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[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They been doing that with Need for Speed for decades. Surprised they didn't spread it to the rest of the company earlier.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 months ago

In the right context it doesn't necessarily hurt immersion. We've come to expect car racing to be filled with ads because car racing initially was an ad.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Their sports franchises have similar in-game ads matching the real world in how they are presented in the stadiums.

[–] applepie@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That is thoughtful and people didn't complain... They now want to shove in your ass and make you suck verification dick whle at it to ensure 100% engagement