Electronic Arts releases Battlefield 2142 with spyware/adware.

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  • fetishblog
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2005
    • 5995
    #1

    Electronic Arts releases Battlefield 2142 with spyware/adware.

    So it's okay for a multi-million dollar company like EA to release a retail game like Battlefield 2142 with spyware / adware in it, but it's not okay to push spyware/adware on a website? ( I don't support either side in this battle. )

    From Gamespot.com:
    On a peculiar note, even though the world is ending in 2142, it appears that advertising will still be around. Battlefield 2142 features in-game ads, though we didn't get to see them firsthand during our testing. Still, there is a printed disclaimer that comes with the game telling you that Battlefield 2142 will analyze certain "advertising data" on your machine to determine what ads to display to you. Ironically, EA says that if you don't want your data shared with its advertising partner then "do not install or play the software on any platform that is used to connect to the Internet." But that would pretty much defeat the purpose of playing Battlefield 2142, wouldn't it? Of course, you could always play single-player against the artificial intelligence, though the AI won't be mistaken for human opponents any time soon, and the single-player is still limited to 16-player maps. Still, this is an example of things to come, as we begin to see dynamic in-game ads appear in more and more games.
    It's awesome. EA is mining your PC for "advertising data."

    This was taken directly from http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/ba...42/review.html.

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    • topshelfdesign
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2006
      • 930
      #2
      i think its worng fullstop

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        • fetishblog
          Confirmed User
          • Sep 2005
          • 5995
          #3
          I almost bought the game until I read this. I'll wait for the Xbox 360 version to come out early next year and then they can't mine anything but what games I've already played. =)

          Fling.com doesn't steal your traffic and sales unlike some other dating companies. I promote them, and so should you!

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            • Scott McD
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Nov 2002
              • 67792
              #4
              How can they get away with that ??


              I Buy My High Quality Traffic Here, You Should Too!

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                • fetishblog
                  Confirmed User
                  • Sep 2005
                  • 5995
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Scott McD
                  How can they get away with that ??
                  Because of this:

                  EA says that if you don't want your data shared with its advertising partner then "do not install or play the software on any platform that is used to connect to the Internet."

                  Fling.com doesn't steal your traffic and sales unlike some other dating companies. I promote them, and so should you!

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                    • marketsmart
                      HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER
                      • Dec 2004
                      • 20419
                      #6
                      what the fuck........

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                        • Dirty Dane
                          Sick Fuck
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 9491
                          #7
                          If games weren't pirated they would be making money enough to avoid that shit.

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                            • RawAlex
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 9465
                              #8
                              Moves like this will get the government poking around and writing horribly oppressive laws. EA is off my list of companies to buy games from now.

                              Fuckers.

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                                • fetishblog
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Sep 2005
                                  • 5995
                                  #9
                                  Well if they get rid of spyware, then the spyware companies have no products to sell, but if you sell spyware, you get the world coming down on you hard. What to do, what to do?

                                  Fling.com doesn't steal your traffic and sales unlike some other dating companies. I promote them, and so should you!

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                                    • candyflip
                                      Carpe Visio
                                      • Jul 2002
                                      • 43074
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Dirty Dane
                                      If games weren't pirated they would be making money enough to avoid that shit.
                                      And if they put out games that weren't utter garbage, then people would be more apt to buy them. Of the past 20 or so games I've played, maybe 5 we worth the price to play.

                                      Spend you some brain.
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                                        • Burridge
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Sep 2003
                                          • 1186
                                          #11
                                          yo candyflip, how about giving me my money?
                                          NYC

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                                            • Sosa
                                              In Tushy Land
                                              • Oct 2002
                                              • 40149
                                              #12
                                              from what I took out of it it is for ads to be thrown into the game as you are playing it to make it look real life? Is this like billboards and shit like that?

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                                                • teksonline
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Jan 2005
                                                  • 2904
                                                  #13
                                                  they are testing the waters, BF 2142 is a known dud, so might as well try a marketing gimmic to see future potential of including advertising in games

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                                                    • teksonline
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Jan 2005
                                                      • 2904
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Sosa
                                                      from what I took out of it it is for ads to be thrown into the game as you are playing it to make it look real life? Is this like billboards and shit like that?
                                                      yeah, basically there are billboards and whatnot in the game... and as you run around the ad company can tell how long you look at them, what angle you are looking at them and so on..... and identify you from previous connections.... from this they hope to learn what you are interested in and display ads from that criteria....

                                                      I am playing a game, i am looking for something to shoot, can careless what a sign says.... stupid game to have this in.... not a very bright time
                                                      to introduce adware into games, as adware is currently the number one focus right now, 6-12 months ago it may have worked, today it's outlawed by the common person

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                                                        • Dirty Dane
                                                          Sick Fuck
                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                          • 9491
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by candyflip
                                                          And if they put out games that weren't utter garbage, then people would be more apt to buy them. Of the past 20 or so games I've played, maybe 5 we worth the price to play.
                                                          People can try limited versions for free to see if its worth buying

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