What could help triple-A games get even bigger right now? According to EA CEO Andrew Wilson, the answer lies in ads.

During a recent earnings call Q&A, Wilson was asked by an analyst about “dynamic ad insertion” in triple-A titles as a means of revenue. While he thinks it’s “still early” for that, he noted its potential as a “meaningful driver of growth” for the publisher.

In fact, internal teams at EA are already exploring “very thoughtful [ad] implentations,” Wilson revealed. For him, the important thing is to build up communities in games, then figure out how ads are potential growth drivers.

  • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Does anyone else think it’s odd that Newman’s Own did this? I’ve never seen much advertising from them in general. And they’re one of the few companies that seems actually okay, kinda the anti-Nestle.

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      2 months ago

      It’s also a very weird fit. So in NA, the hero goes to… a salad dressing vending machine? And just eats a full bottle of sauce?

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        2 months ago

        It’s popcorn not salad dressing.

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            2 months ago

            I guess their advertising campaign wasn’t very effective!

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              2 months ago

              No, I mean, I am in Europe, I had Tonic Trouble Crunch Edition.

              We do get Newman’s sauce here, but I don’t remember seeing the other products.