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Adverts Coming To Xbox 360 Achievements

Posted by Zonk on from the this-revulsion-is-brought-to-you-by-unabashed-greed dept.

Joystiq reports that the charming sports custom of having game elements sponsored by a corporation or product will now be coming to Xbox Live Achievements. "A quick skim down the list of achievements for EA's upcoming NCAA 08 Football shows sponsored goals such as the 'Old Spice Red Zone Perfection' and 'Pontiac 4th Quarter Comeback.' Each achievement is accompanied by a logo for the company in the achievement's image. We can only imagine the possibilities for future Xbox 360 games. Halo Around the Collar, sponsored by Tide? Mass Effect sponsored by the Axe Effect? Grand Theft Auto IV's Bounty Beatdown (great for sopping up blood spills)? The possibilities are endless." One would hope this will stay restricted to sports games.

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  1. Well done... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Good job M$ for finding a way to change a unique and semi-enjoyable thing like Achievements into the ultimate shill-game. I suppose the appearance of the Burger King in your games was only one of many ways to make video games more like dumbass television.

  2. 360 - Worst Console Ever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Let's just sum up:

    % Botched backwards compatibility
    % A 30-40 percent failure rate
    % Disc scratching
    % 50 dollars a year to play games online
    % No dedicated servers
    % Crappy graphics - Halo 3 and Forza 2 - YEECH!
    % Noisy as hell
    % Can't handle 1080p for real games
    % Smaller than last gen storage format - only 7 gigs of space versus 8 gigs last gen
    % Ripoff peripheral prices
    % No BluRay playback for 1080p HD movies

    And more and more adds everywhere.

    Worst. Console. Ever.