Comments on: Google’s Next Move? Games Maybe? http://www.ginside.com/2008/2040/google-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-games Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:16:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Swaroop http://www.ginside.com/2008/2040/google-games/#comment-657 Swaroop Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:29:22 +0000 http://www.ginside.com/?p=2040#comment-657 In game advertising has to be picky. Too many ads in a game makes them unplayable, particularly those that Valve develops. As an avid Counter strike gamer, I feel that the current ads (1-2 per map) are the max tolerance that I could take. Other examples where they might not want ads are - adv of modern technology appearing on - Age of Mythology/Empires games :) I agree that game ads in gaming make more sense. So the best real estate for Ads should definitely be in social games/virtual environments like Second Life etc. In game advertising has to be picky. Too many ads in a game makes them unplayable, particularly those that Valve develops. As an avid Counter strike gamer, I feel that the current ads (1-2 per map) are the max tolerance that I could take.

Other examples where they might not want ads are
- adv of modern technology appearing on – Age of Mythology/Empires games :)

I agree that game ads in gaming make more sense. So the best real estate for
Ads should definitely be in social games/virtual environments like Second Life etc.

]]> By: Crayboff http://www.ginside.com/2008/2040/google-games/#comment-656 Crayboff Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:58:48 +0000 http://www.ginside.com/?p=2040#comment-656 Yup. That'd definitely be a Googlistic move. However, I doubt that Google would be going for a company as large and influential as Valve. What would happen if a Google acquisition ended the Half-Life series in it's tracks. I believe if they are to go into games, they would create their own small mini-games and build an online player base, such as what Jagex has done with FunOrb (www.funorb.com). Yup. That’d definitely be a Googlistic move. However, I doubt that Google would be going for a company as large and influential as Valve. What would happen if a Google acquisition ended the Half-Life series in it’s tracks. I believe if they are to go into games, they would create their own small mini-games and build an online player base, such as what Jagex has done with FunOrb (www.funorb.com).

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