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Op dinsdag 17 oktober 2006 15:45 schreef Frankeinstein het volgende:
is die game nu ook goedkoper dan? Want dat zou je wel verwachten omdat ze geld van die adverteerders binnen krijgen..

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IGA's In-Game Ad Capture Specifics

Specifically, IGA's software uses the IP address for geotargeting of in-game ads (so that European ads are not shown to those in the U.S., for example). It also creates a unique user number that's generated locally, and is able to re-identify the gamer when he next appears online.

In addition, IGA's in-game ad solution does capture the time of day that the user started to play each gaming session - Townsend mentioned, as an example, that "if the brief says 'Males 18 to 34'", the ads may only be served between 6pm and 9pm on a weekday evening or similar, to replicate 'primetime' viewing.

The time that each ad impression takes place is also recorded by IGA, alongside what type of ad content it was (billboard, megaboard, or video stream), the duration (how long was the ad seen for), the size of the ad relative to the player, and the angle of deflection (what angle the ad is viewed at).

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EA Suggests Removing Windows Security Update
But blame falls on Microsoft, not EA.
by Patrick Klepek, 10/19/2006
21 of 21 users recommend this story.
Battlefield 2142 hasn't had a smooth launch; in addition to today's controversy over alleged spyware, a recent patch for the game recommends players to remove Windows XP security update KB917422, meant to solve an issue that "could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it."

Glancing through the readme file for Battlefield 2142's patch, here's what Electronic Arts says:

"Players who have the Windows security update KB917422 installed may suffer from an application error when running Battlefield 2142. This error can be solved by uninstalling the KB917422 update."

Blame, however, does not rest EA but with Microsoft, as a quick Google search of KB917422 brings up many gamers, developers and publishers bitching about the Windows update breaking various games and applications. What have users found is the easiest way to solve the problem? Remove KB917422 or install hotfix KB924867, apparently available by contacting Microsoft directly by calling 800-936-3100.

Even if you simply remove KB917422, you are not opening yourself up to anonymous hackers. This could only happen in two scenarios: "one user running on the machine can force himself to a higher privilege," which means they must have access to your computer locally, or visiting "a specially designed hostile website can force its way to the users privilege, if the user voluntarily performs a sequence of operations." Do either of those sound likely?

For those interested, however, here are the steps to remove KB917422:

1. Go to START | CONTROL PANEL | ADD AND REMOVE PROGRAMS icon.
2. Tick the little box that says SHOW UPDATES.
3. At the bottom of the list of installed programs, look for the update called Security Update for Windows XP (KB917422).
4. Click on it to highlight it and click the REMOVE button.
5. Once the update has been uninstalled, Restart the machine.

EA hasn't responded 1UP's request for comment on the matter, but the issue remains overblown, Internet-wide. It's easy to dog pile on EA -- there's certainly no approval here of charging for cheats on the Xbox Live Marketplace or forcing an ultimatum on playing Internet-based Battlefield 2142 games if you don't want part of in-game advertising -- but here, this isn't EA's problem.

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Op vrijdag 20 oktober 2006 12:59 schreef Frankeinstein het volgende:
zijn er eigenlijk al screenshots van die reclame in de game? Ben wel benieuwd of het er echt wel in past.