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Watch Mariah Carey play the hero in her new Game of War: Fire Age ad
I can’t speak for my co-workers at The Verge, but I’ve been waiting with bated breath for Mariah Carey’s Game of War: Fire Age ad ever since her relationship with the notorious mobile game was announced in June. TMZ posted a cut of the trailer this morning, and I watched it with fingers over my eyes the way I’d normally watch a scary movie trailer or helmet-to-helmet NFL hit. I’m happy to report that it’s a) extremely absurd and b) incredibly wonderful, which is the best possible outcome for the fruit of a marriage between a past-her-prime pop grand dame and a mediocre-but-profitable mobile strategy game.
Of course, Mariah only has about two seconds of screen time in a commercial that’s a minute long — but it’s an “Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross“-level cameo. Besieged by waves of enemies streaming in from all directions, two hapless soldiers keep turning to their iPhone for help. (Because how are you going to find the battle without a decent map app?) Their requests fall on deaf ears; the phone can only play the sweeping opening notes of the Elusive Chanteuse’ classic ballad ”Hero” as their position is further compromised. They’re about to be roasted by a swooping dragon when BLAM &mda
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Mariah Carey signs seven-figure deal to promote free-to-play Game of War app
Music industry diva and R&B singer legend Mariah Carey will front a new promotional campaign for free-to-play mobile app Game of War: Fire Age.
Carey will be paid a seven-figure sum to appear in a 30-second commercial, celebrity news site TMZ reports.
The singer replaces US model Kate Upton, the game's current promotional face.
Carey's acting chops don't come cheap, but her services come as small change for freemium developer Machine Zone. Game of War currently rakes in more than $1m a day.
The fact that TMZ is even reporting on the game is something in itself.
As for the game trailer, Carey will shoot the commercial over two days. Terminator Genisys and Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor will helm the commercial.
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