TorpedoTom (1) Oct 25, 2006 - 04:16 pm » Edited on Oct 25, 2006 - 04:18 pm
» Gamers WAKE UP! In game tracking wont stop with BF2142 I gotta agree with Nemo1966. The implications of In Game Advertising (IGA) are so far reaching that the review should have started, and probably ended, with that. To not even mention it is irresponsible.
Regardless of if you think it is spyware or simply annoyware, and ignoring the fact that EA springs it on you AFTER you've broken the shrink wrap, the big story of BF2142 is the advertising engine. The potential fall out of IGA greatly exceeds the scope of BF2142 and it's merits as a game.
EA is a dominating force in the gaming industry, with control over a very large library of games. Now that they have the technology to track your movements for profit (and the scruples to implement it) you can bet that this program will be expanded to as many games as possible.
If you accept this now, we will all be being tracked by In Game Advertising long after the last copy of BF2142 has been moved from the bargain bin to the trash bin. All of you who care about gaming should be very concerned about this. See that light down there at the end of the tunnel? It aint the way out it's a freight train.
