Posts tagged with ‘gaming’
What the Cancellation of E3 Means for Similar Industry Shows
The 28-year-old Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was facing an identity crisis well before this year’s show, slated for June 13-16 in Los Angeles, was canceled due to a lack of interest and “playable demos” from major exhibitors. The annual event put on by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is one of the biggest gaming conferences...
Five Fast Facts: Metacore’s Live Action ‘Merge Mansion’ Experience
The gaming space is vast with a variety of players and lifestyles associated with it. Such is the case with Merge Mansion, a downloadable mobile game launched in 2020 by developer Metacore. More than 2 million active users renovate and decorate the grounds of a mysterious mansion while uncovering clues, and unfurling a storyline, about...
HBO Marketing’s VP Talks Cultivating Fandom for ‘The Last of Us’
HBO’s new post-apocalyptic series “The Last of Us,” based on a 2013 video game of the same name, raked in 10 million viewers in two days across linear and HBO Max, making it the second biggest premiere on the network in a decade. But the marketing strategy started long before the show’s Jan. 14 debut....
Five Brands Activating Tech-powered Engagements, from an AI ‘Oracle’ to Holographic Projections
More often than not, technology and experiential marketing are partners in crime, working hand-in-hand to personalize engagement, alleviate pain points, deliver moments of surprise and delight and create a more seamless attendee experience overall. New tools and implementation tactics seem to pop up every other day, and while not all of them are viable options,...