Jared Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Found this by accident today, just interests me as something that may result in maybe ads from Google in GTA4. It's a long shot, but it's possible: It looks like Google is looking to expand it’s advertising program and is in talks to acquire Adscape Media Inc., a pioneer in dynamic in-game advertising.The Wall Street Journal Online writes that a deal could be reached as early as next week. Unfortunately a Google spokesperson declined to comment on the matter, saying: “We are always considering new ways to extend Google’s advertising program to benefit our users, advertisers and publishers. In-game advertising offers one such possible extension among many others.” I guess we’ll find out if this is true or not soon enough. ...Source... This is only speculation on my part, Google haven't said they are going to do this yet, but it is expected that will. And with Google wanting to move there ads to games, and GTA4 having the ability to download content of the net for extra gaming adventures, chances are GTA4 will be a game we will more then likely see these ads expanded into. My thoughts are it will be like Google Ads on website, it will read the page or screen and get key words that will then generate a list or boxes of links to related websites/products. With GTA4 having download-able content, chances are that is how it will work, either that or Google will sell space to third party business's/websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelman101 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stojko Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I like Google ads on websites... but in GTA? No comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Plot: Some mafia guy: We'v gotta get more information about it before we are actually start the heist. GTA IV guy: No prob, I'l check it on google later. Some mafia guy: perfect, do try it with a other IP. Just incase. Now that doesn't sound good, does it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 It's only ad's but this should/would never happen. It would make Rock* alot more money but this is already being discussed in another topic about in game advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Well, I think I would rather Google ads then them annoying ones from other search engines and websites. At least Google's ad's are discreet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris82 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I would rather no in game advertising be in any game. You fucking sell me a game for $50 or $60 and it should damn well be ad-free. God knows we don't need to pay for another entertainment medium and have IT be infested with ads. Like take BF2142. For me every billboard in the game says Intel. I hate Intel. Why should I have to see their annoying logo while playing a game that isn't that redeeming in the first place. Money-grubbing assholes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Certainly, ads are/will be an annoyance. But if we end up with them, I'd rather something small and discreet then pop-ups and animations, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Inferno Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I got a better idea. Just print out the Google logo and tape it to your tv screen. It's pretty much the same thing, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 I got a better idea. Just print out the Google logo and tape it to your tv screen. It's pretty much the same thing, right? Depends, I think Google means they want to advertise with AdSense ads, not ads about Google themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalk Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Doesn't surprise me. People have been advertising that you could 'buy' their space for a while. I saw someone on ebay once advertising for the tag in Counter-Strike can be replaced by your company logo and he would be on for a certain amount of time each day and spray as much as he can. That goes too far but I wouldn't doubt that we'll see ads for real products in billboards on games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 On the Billboards would be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Yeah, theres definitely a market for it Chalk. Dmac_91 - Yeah, that would be interesting. Would mean R* would have to give away there use of funny slogans and stuff on billboards though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris82 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Would mean R* would have to give away there use of funny slogans and stuff on billboards though. Which is bullshit. Why do I have to give up jokes to see real ads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Would mean R* would have to give away there use of funny slogans and stuff on billboards though. Which is bullshit. Why do I have to give up jokes to see real ads? Eh? I'm not sure you understood what I was saying, I was saying if they did add any type of ads to the in-game experience on billboards they would need to remove the classic Rockstar humor, which we all know and love. Which I would be highly against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_91 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I think if any real life advertisemnets would go into this game it would be on posters billboards and maybe on the radio advertising bits in GTAIV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Inferno Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Or not anywhere. I'm gonna buy my own copy of GTA4, what gives them the right to put ads in something I already paid sixty dollars for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalk Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 From a consumer point of view its going too far, but from a corporate point of view its like the new horizon. Even if most people hate the idea it doesn't matter. Most people hate having ads on TV or radio, but they are still there because even if you hate it, it is getting the company name out there and it works. If Rockstar were to make a few bucks and sell advertising then it would be one of the larger sums ever heard of. Because this isn't temporary like a TV or Radio ad, but permanent. They will always have that advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Inferno Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Yeah, but if there are real-life ads in GTA4, that means we can no longer have humorous commercials. We can't say that Pepsi will drown that bitch in cola goodness, now can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalk Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Unfortunately no, but we could think of some positives. The extra money they earn from those massive advertising techniques could mean that they are able to do a lot more. More research and design, better models etc. Means that it would lead to an improved game. Also, since they don't need to make as much for a profit they might be able to reduce the prices of the game to make it cheaper to the consumer, giving it greater marketability which means that companies would highly value the advertising as its a bigger market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I also want the Rockstar humour. Maybe they could have the Ads playing on a TV in a Electrical shop or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 That could be alright, imagene walking down and the T.V is playing the Tralier for the game, now that is funny, although there is ad-verts in GTA already. I never herd of a brand called R* till i played VC and looked at a billboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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