First fully ad-supported first-person shooter spotted !

K B Ng · 29th Jun 2006, 01:15 PM

While we were trawling the Internet, we spotted what must be the first fully ad-supported first-person shooter ever. It's called Kuma/War and it's at www.kumawar.com. With piracy being an eternal threat to computer game companies, it just might be possible that they'd sell at least some of their titles that way. You can't pirate something that's give away for free, and even if you could, they (the game companies) would still make money from the advertising. It seems to be the perfect way to foil piracy -- give the games away but make it ad-supported. Gamers get free games, and game companies make money from every copy. Still, it remains to be seen whether ad revenues will be enough to support this model. If it is, count on more publishers selling their titles this way. What do you think, does the future look ad-supported ?

belikethat · 1st Jul 2006, 02:47 AM

I don`t think they can profit from this game advertising... players just want to play games.. not look at ads? or click on ads?

hmm how does it work anyway?

aKho · 4th Jul 2006, 11:49 AM

i would guess the ads would be in-game. such as coca-cola is splattered on billboards as you drive through heavy traffic in your big-ass monster truck..

PsYkHoTiK · 4th Jul 2006, 02:41 PM

Kuma wars has bad reviews.... lol

I even remember PC Gamer USA bashing that game.

belikethat · 4th Jul 2006, 04:23 PM

Oh.. i think that is ok if that is the case mentioned by ahko

GTA can get lots of income from this!

Olle P · 17th Jul 2006, 05:40 PM

Free game?

A quick search told me this game costs $10/month. That's way more than I've paid for any entertainment software! (SB Pro PE included!)

Cheers
Olle

29th Jun 2006, 01:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
K B Ng Warming up Join Date: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 79 Reputation: 18 Rep Power: 0	First fully ad-supported first-person shooter spotted ! While we were trawling the Internet, we spotted what must be the first fully ad-supported first-person shooter ever. It's called Kuma/War and it's at www.kumawar.com. With piracy being an eternal threat to computer game companies, it just might be possible that they'd sell at least some of their titles that way. You can't pirate something that's give away for free, and even if you could, they (the game companies) would still make money from the advertising. It seems to be the perfect way to foil piracy -- give the games away but make it ad-supported. Gamers get free games, and game companies make money from every copy. Still, it remains to be seen whether ad revenues will be enough to support this model. If it is, count on more publishers selling their titles this way. What do you think, does the future look ad-supported ? Last edited by K B Ng : 29th Jun 2006 at 01:21 PM.

1st Jul 2006, 02:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
belikethat Active Join Date: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 642 Reputation: 58 Rep Power: 4	I don`t think they can profit from this game advertising... players just want to play games.. not look at ads? or click on ads? hmm how does it work anyway? __________________ Control Panel Settings & Options Edit Signature

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aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 2,830 Reputation: 1239 Rep Power: 19	i would guess the ads would be in-game. such as coca-cola is splattered on billboards as you drive through heavy traffic in your big-ass monster truck.. __________________

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belikethat Active Join Date: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 642 Reputation: 58 Rep Power: 4	Oh.. i think that is ok if that is the case mentioned by ahko GTA can get lots of income from this! __________________ Control Panel Settings & Options Edit Signature

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Olle P Active Join Date: 12 Jan 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 815 Reputation: 315 Rep Power: 9	Free game? A quick search told me this game costs $10/month. That's way more than I've paid for any entertainment software! (SB Pro PE included!) Cheers Olle __________________ If you're not living on the edge you take up too much space... Asus A8E-N, Athlon64 X2 4600+, 1024MB Kingston value, XFX GF7800GT, Seagate 160GB/8MB