I've still got a while before I can tell you guys how awesome or not awesome Dead Rising 2 is, but there is nothing in Capcom's embargo forbidding me from pointing out the logically placed, but confusingly sexy in-game ads that may very well distract players from nearby hordes of shambling undead.
- Air-brushing, bulimia, body dysmorphic disorder
- Can you guess which one of those boxes hides a penis?
In case you aren't familiar with the concept of in-game advertising, here's a quick primer courtesy Wikipedia:
In-game advertising refers to the use of computer and video games as a medium in which to deliver advertising. In 2005, spending on in-game advertising was US $56 million, and this figure is estimated to grow to $1.0 billion by 2014 ...
In short, there's tons of cash to be made by letting companies fill the blank billboards and posters inside your new, online-enabled game with ads for their latest TV show, car, or magazine full of sexy, sexy, naked, sexy co-eds.
*cue record skipping noise*
Yeah. Co-eds. Nekkid. Porno, porno, porno! God bless America!
*Nex wipes a tear from the eye of a nearby bald eagle*
Hit the jump for an uncensored look at the ad.