In game advertising? What do you think?

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 10:47 am

What i mean by that is things like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yhJV1OE8VCY

Recently theres been adverts for the film "300" on DVD showing up in R6V and other games.

The question is should game developers be allowed to advertise within there games? We pay full price for these things and then they put advertising in our faces.

Is that right? Is it ok as long as it fits within the game world? What?

Adbot · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 10:47 am

Evelyn · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 11:08 am

I think it's ok, as long as they're just part of the landscape.

Not like loading screen adverts.

Warren · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 11:30 am

I think it's fine if it's not annoying, doesn't effect the games performance, and is in a place that it makes sense.

Gzpro · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 11:45 am

Its fine if its not flashing "click here to get a great deal on..."

Luke · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 11:49 am

Course its fine, if its not like loading screen advertisment and annoying pop up or sumthing stupid

Sebastian · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 11:54 am

They should put a RuneScape advert on your gun

Adbot · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 11:54 am

Mr Pink · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 11:57 am

I dislike game advertising. Make the game free and then advertise all you want. People paid full price for the game, not to watch some ads about some new show on History Channel.

ryan1 · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 11:58 am

It doesn't seem right, but it doesn't hurt anyone. And it's just part of the map, not like a flashy, in-your-face kind of thing

Ryan · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 1:57 pm

On Burnout Takedown, as your driving round, there are billboards everywhere advertising games such as Battlefield 2 and FIFA 06

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 2:33 pm

Alexandr wrote:

I dislike game advertising. Make the game free and then advertise all you want. People paid full price for the game, not to watch some ads about some new show on History Channel.

I completely agree.

Often times, in-game adverts are just so that they can get "pocket money" off of it. If I pay to play a game, I want the game in its entirety..not some advert-filled POS game.

Shane · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 2:35 pm

I think it's perfectly fine. I know in the old NHL games that came from before online time they'd have to put in a certain ad that would remain static for the entire time you owned the game. Now with this they really can update them by means of the net.

It's not making you wait for content. It's just sitting in the background as if it was real life. I just view it as making it more realistic. That's what I want with my shooter games. The only time I'd have a problem with it is if they make you wait to start the game with an ad...

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 4:15 pm

See, my view on it is idon't mind in game adveritsing. As long as it fits within the game world.

Now i own rainbow six vegas and it has in game advertising. And i've heard a rather weird rumor, that theres an advert that comes up on one of the boards for the british navy. :shock:

Now why would a casino in vegas be advertising the royal navy? XD

Another point, i've already payed them for the game. So any money they make from advertising should go towards the game itself, i know XBL charges you at times for extra content, well, if a game is advertising in game, that money should go towards the content to make sure it stays free.

I see it as acceptable then. Gears of war actually got the discovery channel to sponser a map pack tokeep it free on Live. That is the only reason i see in game advertising as being justifiable.

Dragon · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 6:13 pm

Has anyone else noticed the 500 some ads for AXE in Rainbow Six Vegas? Those got pretty **** annoying.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 6:38 pm

Dragon wrote:

Has anyone else noticed the 500 some ads for AXE in Rainbow Six Vegas? Those got pretty **** annoying.

Honestly i never even noticed the real world adverts in R6 till a few days ago, we was winning an attack and defend and had a good 10 minutes to spare, the other team wasn't puttin gup much of a fight so i was just amusing myself and noticed this 300 advert. XD I then went on to shoot it.

I don't even really believe advertising in games has an affect, i for one didn't notice it till i got a bit bored. All the same, i stand by what i said, if there goingto adverts, any downloadable content should be free.

The Unknown Man · **Posted:** August 1st, 2007, 6:46 pm

CreepyPirate wrote:

Now i own rainbow six vegas and it has in game advertising. And i've heard a rather weird rumor, that theres an advert that comes up on one of the boards for the british navy. :shock:

Now why would a casino in vegas be advertising the royal navy? XD

If that were true, thats pushing it.

Dragon wrote:

Has anyone else noticed the 500 some ads for AXE in Rainbow Six Vegas? Those got pretty **** annoying.

On the single player version of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, they have a big AXE ad that I saw.

As long as the Ads suit the game and don't ruin your performance I'm fine with it.