Sony Brings “Heavy Rain” to the ARG World! Steve, January 30, 2010January 30, 2010 This week, Sony began a 3 week (12 days total, 4 per week) viral campaign for their newest PS3 exclusive, Heavy Rain. The game centers on the hunt for a mysterious serial killer called “The Oragami Killer”, as told through the eyes of 4 playable characters, each with their own personalites, jobs, and backstories. The campaign, called “Four Days”, has interested gamers register on the games’s website, HeavyRainPS3.com to begin their search. As of yesterday, people who’ve just registered or have previously done so received an email directing them to www.heavyrainps3.com/rainisfalling. Here, the first clue towards finding the true identity of the Origami Killer is the Twitter username “perfectfolds“. As of currently, all participants (me being one of them), are keeping an eye out for more clues and sites, especially from the afformentioned Twitter page. I’ll be reporting more news on this ARG as it develops! Until next time, this is Steve Kidd signing off! Viral Marketing Heavy RainPS3SonyVideo Game
Buy Your Own Slusho-Drinking Bad Robot! December 19, 2010Entertainment Earth (via Collider) has a great gift for those J.J. Abrams fans this holiday season. You can buy a statue of the Bad Robot Productions mascot, complete with his own little Slusho drink! Take a look and get the details after the break. Read More
Swag From “Tron: Legacy” and “The Dark Knight” Viral Campaigns On Auction July 12, 2013July 12, 2013Briefly: Did you miss out on the cool swag from the viral marketing campaigns of The Dark Knight and Tron: Legacy? Well, you’re in luck. Today starts an auction for various items from these ARGs and more. The proceeds go to help fund ARGFest-o-Con 2013, which has its festivities in… Read More
David Fincher’s “The Social Network” Gets an Interactive Trailer, Breaks Down Facebook September 15, 2010Interactive trailers are becoming more popular lately, and its probably due to the fact you can cramp a lot of interesting stuff into the same package as a regular online trailer. Movies like Scott Pilgrim and Avatar have plenty to fill that space with, usually behind the scenes footage are… Read More