So, I got home today and decided to unwind with a little MW2 and DJ Hero. I got torn to shreds in MW2 as usual, and had a blast doing so, but I knew it was time to switch over to the wheels of steel, uh, plastic! I was enjoying myself, rippin' it up pretty good, when suddenly, to my disgust, I noticed something in the background, and totally started screwing up.

There was a mcdonalds add on one of the billboards in the background. I wanted to puke. $60 a year for XBL, $120 for the game, and I'm STILL pounded with these stupid ADVERTISEMENTS!!! I play games to ESCAPE crap like TV, and its steady stream of ads. I listen to my MP3 player to avoid annoying radio ads (and crappy music). I see ads on buses, inside and out. Ads along side the roads. Ads in newspapers, magazines, at school, in malls... WHY ARE THEIR ADS IN MY GAMES?!?!?

I'm seriously considering trading in DJ Hero after seeing this crap today. I was so stoked about Tekken 6, and I haven't been able to play it since seeing the TAPOUT (PUKE!!!) clothes available for King!!! I seriously can not bring myself to play the game for that very reason!

I know there are arguments for games in ads, as far as I'm concerned, there are NONE, but some people think they add realism, and everyone is entitled to an opinion (even if it is sad and makes them look like another member of that flock of sheep out there... ;) ), but I DO NOT WANT THIS CRAP IN MY GAMES!!!

If a game is to be filled with ads, the savings should be passed on to the consumer. Make the games $15 if you're going to force me to look at that crap! Or, at least give me the option to TURN THEM OFF!!! There are options to turn off blood in games, I'd like to see an option to turn off something FAR more offensive to me, in-game advertising.

I avoid EA games mostly because of their ads and the extent to which they nickle and dime you with DLC (see Dragon age, DLC on release day... Are you SERIOUS?!?!), and now I'm thinking activision needs to go, too. Damn, I'm running out of developers!!!

PS: Happy 2010!!!