YoVG # 544 Incoming Ad-pocalypse!

Yo Videogames by Andrew Schieffer

Sep 30, 202601:09:54Games & Hobbies

Microsoft filed a patent for in-game advertising. Examples include: before or after a multiplayer match, after a major boss fight or story beat, or as a way to earn game time on cloud services. Suffice to say Xbox will n...

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