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180 LA has a new campaign entitled “Lost Iguana” which features the story of a precocious young boy who uses the power of HP technology to help find his lost iguana Ralph.

In a 60-second broadcast spot the boy uses HP laptops and printers to print out search flyers, and assembles a search team from around the neighborhood. By the end of the spot the self-assured boy says “And her comes the knock,” and sure enough his iguana is returned. It’s a cute approach, showing the integration of HP products, but unfortunately timed following the news that HP will split off into separate PC and printer divisions. The broadcast spot is linked to interactive campaign elements utilzizing the hashtag #FindRalph on YouTube, Vine and other channels, as well as a campaign microsite. (more…)

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Ryse: Son of Rome “Path of Vengeance” from H.K. McCANN on Vimeo.

Twofifteenmccann’s new campaign for Xbox One exclusive “Ryse: Son of Rome” is cinematic in approach and scope.

At the heart of the campaign is the 60 second TV spot “Path of Vengeance” (featured above) which sees the game’s protagonist, Marius, “fight his way from the wilds of the Roman frontier in Brittania, across the Coliseum floor and into the Imperial Palace itself.” In one of the spot’s more interesting touches, the action is accompanied by whispers from Roman citizens spreading his legend. Twofifteen wanted to represent how in ancient Rome “deeds of epic heroism were quickly spread by word of mouth, and the story changed based on who was doing the telling,” which they mimicked with the differing accounts of Marius in the spot. It’s a nice, immersive little detail that’s telling of the overall approach to the campaign.

In addition to the TV spot, Twofifteenmccann, in conjunction with production company Smuggler, created a web series featured on Machinima. Entitled “The Fall,” the series features four, five-minute mini-epics detailing Marius’ backstory, history and motives. The agency claims that each installment is a “mini epic film unto itself.” While that may be overstating a point, this is a very large-scale approach to market the game, and “The Fall” is a solid accomplishment in its own right. It also succeeds quite well at making the game look badass, with what appears to be a pretty compelling story. You can check out the first installment of “The Fall” after the break, along with campaign credits.  continued…

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