There’s enough brouhaha about in-game ads that you’d thing we were debating something truly controversial (OMG! There’s ads on TV! How revolting! WTF! There’s ads on my radio station! Damn them!), so I won’t go there. But lately, I’ve noticed a reversal. I’m talking about ads designed to appeal to gamers. For products that have nothing to do with games.
I’m sure the Dtoid army is about ready to revolt and burn down the tower, conjuring images of a Frankenstein movie. How dare advertisers invade our inner sanctum. And by "inner sanctum," I mean the basement of our parent’s house. But I gotta admit, I’ve seen a couple of ads recently that tickled my funny bone.
Like this McDonald’s ad for instance …
Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back
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