EA has tried this before, with predictable results. In 2020, EA Sports UFC 4 included full-screen ads for the Amazon Prime series The Boys that would appear during ‘Replay’ moments. These were absent from the game when it launched, with EA introducing the ads about a month later, thereby preventing them from being highlighted in reviews. It wasn’t long before the backlash led to EA disabling the ads.
I don’t mind ads in EA games, mostly because I will never play them.
A lot of people are having a lot of issues with video games these days, and I experience almost none of that pain, because I (generally) stick to indie titles. These days games have never been better, but publishers have never been worse.
What are some of your favourites?
Oh man, I could go on lol. Here’s a few notable ones though:
Factorio
Noita
Stardew Valley
Terraria
Project Zomboid
FTL
(Etc.)
Oh man Noita looks cool
It’s honestly hard to explain just how cool it is. If you watch the trailer and think it’s a cool idea, just know that the game absolutely delivers on it 500%.
Noita is so, so, so much more than it seems from the reviews and trailers. Trust me. If the core gameplay looks cool to you, pick it up, and then know that once you’ve “beaten” the game the first time (took me 40 hours to do) you’ve experienced approximately 5% of the total game content. Noita is an Easter egg wrapped inside four secrets wrapped in an enigma. One of my favorite games ever made.
I’ve wishlisted for now. Gotta get through Dave the diver and hades 2 first. Life is so hard sometimes haha
Animal Well looks cool too
Do Ubisoft next!
Exactly. It’s even easier for me to put their games on an Ignore List than for them to insert ads.