EA Is Salivating At The Prospect Of Loading Games Up With Ads
Electronic Arts is signaling a strategic shift toward increased in-game advertising, framing the expansion as a significant opportunity for developers.
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The brief
Electronic Arts is actively pursuing the integration of advertisements into console games. The company has characterized this initiative as a development-phase consideration, suggesting a move toward incorporating ad platforms directly into future gaming experiences.
Coverage from Polygon, OpenCritic, thecurrent.com, The Game Business, and Kotaku emphasizes the company’s characterization of this strategy as a "huge opportunity." Reports reflect varying industry perspectives on whether this approach will result in broader implementation across the gaming sector. Future reports will track whether other console game makers adopt similar advertising models during development.
Coverage does not yet specify which titles or platforms will be the first to integrate these ad systems.
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Quick answers
What is Electronic Arts' stance on in-game ads?
Electronic Arts identifies in-game advertising as a significant opportunity and encourages console game makers to consider such integrations during the development process.
Which outlets are reporting on this shift?
Polygon, OpenCritic, thecurrent.com, The Game Business, and Kotaku have reported on the company's interest in expanding in-game advertising.
Have specific games been named for these advertisements?
No, coverage does not yet specify which games or platforms will feature these ads.
Coverage (6)
- EA ad boss wants new games designed with ads built in from the start Dexerto · 6h ago
- Electronic Arts is charting out a bold new frontier in making gamers’ lives worse Polygon.com · 6h ago
- Get Ready For Even More In-Game Advertisements, As EA Thinks It's A "Huge Opportunity" For Developers OpenCritic · 6h ago
- Could EA’s new advertising platform open the floodgates for in-game ads? thecurrent.com · 6h ago
- EA: Console game makers should consider in-game ads during development The Game Business · 6h ago
- EA Is Salivating At The Prospect Of Loading Games Up With Ads Kotaku · 6h ago
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