Game Trailers Famous Game Trailers History

Question 1

Which Blizzard game's 2009 Wrath of the Lich King cinematic trailer became iconic for introducing Arthas Menethil as the Lich King?

Accepted Answer

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

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StarCraft II

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Diablo III

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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

Question 2

The 2006 Halo 3 'Believe' marketing campaign included a famous diorama trailer. Which studio created this campaign?

Accepted Answer

AKQA / Bungie's marketing team (produced by Draftfcb)

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Blur Studio

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Industrial Light & Magic

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Weta Digital

Question 3

Which Rockstar Games title had its Grand Theft Auto V reveal trailer (2011) become one of the most viewed game trailers ever at the time of release?

Accepted Answer

Grand Theft Auto V

Answer

Red Dead Redemption 2

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Grand Theft Auto IV

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Max Payne 3

Question 4

The Dead Island announce trailer (2011) was notable for which unconventional narrative technique?

Accepted Answer

Playing the story of a family's death in reverse, from tragic end back to the beginning

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Being shot entirely in first-person perspective as if the viewer were infected

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Featuring no game footage whatsoever, only live-action film segments

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Showing exclusively the game's antagonist with no protagonist revealed

Question 5

Which Nintendo franchise had its 'Symphony of the Goddesses' concert trailer become a landmark in gaming cultural marketing?

Accepted Answer

The Legend of Zelda

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Super Mario

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Metroid

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Fire Emblem

Question 6

The infamous 'Six Days in Fallujah' trailer caused controversy in 2009 primarily because of what concern?

Accepted Answer

It depicted a real recent military conflict (Battle of Fallujah, 2004) involving real veterans and casualties

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It contained extremely graphic gore imagery banned in multiple countries

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It misrepresented the game's actual gameplay footage as real documentary footage

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It was pulled after revealing the game's main antagonist before the official reveal event