EA's 'Madden', Other Games Will Get In-Game Ads On PS3 (SNE, ERTS)

Vasanth Sridharan | June 4, 2008 11:45 AM

Madden.jpgMore ads are coming to your gaming console, courtesy of Sony (SNE) and in-game advertising agency IGA Worldwide, which used today's WSJ ($) to announce an in-game ad deal. First publisher to jump on board: Electronic Arts (ERTS), which will use IGA to put ads in upcoming editions of 'Madden' and other games.

The much-hyped in-game ad business is still small: Jonathan Epstein, CEO of in-game ad company Double Fusion, estimates that it's a $500 million industry with about half of that going to casual games. But high hopes still exist: Yankee Group analyst Mike Goodman projects ad revenue could near $1 billion by 2011, according to the WSJ.

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sidney (URL) said:
640-802 EA's 'Madden', Other Games Will Get In-Game Ads On PS3 (SNE, ERTS) Have some decency! Stop playing with the cake. Have some decency. Who would be so dumb!
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