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I'm all for in-game advertising in games where it isn't out of place. I think advertising in Nascar games is completely relevent and billboards in a football stadium certainly don't look out of place either in my opinion.
However, I was a bit dismayed to learn that Battlefield 2142 will have in game advertising. The whole backstory revolves around an ice age with two main superpowers slugging it out for the world's last inhabitable lands. I'm pretty sure the last thing they're thinking on the battlefield is "hey, I would like to get a 0% introductory APR on a Visa card after I destroy the opposing forces trying to kill me!". Also, the game is presumably set in 2142, so I'm pretty sure recent companies adverts are going to be an eyesore and feel completely out of place.
Finally, the adverts for nVidia's and ATI's hardware (the way it's meant to be played) displayed before a game is loaded are just completely ridiculous. Those rank right up there with ads before theatre movies and unskipable "content" on DVDs.
This article got me to thinking about this subject BTW. Arstechnica.com
However, I was a bit dismayed to learn that Battlefield 2142 will have in game advertising. The whole backstory revolves around an ice age with two main superpowers slugging it out for the world's last inhabitable lands. I'm pretty sure the last thing they're thinking on the battlefield is "hey, I would like to get a 0% introductory APR on a Visa card after I destroy the opposing forces trying to kill me!". Also, the game is presumably set in 2142, so I'm pretty sure recent companies adverts are going to be an eyesore and feel completely out of place.
Finally, the adverts for nVidia's and ATI's hardware (the way it's meant to be played) displayed before a game is loaded are just completely ridiculous. Those rank right up there with ads before theatre movies and unskipable "content" on DVDs.
This article got me to thinking about this subject BTW. Arstechnica.com