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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53567

Earlier this week a new in-game advertiser called
Engage put in ads for Subway restaurants inside Counter-Strike levels. Today
ShackNews contacted Valve to see what their involvement with the product was. They were given the following response from marketing director Doug Lombardi: "At no time

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xxxx · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:59 am Post subject:

Well you can't argue with that. Valve needs their money.

Hahaha, but truthfully, pretty dumb to do something like that. Now Valve will get richer, slower and more uncaring. Think Gabe. Thanks a lot Engage! Now get a brain and take your Subway and Jerry the queer sub eating homo somewhere else! I don't care if Jerry lost weight, I want Grease dam#it!

Jelster · Junior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 115

Plain stupid to do something like this without Valve's okay. Unless of course there is nothing in the ULA to say you can't do it.

On the other hand, is it so bad that perhaps some great server admins could earn some money by including adverts on their servers. I don't see valve contributing squat to the people who run servers and ultimately support thier client base.

Now those screenies look crap but if someone took the time to put adverts in that fit the environments they were placed in on the maps why the hell not, it hardly like we don't go through life bombarded by them already.

If it doesn't happen on the servers then I'd expect the Map/Mod makers to just get sponsorship via this route. If Joe Public doesn't cut into the revenue stream with this then the same advertising agencies will and none of us will benefit.

yessum · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:38 am Post subject:

Jelster · Junior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 115

I think you forgot.

FUCK THEM IN THE ARSE

Smile

xxxx · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:06 am Post subject:

OMG, I've created monsters here HX! Laughing

Well you have to agree if Nike and Kellogs starts advertising, or the army I mean.. come on. Would you release a game and let others use it as a tool to advertise and profit and you get nothing? Come on. It's ALL about money one way or another. Want that dick size increased? it COSTS MONEY! No sorry more sex doesn't make it bigger. My wife doesn't buy that story either. Hahahahahahaa!!! Another thing is is that Half-Life is big, cheats and all, the idiots go out and play it and the community is big. That's a lot of people seeing "other" company ads. It's money loss one way or another. Gaming is a big business, I can't blame Valve for their actions. They have their right in this corrupt society we are all a part of.

Jelster · Junior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 115

yessum · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:55 pm Post subject:

Meh. I just hate Valve.

xxxx · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject:

I don't have a grudge against them, I just don't go with many peoples opinions they are so good. Their support sucks, Steam sucks and VAC is BS and they continually leave their community in the dark in regards to anything except upcomming titles. As for their problem with advertising. I said all I wanted.

KingArthur · Contributing Member Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 78

I personally don't mind ad's in games as long as they are seamless and fitting, a bill board off in the distance in a city map is fine or if there is some garbage on the floor like a McDonalds cup or fries package I think it's fine as long as it doesn't get in the way or look out of place, but a subway poster on the wall of an office building is stupid it would ruin the game.

yessum · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject:

Not really, an ad out of place is just like a kid using a spray. It'll always be off place.

Y'know? Ads in a game are fine. They can distract, but then again anything can; a tker, a goatse logo, a rude microphone operator... etc.