Comments on: Are ad supported free games the future ? http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:58:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: » Blog Archive » Reklama žaidimuose - bijoti ar džiaugtis? http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-172162 » Blog Archive » Reklama žaidimuose - bijoti ar džiaugtis? Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:22:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-172162 [...] svetainÄ—je ir ar pasitikÄ—ti ten siÅ«lomais žaidimais? PlatesnÄ—s informacijos nÄ—ra, taÄ?iau Ghacks duomenims, reklama pasirodo krovimosi ir misijų apraÅ¡ymų metu – žaidimo metu jos nematyti. [...]

]]> By: Reklama žaidimuose - bijoti ar džiaugtis? : nežinau.lt http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-167455 Reklama žaidimuose - bijoti ar džiaugtis? : nežinau.lt Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:31:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-167455 [...] svetainÄ—je ir ar pasitikÄ—ti ten siÅ«lomais žaidimais? PlatesnÄ—s informacijos nÄ—ra, taÄ?iau Ghacks duomenims, reklama pasirodo krovimosi ir misijų apraÅ¡ymų metu – žaidimo metu jos nematyti. Gali [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166176 Chris Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:20:54 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166176 i already get this!!! bf2142 anyone?! Chris i already get this!!! bf2142 anyone?!

Chris

]]> By: Free Game Downloads - Ad Supported Games « OSS Blog http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166175 Free Game Downloads - Ad Supported Games « OSS Blog Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:01:04 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166175 [...] get more complex and technical, their production costs go up and development studios have been looking at in-game advertising for a while [...] [...] get more complex and technical, their production costs go up and development studios have been looking at in-game advertising for a while [...]

]]> By: Brad http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166169 Brad Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:12:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166169 The ads do only show up during the load and save times, but on some games (like Rayman Raving Rabbids), that means you get an ad between every minigame. And there are a lot of minigames, based on my first 10 minutes of gameplay. Another problem is that there appears to be just one ad that plays over and over and over, making the gaming experience a lot more annoying. I could see this sort of ad-supported game working, but the way Ubisoft and McDonald's have tacked ads onto existing games is just clunky and annoying. The ads do only show up during the load and save times, but on some games (like Rayman Raving Rabbids), that means you get an ad between every minigame. And there are a lot of minigames, based on my first 10 minutes of gameplay.

Another problem is that there appears to be just one ad that plays over and over and over, making the gaming experience a lot more annoying.

I could see this sort of ad-supported game working, but the way Ubisoft and McDonald’s have tacked ads onto existing games is just clunky and annoying.

]]> By: Mohamed Shafi http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166110 Mohamed Shafi Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:26:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166110 Ok i am not in US. SO how can i get the game ? Anyone? Ok i am not in US. SO how can i get the game ?

Anyone?

]]> By: gnome http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166108 gnome Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:15:30 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/04/are-ad-supported-free-games-the-future/#comment-166108 Well, to be honest, it doesn't sound like such a bad deal, though I really don't think I'd tolerate more ads than these... Well, to be honest, it doesn’t sound like such a bad deal, though I really don’t think I’d tolerate more ads than these…

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