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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    "Beat A Man Into A Urinal"

    Ubisoft should slap that right onto the cover of the box. I would buy it.
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    Image of Yossarian Yossarian
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    Am I only the only person on Kotaku that is deeply interested in which brand of soap MacTavish uses?
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    Its not that bad. Remember the MGS4 advertising with that drink?
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    Image of reesekindle reesekindle
    11/24/09

    @excel_excel: I loved that commercial they did for Regain. It was weird, but refreshing to see Snake be not so serious.
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    excel_excel promoted this comment reesekindle was starred reesekindle was unstarred
    Image of Stavvy Stavvy
    11/24/09

    @excel_excel: Or Ipods.
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    excel_excel promoted this comment Stavvy was starred Stavvy was unstarred
    Image of Slothboy Slothboy
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    I shouldn't have to look at in game ads in a game I paid for.
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    Image of dowingba dowingba
    11/24/09

    @Slothboy: I'm gonna warn you right now not to watch Casino Royale. Just trust me on this one...
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    Image of heretrix heretrix
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    That's the problem when you too deep into marketing. You forget what it is like being on the other side of the whole thing and no longer think like a real person.
     Reply
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    I want a game to pull off an advertisement like 30 Rock did with Snapple or Verizon.
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    Image of spannu spannu
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    Deodorant is not a joke, and it is not optional. Everyone who laughed at that needs a chemical bath right this instant.
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    Image of Polterg3ist plays bass in a band Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
    11/24/09

    @spannu: Says the guy with a blue-skinned man as his avatar.

    How did that condition come about again?
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    Image of spannu spannu
    11/24/09

    @Polterg3ist plays bass in a band: That is one of the last Thundereans, human. You would be well-advised to show some respect.
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    Image of Nethlem Nethlem
    11/24/09

    @spannu: You know most deodorants just clog up your pores?

    And you know a normal human body sweats for a reason. So preventing your body from sweating (by closing your pores) can't be really that healthy.

    Btw: No i'm not smelly :P
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    spannu promoted this comment Nethlem was starred Nethlem was unstarred
    Image of spannu spannu
    11/24/09

    @Nethlem: That's supposed to be antiperspirant. Good deodorants are completely different.
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    Image of Covert_Knight Covert_Knight
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    My problem with advertising in games is immersion. You break it. Not like the ones that make some sense, such as in Forza 3 when I'm driving around NY I see billboards, well in real life I would so it's no big deal there. But when we are immersed in an intense scene such as interrogation, there is nothing worse that could break that immersion than advertising. (that and maybe your mom calling you for dinner or to feed the dog) I've already payed for the bloody game Ubisoft, now tell advertisements to cock off.
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    Image of madammina madammina
    11/24/09

    @Covert_Knight: Agreed. That's how I feel. Racing, sports, etc it would fit there to have an advertising. In other games, if you are in a city or some other place with ads, then yeah it would work too.

    Doing an RPG in a fantasy country with magic and seeing a real ad for deodorant... not so good.
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    Image of heretrix heretrix
    11/24/09

    @madammina: "Doing an RPG in a fantasy country with magic and seeing a real ad for deodorant... not so good."

    And it's probably why it hasn't happened yet.
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    Image of madammina madammina
    11/24/09

    @heretrix: And hopefully never will.
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    Image of POWRDUPshawn POWRDUPshawn
    11/24/09

    @Covert_Knight: You're wrong. the game is trying to be realistic. If you choose to torture someone in a bathroom, ads would be present just like in real life. Jaded, aren't you?
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    Covert_Knight promoted this comment POWRDUPshawn was starred POWRDUPshawn was unstarred
    Image of Covert_Knight Covert_Knight
    11/24/09

    @POWRDUPshawn:

    Take a good look in the mirror pal.
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    Image of honestgamer honestgamer
    11/24/09

    @Covert_Knight: You don't even make sense. Why should he look in the mirror? He's not demonstrating jaded gamer behavior and you are. Think of a better comeback, preferrably one that actually applies.
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    Image of Covert_Knight Covert_Knight
    11/24/09

    @honestgamer:

    How is "YOU ARE WRONG BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS" not jaded behavior? That is as typical as it gets.

