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Gamers enraged at Ubisoft for injecting ads into the middle of video games (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, product placements like for sports games are fine... I expect to see ads in a park, arena, or stadium.

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[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

it even adds to the authenticity in those games, perfect example of it done right. the problem is advertisers thinking their template applies to every medium without exception

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[–] Ravi@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago

But also the deciders in the dev studios, that take the money even if it doesn't fit or don't integrate it properly.

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