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Tracist · 2017-12-16 02:31:38+00:00

Of course not. But it's extremely clear to me that the primary focus of the article is promoting the game, and the story is secondary.

After having seen a lot of these articles, it becomes easier to distinguish the real story ones from the "ad" ones. And thats why they do it, its effective, so many people can't tell its a paid advert.

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r053bud | karma 150 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2024-05-17 17:38:48

Honest question, is this a paid advertisement article?

wooptoo | karma 1491 | avg karma 3.54 · | 2014-10-13 09:07:12+00:00

Is this article an ad?

zzalpha | karma 4128 | avg karma 3.28 · | 2016-07-03 23:09:05+00:00

Is... this an advertisement disguised as an article? Nothing indicates this is sponsored content but it sure reads like it...

mynameisme | karma 142 | avg karma 4.18 · | 2013-06-16 23:54:11+00:00

I feel like your article is just a not so subtle ad for your game.

johnfn | karma 7925 | avg karma 6.9 · | 2009-08-27 08:44:16+00:00

Is it just me, or does this come off as an advertisement more than an article?

techdragon | karma 4886 | avg karma 2.14 · | 2017-06-26 06:13:53+00:00

The ads like this usually have fine print explaining that the game/ad is not representative of the actual gameplay experience.

mFixman | karma 2753 | avg karma 3.63 · | 2022-01-06 15:42:47

Is it me, or does this article look suspiciously like an ad?

cr__ | karma 348 | avg karma 4.09 · | 2016-10-18 13:24:43+00:00

Is this just a videogame ad?

makach | karma 1467 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2022-03-06 11:43:34

yes. this article reads like an ad.

chrisco255 | karma 12721 | avg karma 2.19 · | 2024-02-02 11:34:42

No there is an article to grab your attention, to sell advertisements to you.

gphilip | karma 1502 | avg karma 7.7 · | 2014-03-25 15:14:34

Is it just me, or does the linked article read like an ad?

frgtpsswrdlame | karma 5852 | avg karma 2.93 · | 2018-06-12 17:36:14

I actually can't tell, is this article an advertisement?

znpy | karma 10741 | avg karma 2.31 · | 2024-03-13 18:28:20

Is this a paid article? This looks like advertising

jff | karma 5646 | avg karma 3.02 · | 2011-08-24 03:17:44+00:00

An ad in the comments of an article about how annoying ads in games are. And the article itself turns out to be a sales pitch at the end. Is this... is this double-irony?

cheald | karma 13949 | avg karma 4.5 · | 2013-01-15 01:54:09+00:00

Yeah, but here's literally what you see as soon as you open that story (with adblock off):

http://cl.ly/image/0W1d2f3P0L25

That's pretty darn clear that it's a sponsored piece of content.

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mungoman2 | karma 317 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2016-08-17 19:41:38+00:00

This article reads like a paid ad... is it?

srcreigh | karma 1800 | avg karma 1.78 · | 2023-07-20 23:41:33

Sure, and if that is what was actually happening it'd be fine. It's just hard to know if its actually an ad (make positive video we pay you $5k and give you game for free and review what you say before you can post) or just "hey we made a game here's a free one tell people what you think of it".

just-juan-post | karma 59 | avg karma 0.13 · | 2020-09-15 14:38:50

This story is an advertisement.

p1necone | karma 8650 | avg karma 3.6 · | 2019-08-29 00:47:23

The article certainly reads like an ad.