June 22nd, 2004 by Ashu Mathura Posted in Ad Funded Gaming | No Comments »
HAVE YOU caught the hot new game capturing video consoles everywhere? It’s called Sneaky Product Placement, and not even a laser-blasting superhero will outwit this corporate invasion. With television audiences dwindling as video-game sales boom, games developers are cosily selling out to big-brand advertisers. Cash from in-game branding might help to finance tomorrow’s epics