alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 5 months agoEA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEOwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down17cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1477arrow-down1external-linkEA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEOwww.tomshardware.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 5 months agomessage-square163fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareBigTrout75@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down8·5 months agoLike how the NES game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had Pizza Hut ads? Or like how the NES and Genesis have McDonald’s games?
minus-squareMikufan@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoProduct placements have been around long, and nobody cares because it doesn’t effect the actual game and usually blends in. Ads mean they show real world Advertising banners and videos to you in your paid software.
minus-squareEvilLootbox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoAlan Wake gave an achievement if you watched a verizon ad
Like how the NES game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had Pizza Hut ads? Or like how the NES and Genesis have McDonald’s games?
Product placements have been around long, and nobody cares because it doesn’t effect the actual game and usually blends in.
Ads mean they show real world Advertising banners and videos to you in your paid software.
Alan Wake gave an achievement if you watched a verizon ad
Shell shock!