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  I don't know much about Alan Wake but from what I have seen it doesn't look like a game that should have ... : NastyJack
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    Well you need Energizer® batteries for your Maglite® flashlight when you are looking for ThermosÂÂ... : trove
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      These aren't spoilers, but the company I saw prominently mentioned in-game (and "prominent" is a matter o... : MorrisatCNN
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        Having competitors advertising in the same game seems a little unusual. : Carnivac
        • Struck me as odd, too, until I realized one was "batteries" and one was "lithium batteries" : MorrisatCNN
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  The color coding of the pie chart pisses me off after looking at the legend. : Sailor of Fortune
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    Yes. Serious wtf there. : riptyde
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      Gotta blame Nielsen for that one. It was lifted from their site. : MorrisatCNN
      • I know you have no control over this but I hate the way they insert the stock ticker for every company in... : ZombieAcademy
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  I think product placement is a good thing - it makes the developers money and it creates more realistic e... : Zek
  • Variety is important though, it sucks when one company's ads show up again and again and again and again ... : Zek
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    By: Teiresias x Show Full Post

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    I haven't played Alan Wake yet, but I don't think I'd mind the in-game advertising, as long as it's not IN YOUR FACE. I mean, if I grab a flashlight that has "Maglite" written across it, or find that the battery powerups with "Duracell" written on the sides last longer than generic powerups, then fine.
    
    As long as it doesn't go to an in-game commercial every time, I'll be happy.

    May 21, 2010 8:20am PDT
    I haven't played Alan Wake yet, but I don't think I'd mind the in-game advertising, as long as it's not I... : Teiresias
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    I agree--product placement is OK. The issue I have is that there will rarely be cases where ad advertiser... : Attica Blue
    • I had a hearty laugh flipping channels a few years ago and there was a Nascar race on. The AOL car had c... : kek
  • It's fine when they are realistically implemented. Like movie posters on bus stops. My only issue is whe... : Sailor of Fortune
  • Does it make the developers money? Why do the ad services sign a deal with the publisher if the money is... : schnitz76
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  Product placement doesn't bother me if it's in proper context. Alan Wake's use of it is fine. : scud
  • Agreed, modern day appropriate items. : one random winner
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    A Viagra ad in RDR would be appropriate. : freakynipples69
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      "There's a holdup at the Casa De Doritos!" *mounts Ford, his trusty mustang.* "Cross the Cialis River a... : edgewise
      • Haha. I would play this if it meant the game was free! : atom519
      • lolll yes product name the map and keep the game the same. OH MAN COLINEL MuSTARD JUST SALLYWAGGED Mr. P... : lukej1337
• I saw at least 3 product placements within the first 30 minutes of the game, it was pretty obscene. Sync... : jingletard
• I don't mind in-game ads within the context of the game. Billboard ads in, say, GTAIV for real-world pro... : riptyde
• Alan Wake's product placement is a lot more natural than those Splinter Cell Dr. Pepper ads. They were pr... : deveus1
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  The thing with ads is that the fewer you have, the more it sticks out. In the real world there's a brand ... : PointlesS76
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    Yeah Ubisoft games do that. They have 4 or so brands in the game and place adverts for them everywhere. : ElArabDeMagnifico
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      Yeah it's distracting. It's like Taco Bell in demolition man. : Sailor of Fortune
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        Taco Bell never really hit me like a giant advertisement in Demolition Man. Just a very clever immersion... : Anastomosis
        • I guess if you only saw the movie it would be ok. But if you saw the ad blitz on TV by taco bell during t... : Sailor of Fortune
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  I saw the product placement in Giant Bombs quickplay of Alan Wake. To be honest, it made me not want to p... : DrZettl
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    It's really not that bad at all. If everyone wasn't making such a huge deal about it I doubt I would have... : darcspeed
    • What's the point of advertising if no one notices the advertisement? : mobab
• I totally started buying Carmex after I played Pikmin. (who the heck thought of that for product place... : Schnapple