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Advertorial: Binverse, the next evolution In downloads

by PJ Hruschak on Nov 2, 2009 at 04:45 PM

Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in minutes that would take hours using other technologies. Binverse utilizes 256-bit SSL encryption (the same encryption used by banks) to… Continue Reading »

Ads for term papers, cheating embedded in Facebook games

by Jenni Lada on May 14, 2008 at 08:02 PM

Usually I don’t give any of the advertisements a second look, but when I logged in to play Flash Hero (a Guitar Hero-esque Facebook game), a fairly unassuming ad caught my eye. “ACE YOUR FINALS - $25 - Get access to 45,000 term paper and essays right here!” So right… Continue Reading »

Game ads still getting yanked

by Lucy Newman on Apr 30, 2008 at 12:29 PM

The latest move in the ongoing fight to ban violent video games by non-gaming communities worldwide is pulling advertisements for upcoming video games. Besides TV commercials, the latest ads to be banned are from the sides of buses in Chicago. One of the ads yanked from the sides of a… Continue Reading »

Gamook offers a little more info, reassurance

by PJ Hruschak on Mar 24, 2008 at 04:13 PM

In response to my Gamook post from last month (February 14, 2008), one of the company reps responded to my post and offered a bit more information about how to monitor revenue. Gamook creates (or purchases) Flash-based games that webmasters embed into their sites. The site then accrues earnings based… Continue Reading »

Stranglehold ad banned from TV in UK

by Lucy Newman on Jan 31, 2008 at 10:21 PM

Advertisements for the videogame Stranglehold have been officially banned from television as of January 16, 2008 by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for being too violent. According to the ASA Adjudications posted on January 16, 2008, the issues the ASA had with the game were the promotion of “glorified” violence… Continue Reading »

Nintendo pulls Wii ads and rethinks marketing strategy

by Lucy Newman on Dec 8, 2007 at 12:12 PM

Due to the high demand of Nintendo’s Wii console, Nintendo will pull the holiday ads for Wii and replace them with ads for the Nintendo DS until New Years. This switch is to help push the DS and give the company time to restock their Wii supplies as reports mount… Continue Reading »

Massive Incorporated pushes more in-game ads

by Sam Cotts on Aug 8, 2007 at 06:04 PM

ReportOnBuisness detailed the business plans of Massive Incorporated last Saturday (August 4th, 2007) and it looks like there will be plenty more advertisements headed into our video games in upcoming years. The article by Matt Hartley cited this new facet of the advertisement industry as a potentially being “worth billions… Continue Reading »

Online gaming sales expected to increase to $13 billion by 2012

by PJ Hruschak on Jun 7, 2007 at 12:12 AM

With digital distribution becoming more popular for various media - with both companies and consumers - it’s no surprise that sales for online video game purchases are expected to increase during the next few years. DFC Intelligence, a marketing and research firm, released a report titled “Online Game Market Forecasts”… Continue Reading »

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