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Blue Ninja · Jun 1, 2011

okenny said:
DOE FUCKING!!!!!!!

Can't unsee.

Trent Strong · Jun 1, 2011

This just reminds me of Adam Carolla always complaining about seeing the Red Dead Redemption billboard with the picutre of the dude who looks like he's pointing sawed off shotgun at you all over LA, and how depressing and annoying that billboard was.

derFeef · Jun 1, 2011

The Lamp said:
I don't understand these signs; are they hand-painted? That looks incredibly tedious.

It's not that detailed as you may think. It looks better from distance for sure. Just look at the mountains on the left.

Charger · Jun 1, 2011

Ratsofatsorat said:
Just gonna shoot this down right now. Nope!

Thankyou Kind Sir...

nickbreckon · Jun 1, 2011

All done:

Blue Ninja · Jun 1, 2011

Ratsofatsorat said:
All done:

http://i.imgur.com/VXeWKl.jpg[IMG][/URL][/QUOTE]
Heh, was just about to post it myself. :lol

Looks great, wish I could see it in person.

Wario64 · Jun 1, 2011

Nice. Now we need pics of other stuff.

eso76 · Jun 1, 2011

should look totally overwhelming in person, that thing is huge

MickeyKnox · Jun 1, 2011

jett said:
No it's not hand painted, jeez.

Big signs like that are done one of two way, vinyl or painting by grid which is essentially giant pixel art.

SamBishop · Jun 2, 2011

Kagari said:
Need more booth pics.

They aren't really built yet. Most of the stuff is still coming in. They'll have built everything through the weekend for the bulk of 'em.

xbhaskarx · Jun 2, 2011

From The Dust said:
that hotel loves doing this. wonder what prompted them in the first place

Probably fanboys. I heard the owners of the hotel are hardcore gamers.

Definitely not a case of money being exchanged for goods or services.

daffy · Jun 2, 2011

Wallach · Jun 2, 2011

Wario64 said:
Nice. Now we need pics of other stuff.

http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/11/09/creative-advertising-on-buildings/

That link had a bunch of really neat ones.

Kaako · Jun 2, 2011

Big ass gaming ads on buildings...F YEAH!
Pre-E3 and E3 week is go.

Dreamwriter · Jun 2, 2011

jett said:
No it's not hand painted, jeez.

Yes it is, and it's not any kind of "pixel art". Here's a short documentary about the guys who do that kind of thing.

Seth C · Jun 2, 2011

A friend of mine knows the owner of the hotel. He makes more every year by selling ad space on the side of the building than what he purchased the place for. Yes. Every single year.

2th · Jun 2, 2011

Kagari said:
This is probably my favorite part of preE3... seeing all the signage... except this year I'll actually get to see it in person.

GAF E3 meetup?

Seth C · Jun 2, 2011

2th said:
GAF E3 meetup?

There is a whole thread just for that.

Magnus · Jun 2, 2011

Am I the only one that doesn't like that Skyrim ad?

a) the image ain't that special or evocative.
b) it doesn't lend itself to being split into three like that, at all.

The XIII ads were so much more powerful in that same space, by comparison.

Commanche Raisin Toast · Jun 2, 2011

Kagari said:
This is probably my favorite part of preE3... seeing all the signage... except this year I'll actually get to see it in person.

for a sec thought you said prison

this is also my fave part of the pre-3 phase.

Ploid 3.0 · Jun 2, 2011

Grampa Simpson said:
I remember one year for AX it was tropic thunder.

Oh no. First GTA4 (I hated it, but it sold great), FFXIII (seemed to sold good, I didn't even bother buying due to reports), and now Skyrim?

pharmboy044 · Jun 2, 2011

Magnus said:
Am I the only one that doesn't like that Skyrim ad?

a) the image ain't that special or evocative.
b) it doesn't lend itself to being split into three like that, at all.

The XIII ads were so much more powerful in that same space, by comparison.

I'm not a fan of the Skyrim ad either. It would have been much better if they were three separate images.

Wario64 · Jun 2, 2011

SamBishop said:
They aren't really built yet. Most of the stuff is still coming in. They'll have built everything through the weekend for the bulk of 'em.

Ubisoft's booth

feel · Jun 2, 2011

The opposite for me, I find this one destroys the previous ones, love that it's a single image.

Lakitu · Jun 4, 2011

Posted in the Microsoft E3 rumour thread by TheOddOne

lockload · Jun 4, 2011

Wallach said:
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/11/09/creative-advertising-on-buildings/

That link had a bunch of really neat ones.

Wonderful keeping the art alive

lockload · Jun 4, 2011

Alucrid said:
I don't get how you hand paint that.