    And how many times have you seen advertisements next to urinals? The only idea dumber than that is the fact that you should support it.
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    Image of POWRDUPshawn POWRDUPshawn
    11/24/09

    @Covert_Knight: aw, someone said you were wrong and you had to get all upset about it. ass.

    #speakup
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    I can just picture it now.:

    Silently creeping out from the shadows, Sam Fischer sneaks up behind an armed guard and breaks with unsuspecting victims neck in a single quick motion.

    As the dead body slumps down, a single lamp post can be seen off to the right; illuminating a lone poster reminding kids to drink their chocolate ovaltine.
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant

    Anything will be a step up from this.
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    (Human) Gyaruson was starred (Human) Gyaruson was unstarred
    Image of fernandosolano fernandosolano
    11/24/09

    @(Human) Gyaruson: You have to be kidding me.....
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    11/24/09


    @fernandosolano: @Friedhamster:
    Yep. It's from Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Fucking phenomenal game, worlds worst in-game advertising. Well, except for maybe ^^this^^

    **It's an Obama ad in Burnout Paradise, in case you couldn't tell...
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    Image of knownspace knownspace
    11/24/09

    @(Human) Gyaruson: The branded Nivea products in Double Agent were just fine however, they were in situ (in a hotel bathroom) and weren't intrusive at all.

    As long as ads are where they would be in real life I don't have a problem with it at all.
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    Image of fernandosolano fernandosolano
    11/24/09

    @(Human) Gyaruson: I have Burnout Paradise and ive never seen that ad. Was it added and removed through a patch? cus that game has like a thousand patches for the PS3 version...

    #speakup
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    11/24/09

    @knownspace:
    I agree with that, within reason. Why I hated the Burnout ad (see above) isn't because of who they put on it, but rather that a political ad exists in a video game at all.

    Video games and flame wars. The two go hand-in-hand. Nothing but Xbots and Gaystation fanboys clamoring to be the loudest voice on teh internetz. Not the Wii. Most of Nintendo's demographic doesn't know how to operate a computer (Ba-dum, psh!). Anyways, one cannot navigate the comments of a video game site without being bombarded with trolls, flamers, or just asshats in general. I find that the video games themselves are the one place where I can enjoy the hobby and escape the douchiness (online play excluded, of course). But then you have politically slanted ads in video games now too; the only other topic to draw out more flamers than video games. Seriously, EA? I know you guys are all about tha benjamins, but why can't you just say no sometimes and avoid perpetuating the hate?

    If I gave EA 10 million dollars to put my Gay Nazis for Christ club flyer on a billboard in Burnout, do you think they would have to think about it?
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    11/24/09

    @fernandosolano:
    It was only around for a few months prior and leading up to the '08 election.
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    Image of Covertghost Covertghost
    11/24/09

    @(Human) Gyaruson: Hmm maybe not EA... But Activision...
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    (Human) Gyaruson promoted this comment Covertghost was starred Covertghost was unstarred
    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    11/24/09

    @Covertghost:
    Call of Duty: World at War 2, now featuring the most realistic locations ever! Raid underground meetings of the Gay Nazis for Christ movement in attempts to thwart Hitler's dreaded Rainbow Regime.

    Dude, I'd buy it :)
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    (Human) Gyaruson was starred (Human) Gyaruson was unstarred
    Image of Rocketknight Rocketknight
    11/24/09

    @(Human) Gyaruson: Why is it that people bitch about video game ads, yet we never hear this with TV or movies?

    It's on a BILLBOARD in a RACING GAME. You know where else you see political ads? On BILLBOARDS in REAL LIFE. It is in a context that makes sense. Stop bitching.

