Monthly Archives: January 2006

A Cyber Tale

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Originally posted by Sligoth of Warcraft’s Thunderlord realm, deleted, and then, through the wonders of internet cache, this cyber tale is now resurrected: “My name is Sligoth, and I am a level 41 rogue. On a day like any other, I was farming up copper to hand in for the war effort when I ran by a little hut near Orgrimmar. Strange things were said in that hut and – being an adult – it did not take me long to figure out that some serious World of Warcraft cyber was underway.” Screenshots are included, or, if you are as annoyed by imageshack as I am, I’ve mirrored the shots in a Flickr set. (Forum thread archive)

Is That a Video Game — or an Ad?

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Business Week has an interesting article about the creeping malice that is in-game advertising: Is That a Video Game — or an Ad?. While Sims publisher Electronic Arts decided against product placement in their next expansion pack, The Sims 2 Open for Business, others are selling static and/or dynamic ad space in their games. With game development costs spiraling ever higher, in-game advertisment may be a necessary evil … plus, at $1 and $2 per connected game unit, that’s a lot of gravy.