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Adware Companies Buying Game Developers

Posted by Zonk on from the no!-anything-but-that! dept.

miller60 writes "At least one Adware company has purchased a game developer, hoping to use game downloads to install advertising software on gamers' computers. 180solutions, which recently received $40 million in venture capital funding, says its purchase of Full Armor Studios is the "first of many gaming relationships the company will forge over the coming months.""

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  1. uhmmmm.... by omibus · · Score: 2, Interesting

    AAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

    Mandatory Penuts reference needed.

    How about the game companies teaming up with Search & Destroy and Ad-aware. Actually do something usefully with the 2 gig of space they are using on my harddrive.

    "Congradulations: you have 23 kills and we removed 3 spyware applications for you"

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    Bad User. No biscuit!
  2. The real question... by Chrontius · · Score: 4, Interesting

    is whether the game will still work when you strip out the spyware.

    Also, will using AdAware be enough to get these slimes to invoke the DMCA? "Circumventing access controls" and all that?

    And if they do, could they succeed?

  3. The games sound TERRIBLE. by hai.uchida · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Some of the games the company offers:

    "Library of the Ages is a puzzle game of sorting ancient books before time runs out. Listen to masterpieces of classical music and take in the top-notch rendered graphics as you play, but beware: the pace quickens as your candle burns away."

    That sounds like work, not entertainment...

    "Welcome to the world of Manna Munchers! It's all about chowin' down and powerin' up! Meet Chuck. He likes to eat. Help him eat as much food as he can, but watch out for Mr. Teeth...he'll crash the whole party!"

    And the sleaziest move of all, if there really is spy/adware attached:

    "Want more games?
    Our parter, Games4Good, offers top games that are safe and fun for the whole family. They donate $1 to charity for every game you purchase. "

    --
    my password is private, but unchanged.
  4. What spyware is in The Sims 2? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
  5. religous angle by kisrael · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Huh. Actually, it looks like "Full Armor" is one of those "sneak in bible lessons" kind of places..."Full Armor" is probably a biblical reference to the "Full Armor of God": Ephesians 6:10-18, "Manna" is a biblical miracle food, etc. I'm not going to download anythin further to confirm that.

    Most ironic, from their Company Info Page:
    Our beliefs? They're simple!: quality, trust, respect, integrity and the golden rule.

    I'd say they're about 0 for 5 there.

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    SO YOU'RE GOING TO DIE: The Comic for Dealing with Death