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Zoic Brings Adrenaline to Army of Two Spot

Posted by cgnews On January - 29 - 2010

A carefully orchestrated series of mysterious catastrophes is dragging Shanghai, China to the brink of ruin, and now the Army of Two must fight their way through ravaged city districts as they try to beat the odds and uncover the secret of the 40th Day.

Army of Two: The 40th Day has been built from the [...]

Manic Mixes Something Special for PSP

Posted by cgnews On January - 14 - 2010

Manic Director and VFX Artist Nick Sasso shot, edited and handled all post production on a series of five web virals for the new mobile studio/beatmaker feature on the hit Beaterator video game for SonyPlaystation Portable (PSP). The videos, done in collaboration with Wax Poetics for Rockstar Games (of Grand Theft Auto fame), each feature [...]

Digital Domain’s Game Face for ‘Assassin’s Creed II’

Posted by cgnews On November - 18 - 2009

Digital Domain forces viewers to stare deep into the faces of the freshly deceased in “Eyes,” a television commercial for “Assassin’s Creed II,” the new third-person action-adventure video game from Ubisoft. Directed by Andrew Douglas of Anonymous Content via ad agency Cutwater, the spot demonstrates Digital Domain’s expertise in working with the contours of the [...]

Anonymous Content Goes Full Throttle with Xbox 360

Posted by cgnews On November - 5 - 2009

On the heels of his feature film debut with Anonymous Content-produced 44-Inch Chest, Director Malcolm Venville has released a beautiful spot promoting Turn 10 Studio’s Forza Motorsport 3. The spot, created by and finished in close collaboration with T.A.G. SF, is the latest installment in the popular line of videogames for Xbox 360.

An Open Door, [...]

The Mill Plays Epic Game With FIFA Soccer 10

Posted by cgnews On October - 8 - 2009

The Mill has teamed up with Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam and Knucklehead and has created an epic 120 second spot for the October 2nd international release of EA Games’ FIFA Soccer 10 computer game. Featuring some of the world’s leading players including Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, Barcelona’s Xavi and Real Madrid’s Benzema, the ad kicks off a [...]

Asylum & T.A.G. Collaborate For Halo 3: ODST

Posted by cgnews On September - 23 - 2009

With seamless integration of VFX and live-action footage, Asylum helped to launch Halo 3: ODST, the latest in the Halo series of video games, for the Xbox 360 via T.A.G. SF. Concieved by T.A.G., the dramatic live-action short shot by MJZ’s Rupert Sanders with VFX courtesy of Asylum portrays the story of Tarkov, an ODST [...]

Framestore & Sound Lounge Hit The Ring For Fight Night

Posted by cgnews On August - 21 - 2009

Electronic Arts recently entrusted Framestore to use their creative skills to help launch the latest incarnation of their Fight Night game series, Fight Night 4.
In Fight Night 4 players from the past, in the prime of their game, go head to head. The Framestore spots pit the intimidating strength and defensive genius of heavyweight champion, [...]

Big Machine Design & Maxon On “Front Mission Evolved”

Posted by cgnews On July - 7 - 2009

MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Big Machine Design, relied heavily on MAXON CINEMA 4D to create the stunning, fully CGI trailer for Square Enix’s highly-anticipated game title, Front Mission Evolved.

The teaser trailer premiered at E3 2009 and is currently experiencing broad pick-up [...]

Assassin’s Creed II – Trailer & E3 Expo Interview

Posted by cgnews On June - 17 - 2009

Truth is written in blood – I will seek vengeance upon those who have betrayed my family, and uncover a conspiracy bigger than I could have imagined. I am Ezio Auditore Di Firenze. I am an Assassin.

The Italian Renaissance is the ideal historical era and location for Assassin’s Creed II – the long-awaited sequel to [...]

MPC Create Promo Spot for Playstation’s inFAMOUS

Posted by cgnews On June - 8 - 2009

The Moving Picture Company have recently completed a 30 second ad to promote PlayStation’s latest game ‘inFAMOUS’. The commercial was directed by Luis Nieto and the concept was created by David Zorn and JD Jurentkuff.

InFamous PS3 is a new action/adventure game that was released on the 29th of May 2009 for PS3 only. The story [...]