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EA wants to place in-game ads in its full-price AAA games, again (www.techspot.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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EA has tried this before, with predictable results. In 2020, EA Sports UFC 4 included full-screen ads for the Amazon Prime series The Boys that would appear during 'Replay' moments. These were absent from the game when it launched, with EA introducing the ads about a month later, thereby preventing them from being highlighted in reviews. It wasn't long before the backlash led to EA disabling the ads.

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[-] fluckx@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

Get off the gaming market EA.

I can't believe I'm actually going to have to become a retro gamer. Sigh.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

Or you know, indie.

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago

The real answer here. Indie scene is BOOMING

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

Once you discover the sea of great indie games you won't even care what AAA is doing anymore. Some of the AAA games remove cash shops after the game loses relevance anyway, like Shadow of War, meaning you get rewarded for not buying the game until it is 90% off.

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