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I was thinking, what with all the famous music bods being used to provide the music to a lot of games and with the rising popularity of classic gaming music being used as bits of current chart songs, perhaps there is room for advertising between the different media.
Games could be given a huge boost by being featured on the back or inside CD and tape covers, especially if there was an agreement to use samples from the game in the tune itself. To return the favour, games companies could have music video options in game menus, like on DVDs, to spotlight the artists who provide the music on their games.
This cross advertising could do both markets good and if an agreement could be met then the advertising could be free, as part of the payment to the artist or the games company.
Perhaps it could even go one stage further in some games and have the actual artist appearing in the game. Now perhaps Eminem wouldn't look exactly right in Mario and Travis may feel out of place in MGS2, but given the right situation and game, it could add that hint of realism.
Or it could go badly wrong and budget games companies could be hiring MC Hammer to star in their next platform adventure, what do you mean it couldn't happen?
Games could be given a huge boost by being featured on the back or inside CD and tape covers, especially if there was an agreement to use samples from the game in the tune itself. To return the favour, games companies could have music video options in game menus, like on DVDs, to spotlight the artists who provide the music on their games.
This cross advertising could do both markets good and if an agreement could be met then the advertising could be free, as part of the payment to the artist or the games company.
Perhaps it could even go one stage further in some games and have the actual artist appearing in the game. Now perhaps Eminem wouldn't look exactly right in Mario and Travis may feel out of place in MGS2, but given the right situation and game, it could add that hint of realism.
Or it could go badly wrong and budget games companies could be hiring MC Hammer to star in their next platform adventure, what do you mean it couldn't happen?
Rakuga wrote:
> dun dun dun dun dunnnn dunn (dont touch it)
not very promising
> career though
look out for mc hammers new song PRAY! coming soon.
> He's making a comeback as a.. gospel singer! ITS TRUE! look for it
> online!
This would be the comeback he made in 1992 huh?
:)
> dun dun dun dun dunnnn dunn (dont touch it)
not very promising
> career though
look out for mc hammers new song PRAY! coming soon.
> He's making a comeback as a.. gospel singer! ITS TRUE! look for it
> online!
This would be the comeback he made in 1992 huh?
:)
dun dun dun dun dunnnn dunn (dont touch it)
not very promising career though
look out for mc hammers new song PRAY! coming soon. He's making a comeback as a.. gospel singer! ITS TRUE! look for it online!
not very promising career though
look out for mc hammers new song PRAY! coming soon. He's making a comeback as a.. gospel singer! ITS TRUE! look for it online!
As far as I'm aware, MC Hammer now works as a car salesman.
"ah aha aha buy, buy my car aha aha...."
Problem is, he puts people off, as everytime they try to take a look at the cars he says "You can't touch this!"
"ah aha aha buy, buy my car aha aha...."
Problem is, he puts people off, as everytime they try to take a look at the cars he says "You can't touch this!"
MC Hammer went bust.. :( how can MC Hammer go bust its impossible. And remember kids ITS HAMMER TIME!
Thats a good idea man...
I know a few bands have played with this sort of thing before... Though for somereason its always been fairly low key...
On DVD's... Apparently the Dungeons & Dragons movie (which I understand to be pants?) ... has got a playable demo of Baulders Gate 2 stuck on it?
I know a few bands have played with this sort of thing before... Though for somereason its always been fairly low key...
On DVD's... Apparently the Dungeons & Dragons movie (which I understand to be pants?) ... has got a playable demo of Baulders Gate 2 stuck on it?
I was thinking, what with all the famous music bods being used to provide the music to a lot of games and with the rising popularity of classic gaming music being used as bits of current chart songs, perhaps there is room for advertising between the different media.
Games could be given a huge boost by being featured on the back or inside CD and tape covers, especially if there was an agreement to use samples from the game in the tune itself. To return the favour, games companies could have music video options in game menus, like on DVDs, to spotlight the artists who provide the music on their games.
This cross advertising could do both markets good and if an agreement could be met then the advertising could be free, as part of the payment to the artist or the games company.
Perhaps it could even go one stage further in some games and have the actual artist appearing in the game. Now perhaps Eminem wouldn't look exactly right in Mario and Travis may feel out of place in MGS2, but given the right situation and game, it could add that hint of realism.
Or it could go badly wrong and budget games companies could be hiring MC Hammer to star in their next platform adventure, what do you mean it couldn't happen?
Games could be given a huge boost by being featured on the back or inside CD and tape covers, especially if there was an agreement to use samples from the game in the tune itself. To return the favour, games companies could have music video options in game menus, like on DVDs, to spotlight the artists who provide the music on their games.
This cross advertising could do both markets good and if an agreement could be met then the advertising could be free, as part of the payment to the artist or the games company.
Perhaps it could even go one stage further in some games and have the actual artist appearing in the game. Now perhaps Eminem wouldn't look exactly right in Mario and Travis may feel out of place in MGS2, but given the right situation and game, it could add that hint of realism.
Or it could go badly wrong and budget games companies could be hiring MC Hammer to star in their next platform adventure, what do you mean it couldn't happen?