worked [...]

Nathan Love on a Fantasy Westward Journey

Posted by admin On July - 19 - 2010

World-class animation studio Nathan Love is very proud to detail its collaborations with director Willis Wong, Lunar Films and Hopr in producing two broadcast/web spots for J. Walter Thompson Shanghai and their clients at NetEase. The innovative spots starring celebrity Jay Chou and promoting Fantasy Westward Journey, one of China’s most popular online games, recently [...]