The marketing campaign of much-anticipated «God of War III» Sony PlayStation’s game has launched its marketing campaign, being strongly supported by 7-Eleven convenience stores and Mtn Dew soft drinks. The Greek mythology-based action game will be launched only on March 16, but staring from yesterday gamers can enjoy the blackberry-and-lime-flavored Kratos Fury Slurpee drink made exclusively for the release.

Starting on February 1 America can cast their votes at Pepsi‘s www.refresheverything.com for the refreshing consumer-generated ideas that they believe will make a positive impact on their communities. This is the first of eleven opportunities for the public to win grants from $5,000 up to $250,000 throughout the year. The first voting session ends on February 28 and the ideas that receive the top votes will be announced on Monday, March 1, 2010.

Guinness, which is supporting the rugby teams in Ireland, has introduced more technology into its campaign. With the help of ball manufacturer Gilbert and Fraunhofer Institute in Nuremberg the brand featured rugby balls with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology) chip and sensors around rugby pitches to monitor and analyze how the ball moves. The results of the technology’s merging with sport provide rugby fans with an accurate game statistics and give a deeper insight into the process.

Budweiser invited its loyal consumers to take part in shaping its promotional campaign for the upcoming Super Bowl XLIV event, taking place on February 7. The brand wants to prove that the consumers’ opinion does make difference and so wants it influence the image of the beer. The visitors of the Facebook page of the brand were to watch three of the commercials made just for the date and determine which of them will air in the breaks.

Grolsch is continuing its digital campaigns to attract more new customers and please the loyal beer-drinkers. The brand is introducing the large-scale Gosch! Taste Amplified project to deliver the audience the enthralling activities with the help of its digital agency Blonde. The campaign involves introducing new interactive banners on Lonely Planet, Resident Advisor and Time Out websites, and additions to the Grolsh’s online environment on its website.

Coca-Cola, being the major soft drink advertiser at the Super Bowl event after Pepsi decided to rule itself out, is using the sport competition for raising money and donate it to social organizations. The corporation is planning to give up to $500,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and half of the sum — $250,000 — is to be gathered with the help of Facebook project relating to the Super Bowl.