Sigh
Item number one -- the internets are full of morons. When EA announced Battlefield 2142 would have in-game ads the world exploded with EA hate. How dare they! people cried. Turns out 2142 was a really good, polished game and the ads weren't that intrusive at all. Maybe they didn't support them as much as originally intended or maybe they just handled them well. However, Activision announces Enemy Territory: Quake Wars will also have in-game ads...
...and people are fine with it. The publisher said the ads will fund future development and support. No shit! Ads are an additional revenue stream and every bit of revenue arguably helps the business. And what business are we in? Oh yeah, making games. Battlefield ads equal greed, Quake Wars ad equal putting the consumer first.
(posted by grant at 6/20/2007)
