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CANNES — JUNE 23, 2026 — On the second day of the 2026 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Clash Royale's “Copycats Welcome” by DAVID New York earned a Grand Prix in Entertainment Lions for Gaming – Social Behavior, leading the Ogilvy network’s Day 2 haul, which also included 3 Gold, 1 Silver, and 9 Bronze Lions. Through two days of the Festival, Ogilvy has won a total of 30 Lions.
As one of the most popular mobile games of the last decade, Clash Royale has had a lot of ripoffs, with numerous games copying Clash Royale’s name, look, gameplay, and even characters. Instead of pursuing legal action, the brand created “Copycats Welcome”, inviting players of the copycat games to convert their progress in those games into rewards in the real Clash Royale. The campaign targeted players of the copycat games in online communities with a film calling out the copycats, then inviting them to a site where they could upload their progress and currency from those games and turn it into Clash Royale currency.
Andre Toledo, Chief Creative Officer of DAVID New York said: “We’re beyond proud to have won a Grand Prix in gaming for our ‘Copycats Welcome' campaign with Clash Royale, and especially honored to receive this recognition for the second year in a row with Supercell. What began as a simple insight, that copycat games were copying our game, evolved into a breakthrough idea, brought to life through the incredible hard work of our team and the bravery of our partners at Supercell to back bold, original thinking. A huge thank you to everyone involved, and looking forward to maintaining this momentum to see what comes next.”
In addition to the Grand Prix, the Ogilvy network also earned 3 Golds: Grey Mexico won Gold in Film Craft – Sound Design for “Bullet Machine” on behalf of La Uníon Newspaper & Article 19. Released for World Press Freedom Day, “Bullet Machine” shows how violence against journalists puts their loved ones in the line of fire. Circus Grey took home Gold in Digital Craft – Innovative Use of Technology for “SOS POS” for BCP Bank. Every day in Peru over 4,000 phones are stolen, so “SOS POS” turned everyday payment terminals at small businesses across the country into emergency lifelines, letting any customer block their bank accounts instantly with no calls or apps needed. DAVID Bogotá and DAVID Madrid’s “Resize the Price” for Aguila Beer won Gold in Entertainment Lions for Sport – Brand Partnerships, Sponsorships & Collaborations. The cost of football jerseys has risen sharply, putting kits out of reach for many Colombians. Through “Resize the Price” Aguila beer came up with a solution: put Aguila’s logo on the shirt. The larger the logo, the smaller the price.
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