Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Wipeout HD Loading Ads Scrapped After Uproar

Posted by Soulskill on from the vox-populi-vox-dei dept.

RobotsDinner writes "After Monday's story about intrusive, loading-screen ads being retroactively added to the PSN racing title Wipeout HD, the popular uproar has indeed succeeded in getting Sony to pull them. You can put your pitchforks down; your voice has been heard! A Sony spokesman said, 'The ad has been removed from Wipeout HD and we are investigating the situation to ensure that any in-game advertising does not affect gameplay.'"

1 of 119 comments (clear)

  1. Overreaction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Add revenue is one way to keep costs down for the end user. Wipeout Fury added a ton of new content to an already excellent game (IMO) for a really low price. Considering this game could have easily been released on Disc and cost more than double. I do not mind the occasional addvert while the game is LOADING. This supposed outrage was more media hype than actual trouble.