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by OMG (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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OMG WTF, I thought this was Counter-Strike 1.6 for the PSP! I got sad after scrolling down and didn't see a download link.
Anyways, I think Valve are retarded if they put ads in Counter-Strike: Source. I could care less about 1.6 because I don't play that ***** anyways :).
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Re: creator of the psp1.5 (ichiro51zr@yahoo.com) (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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Ads are all around us now and adding them to this game would only make it seem more real
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Re: beeks (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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F-ck gabe newel and valve! If you listen to the "this will help make more/ better games"crap, than you are a bunch of nieve people!! every time a big corp. makes an extra buck, do think they will pass it on to you, faithfull gamer? WHAT A LOAD OF SH-T !
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by -_- (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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"On top of that, there have been promises that the ads will remain discreet and out of the player's way."
That portal ad says otherwise -__-"
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Re: :( (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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that's nothing discreet at all... if they really want to make ads in videogames they should put there stores in games like gta... they advertise + it isn't to seeable between the other fake shops
it's just what i think
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Re: Demon Slayer - 2007-02-16 |
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I think it would be great to see real products sitting on the shelves in GTA.
I DON'T want a huge Portal ad in my way when I'm trying to plant a bomb or kill some terrorists. That ad's about as discrete trying to sneak an elephant into the White House.
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Re: Dude (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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The only reason to have ads in games would be for GTA-like games...
Also, why do game-makers do such a thing? Don't they already make enough money from selling their games?
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Re: yeah... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-18 |
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discreet + ads that you see but aren't consciously aware of + subliminal advertising + very evil
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by Noin (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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If sucht hing would be implemented in games like GTA, it would be friggin awesome, cause that would actually give you the feel of being inside a city.
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Re: Jason (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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i find rockstar fake ads ALOT more amusing than
'I'm Lovin' IT' and ***** like that
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by MickMog - 2007-02-16 |
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its better if real day to day adverts can be incorporated, as far as that portal ad being in teh players way....well, i cant see any chance of falling over it, not as if it was a big mac burger stand, it was a sign on a wall, id say that was discreet enough for me.
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Re: KiGui (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17 |
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Did you see the ad on the first image? ----- "Where were you when cosole games became ad-ware?"
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by Threatened - 2007-02-16 |
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or they could always pay random people to go around servers putting their sprays to adverts and tagging the place and leaving ;P
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by Marvin (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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My biggest problem is that I already paid for the game once. But now it seems the game companies thinks I want to pay again by generating advertising revenue for them. And some companies (hello EA) even thinks I don't mind if they snoop on me to optimize the advertising.
I won't be buying any game that requires me to pay over and over (except for MMOs that has a clear need too generate revenue to cover the cost of running the service). And I especially will not allow anyone to invade my privacy just to generate more money for their tired old rehashes of the same titles (hello EA - again).
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by Shatterdome - 2007-02-16 |
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It's a small step, but it's started. I guess valve wants people to upgrade and buy one of their new games :P
Hopefully this won't happen to source, but I never play that anymore since Gears :)
I doubt we would see ads in single player games, unless they would fit the scenario (real world ads in sports, racing, and gta'ish games would be ok). Otherwise I think they will keep it in multi-player, like ads durring the mid round score screen, or when you are waiting for a round to end....if I see McDonalds ads in Gears 2, I will cry :P or I better get it for $10.
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by static (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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tl;dr
wipeout 2097 (xl) had red bull ads all through it, but that worked somehow, coz it was kinda related and cool...
ads can work, as long as they are unintrusive, and not overdone...
and related!
...oh, that pic looks like its just a spray logo
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by MickMog - 2007-02-16 |
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half life 2 had the valve logo to hint wherethere was supplies n ammo and stuff, thisll just baffle u a bit more i think
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Re: Doggy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-17 |
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I think you're talking about the Lambda symbol right? It's orange and has as H in the middle?
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by gazz (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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The only games that could warrent adverts are online games, because you pay for the product and you play it for that one price. You dont buy a DVD or a music CD and then be forced to watch or listen to random adverts throughout the presentation (unless its well-placed product placement that doesnt interfere with the movie!).
Games developers arnt all that smart really, and the buisness people just want to make money, they dont care how the adverts are implemented aslong as they are there to generate more money.
If its an online game with adverts, the money made should either make monthly subscriptions a thing of the past for games like MMORPGs, or the advertisement money should go back to the point who actually host the private multiplayer servers. Afterall if adverts are forced onto people in the valve-way, it means that all the game servers that are run for free are giving Valve a piece of their own bandwidth that THEY pay for. Its not right to do that, and if they do, then the game host should get the advert money, not the game developer.
The game developer will have already recouped their development cost from the store sales of the games (unless its a crap game of course!). After an online FPS is released, its the general public who host their servers openly, and use their own bandwidth for other people to play online through.
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by MickeyMouse (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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Who cares? Counter-strike sucks big time anyway...
With adds, without adds...its the same sh1t...
Not to mention that all CS fans are retardeds...
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Re: css fan (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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***** you
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Re: ***** you (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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***** you
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by VgSlag - 2007-02-16 |
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While I don't particularly like it I'm not worried about ads being out of place.
For god sake, people will have spent a lot of money putting them there, there won't be dog food ads in Unreal Tournament, they will all be targeted.
How many sanitary towl adverts do you see during wrestlemania?
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by bleh (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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That portal ad is so out of place, its ugly....