    I don't even pay attention to billboards in racing games. I'm a little too busy paying attention to the track so I don't crash and explode.
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    11/24/09

    @Rocketknight:
    Who shat in your corn flakes this morning? And what world do you live in where people don't bitch about product placement in movies or TV? Ever seen a Michael Bay movie? Than I'm sure you yourself complained about the Chevy commercial in Transformers, or the numerous name-drops in The Island.

    It doesn't bother me in the sense that someone flaming my post bothers me. It bothers me in the sense of someone talking politics while I'm doing my best to not give a crap about politics.

    ...See what I did there?
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    Image of Rocketknight Rocketknight
    11/24/09

    @(Human) Gyaruson: Haven't seen the island, Transfomers in general makes my brain shut down from the pure shit that radiates from it, and no, I don't hear people bitch about product placement in TV or movies barring I,Robot, which really was fucking awful.

    And I didn't get my cornflakes this morning. D=< Nobody bought more cereal when it ran out.
    #speakup
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    11/24/09

    @Rocketknight:
    "Nobody bought more cereal when it ran out."

    Those bastards! Don't they know breakfast is the most important meal of the day?!
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    (Human) Gyaruson was starred (Human) Gyaruson was unstarred
    Image of Rocketknight Rocketknight
    11/24/09


    @(Human) Gyaruson: I know. What the fuck do they expect me to do!?

    #speakup
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    Image of Ruler of Eden Ruler of Eden
    11/24/09

    @Rocketknight: But if I wanted to see a billboard in real life, I'd go out and drive on the interstate.

    One of the main reasons I play video games is to get AWAY from real life. Now, I'm not saying that ALL in-game advertisement is bad, but if it's intrusive or something, it's gotta go.

    Take this for example: You're playing Modern Warfare 2 with your buddies. All of the sudden, you get stuck from behind with a Semtex grenade. Sure, you're pissed (at least I would be), but wouldn't it be worse for it to pop up 'YourGamertagHere was killed by a Nobel Chemicals and Explosives Semtex Grenade.' (btw they were a company that manufactured explosive goods before WWII.)

    Or how about this? You put in Assassin's Creed II. You're pumped to play it after you got it at that midnight launch. But you have to sit through some unskippable pre-start screen opening cutscene about how "This game is brought to you in part by Axe Showergel for men."

    Wouldn't that kind of piss you off, the ad being out of context like that?
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
    Might as well just give up on in-game advertising. Nothing can ever match the triumph of Pepsiman for the PS1, so it all just seems futile in comparison.
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    Image of fernandosolano fernandosolano
    11/24/09

    @ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: Cool Spot was better.
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    11/24/09

    @fernandosolano: +1
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    Image of Kenny: Mmmmm, I love colons! Kenny: Mmmmm, I love colons!
    05/05/09

    In reply to Microsoft's In-Game Ad Company Hit By, Ahem, Massive Layoffs [Update]
    Good riddance I say.


    Less ads in my games, crampin' my gameplay.

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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    05/05/09

    @Kenny:


    I cant argue with ads in sports and driving games though. Like, along the sidelines and on city billboards. Feels weird to not see anything there.

     Reply
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    Image of MoeB MoeB
    05/05/09

    In reply to Microsoft's In-Game Ad Company Hit By, Ahem, Massive Layoffs [Update]
    I feel bad for all those who lost their jobs today at Microsoft.

    Here's a commercial to soothe your pains.

     Reply
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    05/05/09

    @MoeB:


    The golden age when playstation commercials made sense and could give a chuckle.


    Ahhhh.

     Reply
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    Image of LllusionX Mailed the Fission LllusionX Mailed the Fission
    05/05/09

    In reply to Microsoft's In-Game Ad Company Hit By, Ahem, Massive Layoffs [Update]
    *inserts Massive PUN<< here.*
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    Image of Americo Americo
    12/04/08

    In reply to Activision: Next Tony Hawk Is Hands-Free, New Bond, Call of Duty Due 2009
    "as a second racing game described as 'Mario Kart meets Forza.'"


    So I'm finally getting a Death Race videogame?

     Reply
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