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more about #ingameadvertising more comments → Blore07: Did anyone here have Mcdonaldland for the NES? Good times with that game. good times. more » NeVeRMoRe666: That reminds me of a game I use to have for the SNES based on the Cheetos character. As I remember, it was actually pretty good. As a kid, I didn't re... more » GLaDOS: Ah the memories. more » Dakobah: ahhh yes classic 90s video game ads, how i miss you, they were fun but hard more » Kaddisfly: I bought this game back in the day, and god damn proud of it. more » jayntampa: Cool Spot was a surprisingly good game. more » n00b_pwner: Cool Spot is one of the best games that's an advertisement ever! Advertising and games is kinda like chocolate pizza, it just doesn't go together, so ... more » spannu: You can dare to say whatever you want, but the results would suggest that things are definitely worse now. more » Omelet_Pants: I'll go a little old school and bring up "Tapper." The original game had a big Budweiser logo in the game. IIRC, there was a big uproar and they mad... more » PapaBear434: You know, it was blatant advertising and shamelessly "90's" in it's "coolness," but it was actually a pretty cool game. Moderately well done platform... more » Mit: They reintroduced Fido Dido in the 2000s in international markets for 7up. We're long overdue for a Cool Spot revival. more » Mister Jack got an iPod Touch!: That's a bad idea to shill alcohol in M-rated titles. Since the age limit for one is 17 and the age limit for the other is 21, they're not exactly co... more » Atomsk88: The 7 Up Spot was one of the coolest mascots back in the 90's. Anyway, the last game(s) I can think of that were glorified ads were the BK games some... more » WhiteMÃ¥ge is in fact a boy, damnit: OH MY GOD COOL SPOT screw whatever the article is about that's freaking COOL SPOT! more » SagiMewtwo: It's funny cause Nintendo ended up doing a bit of advertising in Pikmin 2, which made it a little bit cooler in a sense cause the items felt a little ... more » -
#oldnews
Old News '95: Sega Might Sell Vodka In M-Rated Games
Talk of urinals and deodorant ads in games got me wondering how long people have been talking about in-game ads. I found some chatter from 1995. The era of "Cool Spot," the 7Up video game and other in-game ad dreams. More » -
#ingameadvertising
Beat A Man Into A Urinal, Consider Buying Deodorant
I think I can tell when ad people are joking. I tested that skill recently at an in-game advertising event. The people from Take Two saying a BioShock Big Daddy would be a great pitchman for Black and Decker? Joking. More » -
#videogameviolence
Study Manages to Make Game Ads Even More Obnoxious
Hey you got your video game violence in my in-game ads! You got your in-game ads in my video game violence! Two great trends go great together in a study that says blood-spattered brands are more memorable. Well, duh. More » -
#ingameadvertising
New PAIN Character Brought To You By AXE
Meet Smooth Jarvis, the new character for the PlayStation Network game PAIN, brought to you by the fine folks at AXE deodorant. More » -
#stickjockey
Sports Ads: Everything You Want in a Video Game — and Less
In the cinematic opening to every game in Madden 10, the team logos slam to the turf, game-of-the-week style. Then comes the Snickers promo. "Prepare for CHOMPETITION." OK, I - forgive me - Snickered at that the first time.
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#playstation3
WipEout HD Gets Loading Screen Ads, Adds User Fury
In-game advertiser Double Fusion announced today that it was bringing "dynamic video advertisements" to WipEout HD, ads that owners of the PlayStation Network racer have been experiencing (and grumbling about) over the past week. More » -
#feature
Indie Devs Turn To In-Game Ads After Piracy Strike
Nearly 24 hours after it went out in mid-April, John Warner checked on the numbers for Raycatcher - a game he and a partner designed and distributed over Steam. The first day, it sold 1,000 copies for $5. But pirates had also made 35,000 copies for free. More » -
#ads
Claim: In-Game Ads 'Fit' in Games, are Effective
IGA Worldwide's in the business of in-game advertising, of course, and the figures it cites are its own. But according to their research, gamers respond to ads a lot more favorably than some would believe. More » -
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#advertising
Even In-Game Advertising Is Hurting, IGA May Be Up For Sale
IGA, one of the companies that serves up dynamic in-game ads for games like Burnout Paradise, is feeling the advertising pinch, reeling from a recession that has spawned mass layoffs and closures. More » -
#cityofheroes
City of Heroes Gets Optional In-Game Ads
All those billboards in City of Heroes are about to get much more familiar looking. NCsoft and Double Fusion have teamed up to start placing real world ads on their in-game billboards, the companies announced today. The good news is that the in-game advertising will be entirely opt-in, meaning that if gamers don't like it or want it they can just turn it off and it won't effect them one bit. More » -
#speedracer
Topps Launches Candy Coated Speed Racer Web Game
Topps, the purveyors of candy treats have just launched a little racing web based game to help promote the upcoming Speed Racer Movie, Speed Racer Candy Tracks The game is exactly what you'd expect from the title, a racing game with a Topps candy tie in. The tie in coming from a massive onslaught of in game advertising for all of their products from Bazooka gum to Ring Pops. The tracks may be pink and candy coated but this Flash game already seems ten times more interesting than the bore fest that is Speed Racer the Video Game. I'm sorry, but having to tack on "the Video Game" at the end automatically puts it on my "don't buy list." More »
