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Additionally, [[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/</ref> [[Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/</ref>

Additionally, [[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/</ref>

[[File:Anzu-NBCU-partership-1024x490.jpg|thumb|In-game ads in Trackmania]]

Additionally, some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/</ref> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en</ref><ref>https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on.

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-Additionally, [[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/</ref> [[Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/</ref>
+Additionally, [[Activision Blizzard]] has a dedicated advertising division for companies to advertise their products inside their games.<ref>https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/</ref> [[Epic Games, Inc.|Epic Games]] has done a similar thing.<ref>https://gomediashark.com/fortnite-ads/</ref><ref>https://www.adotat.com/2023/01/fortnite-in-game-advertising-how-does-it-work/</ref> It is expected that legitimate ads may be progressively more pervasive within the media that users pay for.<ref>https://abiosgaming.com/press/in-game-adverting-fortnite/</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-game_advertising</ref> Advertising agencies in general are also trying to integrate billboard ads for legitimate products inside games, such as Trackmania.<ref>https://www.adexchanger.com/gaming/nbcu-adds-in-game-ads-to-its-sales-roster-through-partnership-with-anzu/</ref>
 [[File:Anzu-NBCU-partership-1024x490.jpg|thumb|In-game ads in Trackmania]]
 Additionally, some platforms have gone so far as to send users notifications explicitly promoting these new products available for purchase within the game.<ref>https://exputer.com/news/games/ubisoft-technical-error-in-game-ad/</ref> Most have kept these notifications in-game,<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/l3xthb/how_to_get_rid_of_gta_online_ads_on_loading/</ref><!-- There isn't a whole lot of documentation on everything advertised in GTAO, but when I used to play it, I remembered it often trying to encourage me to buy Shark Cards. --> but some have been reported to leave notification pop-ups directly on users' devices.<ref>https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/204580579/why-am-i-constantly-having-game-app-ads-popping-up-even-when-i-m-not-playing-games?hl=en</ref><ref>https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000CLnjCLSQZ/game-ads-keep-popping-up-every-1530-seconds</ref> It is entirely plausible that these marketplace advertisements will increase in popularity from publishers as time goes on.