1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comTom Goldman Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/tomgoldman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="G1dZNrwHak"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/splinter-cell-conviction-likely-to-feature-in-game-advertisements/"><i>Splinter Cell: Conviction</i> Likely to Feature In-Game Advertisements</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/splinter-cell-conviction-likely-to-feature-in-game-advertisements/embed/#?secret=G1dZNrwHak" width="600" height="338" title="“<i>Splinter Cell: Conviction</i> Likely to Feature In-Game Advertisements” — The Escapist" data-secret="G1dZNrwHak" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Sam Fisher is the videogame industry’s latest victim in its never-ending search for more revenue. At Microsoft Advertising’s recent Gaming Upfront presentation, Ubisoft pitched some “interesting” ways that Sam Fisher could be used to earn a few extra bucks in Splinter Cell: Conviction. In-game advertising is not a new concept, but isn’t completely annoying yet, so obviously it hasn’t reached the point that many publishers might like. As reported by Joystiq, Ubisoft representative Jeffrey Dickstein’s pitch at the presentation was something along the lines of: “As you’re slamming a terrorist’s face into a urinal, you might ask yourself, ‘is this […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/60/60807.jpg