PSN to SEN: Time to rage quit? - DarkFeed
19 hours 9 mins ago
An interesting read on the impact of In-Game advertising which is really starting to kick in now. Especially with the US Presidential Elections appearing in some games already . . which change in-game dynamically according to the advertisers contract.
What impact will it have on games . . ?, will it help drop prices at the counter . . ? All good questions. The article has a poll to voice your opinions on as well, so it's well worth the look, go check it out.
When I first moved to Australia fifteen years ago and adopted Rugby League as my spectator sport to substitute for Ice Hockey, I was horrified at how the jerseys players wore were patched over with advertisements that didnt even match the team colours. It looked tacky and unprofessional.
Beer ads, airline ads, whatever ads, they were (and are) a mess to look at and often distract from team jersey design. I know this also occurs with Soccer/Football in Europe, but was it a good decision to allow sponsorship deals that ruin your jersey? The more sponsors your team attracts, the more mess they make of your jersey.
Before console video gaming was such an online affair, the games were stuck on cartridge or disc and no ongoing updates could be made. Any in-game advertising was either a funny send-up, or of other games by the same publisher (EA usually).
Additional sources:
- IGA Worldwide delivering in-game ads to 30 million users (venturebeat.com)
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So thanks Deathsythe for pointing out the obvious - which obviously isn't as obvious to those who are observing GameGrep . . hmmm . .
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