Banner Ads Invade Gamespace: Soon, your Sims character will be able to kill other characters by throwing a Coke vending machine at them while they hide behind their Audi A6 and try to call the police on their Samsung phone.
In-game ads featuring all the bells and whistles of their web-based counterparts offer an unprecedented opportunity for the game and advertising industry to commoditize online game-players. With capable and established firms providing enabling technology, game publishers will soon reap the benefits of even greater profits, at least in the short term.
Real ads pop up in video-game world: Another article on ads in video games. Apparently it's the Next Big Thing. Here was the first bit we posted. The fictional landscapes of video games are increasingly being dotted with product placements, pitching everything from athletic shoes to movies. And that's…