Maybe this will help

1st Update: http://yfrog.com/h4nshcdkj

2nd Update http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd147/Spartan_Elite117/310627935.jpg

3rd Update http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8613775/Skyrim/skyrimbanner.JPG

From here http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1196443-check-out-this-picture-part-2/

PuppetMaster · Jun 4, 2011

Dreamwriter said:
Yes it is, and it's not any kind of "pixel art". Here's a short documentary about the guys who do that kind of thing.

Totally awesome

kasavin · Jun 4, 2011

@rexdeaz sent me this pic & made my day.

EDIT: Fixed link, sorry.

lockload · Jun 4, 2011

kasavin said:
@rexdeaz on Twitter sent me this & made my day.

Link not working

Dedication Through Light · Jun 4, 2011

kasavin said:
@rexdeaz sent me this pic & made my day.

EDIT: Fixed link, sorry.

Ive never even heard of that game.

kasavin · Jun 4, 2011

Dedication Through Light said:
Ive never even heard of that game.

Well then I guess the sign is working already. Show ain't even started.

reptilescorpio · Jun 4, 2011

Dedication Through Light said:
Ive never even heard of that game.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/10/hands-on-with-supergiants-bastion/

Hot Coldman · Jun 4, 2011

This is always my favourite E3 hype thread. Feels like yesterday I was lurking the 2009 thread, where everyone discovered the existence of NSMBWii. Good times...

yay, being unbanned feels good

lockload · Jun 4, 2011

Dedication Through Light said:
Ive never even heard of that game.

XBLA RPG developed by a group of Ex EA including greg kasavin (formerly gamespot)

Theve had 'Building the bastion' behind the scenes dev videos on giantbomb for the last year probably really interesting from initial prototypes to final game http://www.giantbomb.com/bastion/61-32085/

Kafel · Jun 4, 2011

That's pretty great an indie game gets this sort of promotion.

V_Ben · Jun 4, 2011

kasavin said:
@rexdeaz sent me this pic & made my day.

EDIT: Fixed link, sorry.

That is seriously awesome. Warner putting some muscle in.

Phonomezer · Jun 4, 2011

kasavin said:
@rexdeaz sent me this pic & made my day.

EDIT: Fixed link, sorry.

Excellent!

C Jones · Jun 4, 2011

Dreamwriter said:
Yes it is, and it's not any kind of "pixel art". Here's a short documentary about the guys who do that kind of thing.

That was awesome, thanks for posting that.

Betta Lines · Jun 4, 2011

Magnus said:
Am I the only one that doesn't like that Skyrim ad?

a) the image ain't that special or evocative.
b) it doesn't lend itself to being split into three like that, at all.

The XIII ads were so much more powerful in that same space, by comparison.

Agreed, that is a total waste of three buildings. But it makes an impact I guess.

C Jones · Jun 4, 2011

Oh here is the site for the company that did the sign. It has a pretty cool layout:
http://walldogs.net/

I got the URL from this picture:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8613775/Skyrim/skyrimbanner.JPG

Alrus · Jun 4, 2011

OKay I never heard of that game but if it comes to PC I'm totally buying it, looks awesome.

Great to see a "tiny" game getting an advertisement spot usually reserved for the big ones.

Pollux · Jun 4, 2011

Blue Ninja said:
I want to freeze myself in carbonite for this game. It's so bad I've already started working on an OT. So unless anything crazy happens (like me actually freezing myself in carbonite), consider that one called. :lol

In all seriousness, though, E3 couldn't have come at a more inopportune time. I'm right-smack in the middle of exams by then. D:

And yeah, it's apparently hand-painted and expensive as shit.

Any idea how much it actually costs? Ballpark figures will do lol

pirata · Jun 4, 2011

Whoa, cool to see Bastion getting some attention! Oh, and I didn't know that you had a GAF account, Mr. Kasavin! Are you going to LA this year?

Alrus said:
OKay I never heard of that game but if it comes to PC I'm totally buying it, looks awesome.

Great to see a "tiny" game getting an advertisement spot usually reserved for the big ones.

They said that they're going to be releasing a PC version sometime after the XBLA version.

Macho Madness · Jun 5, 2011

From @SFX_COW

V_Ben · Jun 5, 2011

Strap it on.

slider · Jun 5, 2011

Is anyone running a resolution high to view those pics?!

Hot Coldman · Jun 5, 2011

Holy gigantic photos Batman! Interesting to see EA grab Kevin Butler's spot from last year.

SolidSnakex · Jun 5, 2011

Green Scar said:
Holy gigantic photos Batman! Interesting to see EA grab Kevin Butler's spot from last year.

The BF3 vs. MW3 back and forth this E3 is going to be a lot of fun.

Macho Madness · Jun 5, 2011

Green Scar said:
Holy gigantic photos Batman! Interesting to see EA grab Kevin Butler's spot from last year.

You mean Crysis 2's spot, right?

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