Splinter Cell: Conviction Likely to Feature In-Game Advertisements

[TheZapper]

If advertising is applied realistically then there is nothing to worry about.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

"Wow, Sam's hair is quite nice for his age, is he using that new "Men's Rogain Foam?" "

They don't annoy me, as long as they're used realisticly. Like in Prototype.

Like..the exact same Gamestop billboard and poster plastered absolutely everywhere?

Also, Ubisoft is such an in-game advertising whore, it is in so many of their games. It's not a bad thing, and it even works well in Rainbow Six Vegas.

 

[teutonicman]

If putting in-game advertisements means no price increase then I'm all for it.

 

[scotth266]

To be honest, I don't mind the ads so long as they're NOT OBVIOUS. Taking that picture alone, without the movement that would normally be going on... that is a bad ad. Look at it: it's the cleanest goddamn thing in the area, to draw attention to it: and it's not realistic.

 

[SilentHunter7]

I'm waiting for a little "Sponsored by Old Spice" to pop up by the QTE prompts.

 

[squid5580]

Dickstein's pitch even proves this; if you're thinking about Degree deodorant while smashing a terrorist's face into a urinal, a game has failed you.

I think I'd have to say that I haven't agreed with anything today as much as I agree with this. Billboards in places where billboards should be? Fine. Posters in airports/tube stations? Fine. Vending machines with "Coke" on the side of them? Of course! I could even have seen Three Dog reading out/playing some jingles he thought were catchy, some of which could be for real products.

Of course...

...there are some who take it too far...

NOT FAR ENOUGH.

She needs to be riding a Pizza Hut takeout moped as well.

Why when she could be riding The Zoid?

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

I don't think I'm buying this game anyway. It looks too dumbed down from the slow methodical pace of past Splinter Cell games to auto aim Sam Bourne Fisher. Well, thanks a lot ADD Xbox children of this gen.

 

[Hookman]

"And now you're going to die...thanks to the new Smith & Wesson MP40!"
For some reason I keep on thinking about the commercial advertising jokes from The Truman Show.
"You should try some of this new Mococo hot chocolate.
What are you talking about?"

 

[Kuchinawa212]

I don't mind as long as they don't stop the game for Sam to look at the camera and say:

You know what gamers? After a hour long mission I start to stink a little, so that's why I use AXE. Keeps me smelling fresh even when I'm sneaking around the most guarded terrorist hideouts.

Hell, maybe with enough advertisements, they'd bring the price down a little

 

[CompanionCube]

It would be perfect during in-game loading times. I'm not talking about a video, just an image. Your doing nothing anyway, why not enjoy the cool fresh taste of Nuka-Cola?

 

[Tairan]

[Prototype] got away with it i dont see why spilnter cell cant.

Infact [Prototype] updates its self to get new Advertisements.Its only a cheap way to get more money.

 

[Distorted Stu]

I dont mind the odd in-game advert, it shows the world which Sam is in is "real" in a sense. Like you say, if they are littered everywhere and are clearly obvious i will hate it. Plus, who would see an advert in-game and go "wow, i want that!"

 

[Tempest Fox]

The day that context sensitive button presses are sponsored by McDonalds is the day I stop gaming.

I can see it now...

- Press Y to Super Size
- Press A to Heimlich
- Press X to NOT DIE

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OT: I gotta agree. So long as they're "properly placed" and the game isn't over saturated with in-game ads, I could care less whether they put said ads into a game or not. Just don't be making me an unhappy customer.

 

[Phyroxis]

Just making a point here.. His name is Dickstein. Dickstein, ladies and gentlemen. This is the man behind the marketing.

I sense potential for a new slanderous label.


Too much advertising in a game? Its obviously a Dickstein! Promoting advertizing in a game? Don't be a Dickstein.



That is all.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Just making a point here.. His name is Dickstein. Dickstein, ladies and gentlemen. This is the man behind the marketing.

I sense potential for a new slanderous label.


Too much advertising in a game? Its obviously a Dickstein! Promoting advertizing in a game? Don't be a Dickstein.



That is all.

That guy must have been made fun of in school.



A LOT

 

[Phyroxis]

Just making a point here.. His name is Dickstein. Dickstein, ladies and gentlemen. This is the man behind the marketing.

I sense potential for a new slanderous label.


Too much advertising in a game? Its obviously a Dickstein! Promoting advertizing in a game? Don't be a Dickstein.



That is all.

That guy must have been made fun of in school.



A LOT

Obviously, its clearly why hes joined one of the most evil professions known to man. =P

 

[hazabaza1]

So long as I can drive a helicopter into a gamestop sign, Prototype style, I'm happy.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I don't see why not. As long as it's not in my face and will interrupt gameplay, it's not a problem.

 

[Xanadu84]

Personally, when I see places like, "Burger World", or a vending machine advertising some fictitious Cola, immersion is ruined for me. Its just too jarring, especially when its an obvious parody. In game advertisements are a good idea, I think. Just so long as they are present in a degree that's consistent with real life advertisers, and not a focus, then I am all for advertising dollars going into the developers coffers, as opposed to a jack in the games price tag itself.

 

[KissofKetchup]

Well, if they're anything like the ones in Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, or Rainbow Six Vegas 2, then I wouldn't complain.