Microsoft signs in-game ad deal with EA - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 26th Jul 2007, 13:21

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/07...deal_with_ea/1

Microsoft signs an in-game advertising deal for a number of new EA games, including Madden, Skate and NHL game, on PC and Xbox 360 platforms.

will. · 26th Jul 2007, 13:28

They are fine in any game as long as they fit the surrounding and the theme of the game. Oh and as long as they don't spy on me and the game is cheaper than a game without advertising.

cjoyce1980 · 26th Jul 2007, 14:01

must fit in with the style of game, wouldn't work in a game like gears

DXR_13KE · 26th Jul 2007, 14:30

finally it depends on the game, and these games wont be to much badly impacted.

mmorgue · 26th Jul 2007, 15:09

And so long as we don't have any "unskippable" previews of upcoming games or adverts like in DVDs. That would really disuade me from purchasing any further games.

Wez Weasel · 26th Jul 2007, 15:20

Ok, this IS where the ads belong, sports games. Because thats what sponsors a lot of these things in real life.
What I am against is ads in games like BF2142, QET and the like, where....they really have no place.

Glider · 26th Jul 2007, 15:40

How useless can these ads be? EAs junk mostly runs on MSs junk...

DougEdey · 26th Jul 2007, 15:42

I felt the whole world shake, this must have been it.

I feel the most unholy union in the world just occured

FIBRE+ · 26th Jul 2007, 15:49

It will just be another way to make more money and not benefit us in any way.

I bet it will be irrelevent to the game in some cases, game prices and support wont be that much better (if at all) and there will be some sort of spyware to see if the adds are effective.

Yes i'm that optimistic.

Preti9cboi · 26th Jul 2007, 18:46

If it brings the game prices down then im all for it. I'd much rather pay $30 for a game full of ads then $50 for a game without ads.

proxess · 26th Jul 2007, 19:07

"While <random EA game> Loads, increase the size of your e-peen!"

Hells_Bliss · 26th Jul 2007, 20:10

EA is the devil.

devdevil85 · 26th Jul 2007, 21:29

God-**** in-game ads....seriously how bout they just make profit on the game itself? I wonder how BF2142 did.....

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Originally Posted by Preti9cboi

If it brings the game prices down then im all for it. I'd much rather pay $30 for a game full of ads then $50 for a game without ads.

In-game ads will only ensure patches/extra content/future maintenance which you would think would come standard on any great-selling game....or so you'd think....

Bladestorm · 26th Jul 2007, 23:10

I dont mind if a restaurant at the side of a racetrack is a mcdonalds instead of a mcdoonalds, but ads thrown in completely out of place (Anarchy Online, PlanetSide I'm looking at you, had your ads ever worked properly ;p) get on my nerves pretty solidly.

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