Eeek, do I have to admit I played moonwalker? Never could get past the first level though.
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Fundamentally advertising is trying to get me to spend money on somthing and yes, I have a problem with that. Gaming is an escape, somthing I do for fun, and I don't want some schmuck subtly trying to sell me somthing in the game. Advertising may be everywhere, but i will continue to avoid it when I can and studiously ignore it otherwise.
Pretty good article. One thing that another poster mentioned is that in BF2142 the ads are nothing, and he's right. Everyone of the members who say that the ads in BF2142 "go too far" and that EA "went across the line" have either never played Battlefield 2142 period, or are mentally insane. Ads have been in videogames for YEARS and years. EA just happens to be the first publisher to admit it and they get flamed for it. As a matter of fact, the ads in Battlefield 2142 make the game seem much more realistic. The ads are well-done and fit in with the war theme perfectly. I remember when the whole BF2142 adware/spyware thing came out. There were no ads in the game yet. People were flaming EA without even testing out the game. Not only are the ads harmless, but the EA tracking your IP crap is completely false. All it does is read your IP (which most multiplayer FPS have done for years) and determine which country you're in so the ads are in the correct language.
People love hopping on the bandwagon and flaming companies without even testing out anything themselves. Gran Turismo had ads in it and no one said a word. There were ads in Gran Turismo that had nothing to do with racing even...for OTHER GAMES!
Ads often make games and/or movies feel more realistic. When you see a movie or game with fake ads in it, you are taken out of context and it just feels cheap.
Ads may or may not be a good or bad thing in videogames but they automatically get bad press without any testing whatsoever. I recommend the people who were planning on trying Battlefield 2142 but didn't because of the "adware" and ads give the game a try. The ads are minuscule and not even noticeable...they blend in to the city maps and make them feel more realistic. Battlefield 2142 is an excellent game (just as awesome as the other 3, and I've put thousands of hours (literally) into these games) and I'd hate to see it looked over because of falsified, internet-trash rumors.
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Fundamentally advertising is trying to get me to spend money on somthing and yes, I have a problem with that. Gaming is an escape, somthing I do for fun, and I don't want some schmuck subtly trying to sell me somthing in the game. Advertising may be everywhere, but i will continue to avoid it when I can and studiously ignore it otherwise.
People love hopping on the bandwagon and flaming companies without even testing out anything themselves. Gran Turismo had ads in it and no one said a word. There were ads in Gran Turismo that had nothing to do with racing even...for OTHER GAMES!
Ads often make games and/or movies feel more realistic. When you see a movie or game with fake ads in it, you are taken out of context and it just feels cheap.
Ads may or may not be a good or bad thing in videogames but they automatically get bad press without any testing whatsoever. I recommend the people who were planning on trying Battlefield 2142 but didn't because of the "adware" and ads give the game a try. The ads are minuscule and not even noticeable...they blend in to the city maps and make them feel more realistic. Battlefield 2142 is an excellent game (just as awesome as the other 3, and I've put thousands of hours (literally) into these games) and I'd hate to see it looked over because of falsified, internet-trash rumors.