@alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca • 1 year 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-square124fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down16
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minus-square@Artyom@lemm.eelinkfedilink27•1 year agoCompanies used to do this, but stopped when every game reviewer called them out on it. It was always in kinda shitty games too. You can rest assured that EA is fully capable of making shitty games with ads in them.
minus-squareFoglelinkfedilink5•1 year agoI don’t mind it if it makes sense. Driving around in GTA if there’s a gap billboard I don’t care. I don’t want banner ads in the equipment menu though
minus-square@LostWon@lemmy.calinkfedilink2•1 year agoHow about when they inevitably share user data with advertisers (assuming that isn’t the plan from the start)?
minus-square@natarey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•1 year agoHead Tap Meme Can’t get called out by game reviewers if there’s no functional games media. There’s very little decent media criticism of any kind left thanks to the ongoing media implosion, and games media is especially unprofitable.
minus-square@frezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilink3•1 year agoLoved the ones in Burnout Paradise. It had billboards for CompUSA. Which had liquidated almost all their stores shortly before the game released.
Companies used to do this, but stopped when every game reviewer called them out on it. It was always in kinda shitty games too. You can rest assured that EA is fully capable of making shitty games with ads in them.
I don’t mind it if it makes sense. Driving around in GTA if there’s a gap billboard I don’t care. I don’t want banner ads in the equipment menu though
How about when they inevitably share user data with advertisers (assuming that isn’t the plan from the start)?
Head Tap Meme Can’t get called out by game reviewers if there’s no functional games media.
There’s very little decent media criticism of any kind left thanks to the ongoing media implosion, and games media is especially unprofitable.
Loved the ones in Burnout Paradise. It had billboards for CompUSA. Which had liquidated almost all their stores shortly before the game released.