As far as I am concerned, if you pay for something whether it be tv, radio, movies or games, there should be no advertising.

There is all kinds of advertising done inside of movies that I’m sure companies pay for. You also have to pay for cable TV but it doesn’t eliminate commercials and I have an XM satellite radio that I pay a monthly subscription fee for ($13 per month) and not all stations are ad-free. I guess these games are just going along with everyone else.

Imagine: you’re playing a shooter. Everything is dark and you’re walking on the street at night, waiting for a monster to attack. But then, what happens? You see a billboard for Fanta that’s lighted using – well – lights, just like they do in real-life. That spoils your entire experience, doesn’t it?

The ads in Games wouldn’t make me anymore inclined to purchase any of the items… I only purchase stuff when I have a need for it and usually these days that’s very seldom…

I think their primary goal is to just get their brand in your head. Like McDonald’s, so the next time you say “hey, I’m hungry” you’ll think to go to McDonald’s. That is why I think they are aiming a little more for subconscious advertising.

You are correct Ryan, but when I want a “Big Mac” I will get a “Big Mac”, seeing the Micky-D’s Logo doe’s not do it for me nor does it make me want one…

When I’m hungry I usually have my mind made up on what I want to eat and even when I’m driving down the street between all the other Fast Food-Joints I am going to get what I wanted in the first place…

In regards to MicroSquish and billboards on top of buildings, saw that many years ago. Well sorta, on the Jetsons, but the idea then was everyone would have flying cars.

Did the Jetsons really have advertisements in the show? It has been so long that I don’t remember seeing them.

I think their primary goal is to just get their brand in your head. Like McDonald’s, so the next time you say “hey, I’m hungry” you’ll think to go to McDonald’s. That is why I think they are aiming a little more for subconscious advertising.

I don’t think many of the ads have URL’s on them, and instead it is more for product recognition like I just mentioned in the response above.

Oh yeah, I was thinking about that while I was writing the article but I must have forgotten to mention it. It makes me a little mad to see the game prices continue to rise as these companies sell more and more in-game advertising. They’re just starting to get greedy if you ask me.

Once you finish the session, you won’t feel like typing that URL or you just won’t remember it.