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by mark (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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Adds would be ok if they where incorperated into the games and where on in game signs or something but games must mot turn into a pop up haven. EA e.g. in burnout have advestising for need for speed but that thype of thing is ok. There are a few of them and they are unintrusive and add to the game but it ia only a few in a track. There should not be games with thousands on adds in the level.
Why do you need pop up adds. Just the add business get someone in a server and spraypaint ads.
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by imcrazy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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I have no problems with these ads as long as they are in reason. For instance If I'm playing Oblivion I obviously don't wanna come across a car ad. However I think if its a game like CS why not? Its based in present day and ads are everywhere in our world so if anything it should help to make the experience even more realistic.
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by bobafett5607 - 2007-02-16 |
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This in no way improves the game experience. The big companies just want to make more money. I personally think the ads look silly, but I hope this terrible idea never gets going.
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by Garry's mod player (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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People gotta do what they gotta do. Personally, i'm ok with what they've done. Just so long as they don't put animated, sound playing ads. (f***ing smilie ad...) If they were to do THAT, i'd be pissed.
But personally, it's not that big a deal unless they're flashy and distracting. So far, so good.
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Re: Chameleon (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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Imagine a huge ad "CONGRANTULATIONS YOU ARE THE 999,999th VISITOR!" blinking in red and white very fast.. ugh.. that would be discusting :)
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by CsL (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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"After all, it generates revenue for game-makers.
Revenue equals more (and better) games."
Yeah, as you can see in Free-TV ;P
More and more advertisements, but the telecasts suck more and more with every new day.. result: I don't watch TV anymore!
Hope this doesn't happen to Games :/
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by snake (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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this is *****e. Advertising should stay the hell away from gaming.
zomg like i'm gonna pay attention to some sign on the wall whilst trying to blow up stuff with a rocket launcher. its pointless, & out of place.
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by Mystery (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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Why not put commercial into the loading screens instead? It's no doubt more fun than watching a stupid black screen for 10 seconds.
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Re: freyyr890 (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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That's not such a bad idea. Gotta be better than seeing a giant floating ad in the middle of a battlefield - kinda surreal.
Oh, and what noobs are running through the comments downvoting any decent argument? Did valve pay you or something?
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by Unknown (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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How do we know this is true, not just his spray?
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by Duh (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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Why would a company pay for discreet advertising. The whole point is to get their product in our minds. If i's not visible why would we buy it?? Some ads are already in sports games and you notice them but they aren't plastered on the wall right in front of you like they maybe in a FPS.
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by No Ads (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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One way to stop it before it gets going, is to organize, track, and report games with ads in them. And boycott those games. Poster above mentioned tv. I feel the same way. I don't watch tv now, because I am overwhelmed with ads. I hate watching tv now. It's all garbarge
Same is going to happen with games. Every load screen will be an ad. And then you'll see load screen times increase and increase, because the advertiser wants more time to display their ad. Which game devs, will say "hell yes, for more money please". Which the reply will be "sure no problem, we have loads of money".
The consumer in the end will be screwed, as always.
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Re: GODzillaSDM - 2007-02-16 |
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I have no problems with ads, as long as it makes sense to the environment. Games like GTA or SIMS, etc can have these ads and it will maybe even make these games more realistic. Instead of the fake pizza place in GTA:SA, they could've used Pizza Hut. However, I wouldn't like to see the ad in CS:S gameplay. It would ruin the scenerey and realism. I don't mind too much ads in online lobby and chatrooms tho. But more money for developers means more money for better game developments which is better for gamers.
Even in some sci fi games, ads are possible. But they have to make it fit nicely into the scenery or map.
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by meli (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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that, boycott the games, and the advertisers.
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by duffmann (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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leute was heißt der artikel kommt cs 1.6 für PSP oder wie????
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by hmmm (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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look , im all for this. GOOD game devs know limits to put in games, and if they can keep their companies alive thru ads, GO FOR IT. the gaming industry is on its way to die again, and ads might slow it down. the only place u r going to see
"Every load screen will be an ad. And then you'll see load screen times increase and increase, because the advertiser wants more time to display their ad"
is in crap license games, (note CRAP license games).
good studios are run by gamers 4 gamers, and they know how far they can push...
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Re: JimmyBoB (Unregistered) - 2007-02-19 |
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The gaming industry is far far from heading for a crash. Advertisers want "in" because they know the gaming industry is growing like crazy. If it wasn't they'd be wasting their time and money placing adds in them. As far as your comment "good studios are run by gamers 4 gamers" please remember that all those devs want to be paid. If it comes between them losing their job or getting a raise due to ad revenue, which do you think they'll choose?
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by Jigga (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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OMG WTF, SMB (Suck My Balls),
And I quote, "Revenue equals more (and better) games." What a load of crap. That's like syaing The more money you spend on a movie the better it will be. Anyone heard of Ishtar? Waterworls?
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Re: Neuromancer (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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The revenue goes into someone's pocket, not into the next game. This is just an attempt to bleed more money out of the consumer.
I PAID MY $50. LEAVE MY WALLET ALONE.
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by Seoulfood (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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I was wondering why while playing Resistance, all of a sudden the Burger King grabbed me and started biting me. That fool took like 30 Auger rounds to kill!
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by Moose (Unregistered) - 2007-02-16 |
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well looks like it is time to make anti ad sprays :P
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by nateo200 - 2007-02-16 |
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i have seen in games ads in several diffrent games i like it it adds realism i first saw it in ghost recon (which i hope comes out for psp!)
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