There is 0% chance this has happened by accident. Someone ordered the developers to program for them to appear there, and that’s exactly how they ended up there
And even if it was a technical error such as extra code/functionality they decided to scrap but left in there at some point it was discussed and planned enough to be in there which is just as bad.
Yeah I don’t understand why they don’t just own it. You’re a company trying to maximize profits, and tried money grubbing your way to more. Then you got caught and your customers didn’t like it. Admit it, move on to your next appallingly bad idea. Weak lies are the worst
I’m not defending Ubi here, they absolutely should have ripped this code out. They had to know the outrage that it would generate.
But it might not have been a management decision. It could have been a “20% time” project where a developer designed and implemented a system that they thought management would like, and then it never got ripped back out after it was rejected. Those projects are usually barebones and use existing assets as much as possible, so it wouldn’t even mean that they had to stand up other systems to support it… They could just link to an existing ad from something else.
That would imply they give a shit. Which they don’t. If there’s a chance they can squeeze 1€ extra out of their customers they will go for it, even if it enrages everyone.
The system we set up to show ads accidentally showed ads.
“We technically thought we would get away with this shit, which was an error. How pissed would you guys be about Coca Cola showing up in ancient Baghdad?”
I misread the title at first as “Assassin’s Greed”.
Getting caught this time:
When they inevitably get caught doing it again:
The later, during the executive meeting:
Joey is my spirit animal
“it’s easier to apologise than it is to ask for permission”.
As in “We started a trial balloon, and your unfounded criticism made us take it back.”
Rogue engineer strikes again.
Yeeaaah, don’t think I’ll be buying any ubi games again.
Years back I was part of a focus group for VR and one of the questions they asked me was how accepting I would be of ads in game and well they got the most heated response from me with that one.
