Blizzard@lemmy.zip to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agoUbisoft started showing ads in gamestwitter.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down14
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkUbisoft started showing ads in gamestwitter.comBlizzard@lemmy.zip to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarepassepartout@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 years agoThey did this for a while now in Trackmania. It is easy to implement there tbh (big boards in the stadium) but they should still rot in hell like anyone else trying to further enshittificate the web.
minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoYou can disable the Trackmania ads in the settings (assuming you’re not on the f2p tier)
minus-squarepassepartout@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoYes i know, you can even disable targeted advertising on free tier so you get generic ads iirc. Still not a fan of ubisoft or advertising in general.
minus-squareSolOrion@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoTbf I’m pretty sure racing games having ads on the billboards around the arena is incredibly far from a new invention.
They did this for a while now in Trackmania. It is easy to implement there tbh (big boards in the stadium) but they should still rot in hell like anyone else trying to further enshittificate the web.
You can disable the Trackmania ads in the settings (assuming you’re not on the f2p tier)
Yes i know, you can even disable targeted advertising on free tier so you get generic ads iirc. Still not a fan of ubisoft or advertising in general.
Tbf I’m pretty sure racing games having ads on the billboards around the arena is incredibly far from a new invention.