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10 adverts that would actually work in games

We make perfectly targeted ads so the marketing gurus don't have to

Words: Matt Cundy, GamesRadar UK

Pretty much every gamer thinks that in-game advertising is a load of old cock. As if constantly being blitzed in the real world by demands to buy more stuff wasn't enough, the brazen pimping of products is now a well established business in the realms of the virtual citizen.

But while we unanimously concur with the old cock consensus, that hasn't stopped us knocking together this list of 10 in-game adverts that we think would actually work for one tenuous reason or another. Check 'em out...












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27 Comments
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Nikos1337  - 11 months 19 days ago 
First :D

cool story brah
curtw_819  - 11 months 19 days ago 
that was pretty clever with the tissue *nug* *nug*
curtw_819  - 11 months 19 days ago 
the Dbag says first
Snarf  - 11 months 19 days ago 
I liked it. Would have liked to see more than 10 though.
bron1417  - 11 months 18 days ago 
nice article man.
Geigan  - 11 months 18 days ago 
That oxi-clean one just made my day.
GoldenMe  - 11 months 18 days ago 
Photoshop wins again. Although like above, more would be nice.
Pablos102030  - 11 months 18 days ago 
"a load of old cock"

heh... heh.
marcusfenix22  - 11 months 18 days ago 
clean up locust scums with... OXI CLEAN! And excedrin for the pain of brain stain! I would use those
lucklesswonder  - 11 months 18 days ago 
The tissue one took me a second, mostly because I found those games more irritating than anything else.

The Excedrin one, though. Yeah. Definitely could get behind that one.
AbleCluster  - 11 months 18 days ago 
Makes perfect sense to me. Why not, if companies are willing to pay then hey, do it.

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TENAXIS  - 11 months 18 days ago 
ohh dude!! FUNNY!!!
kicking222  - 11 months 18 days ago 
Whoever took the time to make this really wasted it.
thephntm  - 11 months 17 days ago 
ROFL COPTER! ps my captcha? Rucker bent
thephntm  - 11 months 17 days ago 
lol this time it's America's RICKER
Defguru7777  - 11 months 16 days ago 
Tissues for Dead or Alive. Brilliant. I need to go to Wal-Mart.
GodlikeApe  - 11 months 16 days ago 
Must... send... by... FedEx.
Spybreak8  - 11 months 15 days ago 
I concur, great little article here.
rago  - 11 months 15 days ago 
the remove grubby stains was good!!!
rago  - 11 months 15 days ago 
and so was the skin care.
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