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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
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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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Nikos1337  - 1 year 4 months ago 
First :D

cool story brah
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curtw_819  - 1 year 4 months ago 
that was pretty clever with the tissue *nug* *nug*
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curtw_819  - 1 year 4 months ago 
the Dbag says first
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Snarf  - 1 year 4 months ago 
I liked it. Would have liked to see more than 10 though.
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bron1417  - 1 year 4 months ago 
nice article man.
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Geigan  - 1 year 4 months ago 
That oxi-clean one just made my day.
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GoldenMe  - 1 year 4 months ago 
Photoshop wins again. Although like above, more would be nice.
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Pablos102030  - 1 year 4 months ago 
"a load of old cock"

heh... heh.
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marcusfenix22  - 1 year 4 months ago 
clean up locust scums with... OXI CLEAN! And excedrin for the pain of brain stain! I would use those
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lucklesswonder  - 1 year 4 months 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.
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AbleCluster  - 1 year 4 months ago 
Makes perfect sense to me. Why not, if companies are willing to pay then hey, do it.

http://www.anonymity.cz.tc
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TENAXIS  - 1 year 4 months ago 
ohh dude!! FUNNY!!!
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kicking222  - 1 year 3 months ago 
Whoever took the time to make this really wasted it.
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thephntm  - 1 year 3 months ago 
ROFL COPTER! ps my captcha? Rucker bent
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thephntm  - 1 year 3 months ago 
lol this time it's America's RICKER
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Defguru7777  - 1 year 3 months ago 
Tissues for Dead or Alive. Brilliant. I need to go to Wal-Mart.
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GodlikeApe  - 1 year 3 months ago 
Must... send... by... FedEx.
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Spybreak8  - 1 year 3 months ago 
I concur, great little article here.
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rago  - 1 year 3 months ago 
the remove grubby stains was good!!!
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rago  - 1 year 3 months ago 
and so was the skin care.
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