Ubisoft blames 'technical error' for showing pop-up ads in Assassin's Creed

Re:Ubisoft blames 'technical error' for showing pop-up ads i... by nottorp on Friday November 24, 2023 @05:45PM (#38409215)

There used to be a clear separation between gambling and other gaming. No one's going to get fooled by blackjack. On the 'video game' scene we're muddling the waters by allowing gambling (lootboxes) and other gacha to be called video games.

Take your least favorite politician. They probably say they're the saviour of the nation. Do you call them that just because that's what they call themselves?

Why accept that for free to play stuff?

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Re:Ubisoft blames 'technical error' for showing pop-up ads i... by travisjungroth on Saturday November 25, 2023 @07:10PM (#38418031)

No, but I call them politicians. You’re using gacha in a way very different from other folks, a disjoint set noun from games versus a modifier. I don’t think it’s going to be successful.

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Re:Ubisoft blames 'technical error' for showing pop-up ads i... by nottorp on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:27PM (#38437780)

I can try and teach :) They really don't deserve to be called 'games'.

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