Sony Patents Interupting Game Ads

Source: G4

A recently unearthed patent filed by Sony may indicate the future of in-game advertising… and the future looks pretty annoying. The patent, dug up by an intrepid user of the NeoGaf forum, indicates that someone at Sony is at least considering th ...
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Sony patent would interrupt gameplay to display ad

Source: Shacknews

Sony has filed a patent that would introduce in-game ads in a whole new way. First discovered by an eagle-eyed NeoGAF member, the application was posted last year. The patent describes an ad delivery service that would actually interrupt gam ...
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Sony patents method for PlayStation in-game advertising that stops games to show you a commercial

Source: Digital Trends

Nintendo interrupts its games with messages telling you to take a break outside, but Sony may start interrupting games to tell you to buy stuff. NeoGAF user onQ13 spotted a patent describing said technology on Thursday. T ...
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Sony patents game pausing ads

Source: GamesIndustry.biz

Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed a patent for in-game advertising that pauses play. Invented by Gary M Zalewski and filed last July, the patented system is designed to suspend "playing of the interactive content," display an advert and t ...
Full article at: GamesIndustry.biz  More like this  1 day ago, 5:03am CDT

Sony patents method to interrupt your gaming with an ad

Source: Eurogamer

I wish Sony and Microsoft would put as much effort into making good games as they put into finding uniquely annoying ways to ram ads down our throat. I expect the next Dualshock will attach to our faces and k ...
Full article at: Eurogamer  More like this  1 day ago, 3:52am CDT

Tylted Hatches Its Newest Title: CuBugs

Source: Business Wire

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tylted, one of the mobile web’s largest and fastest-growing communities for social and casual gaming, today announced the launch of CuBugs, an HTML5-based, Tetris-style matching game ...
Full article at: Business Wire  More like this  4 days ago, 7:01am CDT

Clique Media partners with SupersonicAds to bring social in-game advertising solutions to Middle East Markets

Source: AME Info

SupersonicAds' proprietary platform, BrandConnect, allows brands to engage with consumers across 500+ leading social games with targeted, player initiated video ads and content. By engaging with these brands within their favorite applicati ...
Full article at: AME Info  More like this  5 days ago, 3:11am CDT