Comments on: Quake Wars will have in-game advertising

By: Quake Wars trailer leaves bad aftertaste

Quake Wars trailer leaves bad aftertaste — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:41:29 +0000

[...] That said, Quake Wars currently isn’t looking up to snuff. The sound is terrible and the visuals are nondescript. To think that this installment will be a commercial release unlike its free-of-charge predecessor Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Did I mention that Quake Wars will have in-game advertising? [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:35:41 +0000

Amen. I wouldn’t want to see a McDonald’s tattoo on Marcus Fenix.

By: Klopzi

Klopzi — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:11:43 +0000

I’m sure a lot of people will complain about in-game advertising, but I feel that most complaints are groundless.

On my way to work today, I was assaulted with no less than 50 advertisements in the newspaper I read, on the billboards I passed by, and on the benches littering the sidewalks.

If we are committed to making game’s more realistic, I’d argue that in-game ads help preserve the real-world illusion of videogames.

Now, if it comes to the Burger King or Ronald McDonald teaming up with the squad in Gears of War 2, I might have some harsh words for game producers and publishers…