So Gamersgate is launching a platform named Void where you can play games for free but the catch is you have to watch ads in between gameplay

Article here

Countdown until Void launch here

It's also only going to be released in Sweden, USA and Canada, doesn't that just piss you off?

Edit: A few more countries have been added since I originally made the post: Denmark, Norway and Finland

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i live in Narnia so i can't use it. it will be available only on Sweeden US and Canada, ohh Canaadaa.

1 decade ago
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Only 3 countries? Grrr.. I wish I lived in Sweden...

Oh wait, I do.. FReEe GaImez 4 meee!! :D

1 decade ago
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Same 4 me. I live in Canada :D

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+1

1 decade ago
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mmmmmm :its freee:

1 decade ago
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Our ad-financed service, VOID will be released on May 28th in Sweden,
closely followed by the US and Canada.

Well that limits a good amount. We probably are asking way too much for a worldwide release.

1 decade ago
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It doesn't. I hate ads.

1 decade ago
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Same. I'm sick of being bombarded with advertising. I'd rather pay the money than listening to the same shitty ad about the same shitty product and how it's going to change my life.
I have so many adblockers on my browser that Lenin himself would be proud.

1 decade ago
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Thisssss.

1 decade ago
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60 second ad. Go make a sandwich or goto the bathroom. From the site it sounds like there is only the 1 ad at startup and you are good to go

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A sandwich in 60 seconds? I want those skills!

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How can you make a sandvich THAT slowly?

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I fucking love you so much for that.

1 decade ago
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Me too.

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Yea that pisses me off:/

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Our ad-financed service, VOID will be released on May 28th in the US and Canada, closely followed by Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.

Only half an hour since the OP and they already added more countries. Also it asks to subscribe to get notified when it's available in your country so I think it's safe to assume they'll try to add even more countries to the list.

1 decade ago
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don't know why but it works from me even if I'm in Italy... btw I got a free beta code from IGN prime for it.

1 decade ago
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Holy crap, this for real? This seems way too good to be true. I mean, even if they're giving 30 minute ads, it'll be annoying, but still too good to be true ಠ_ಠ

1 decade ago
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I wouldn't expect a spectacular lineup.

1 decade ago
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I had the same thought.

1 decade ago
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Sounds good, too bad I'm in Australia.

1 decade ago
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Austr-alien hahah. classic!

1 decade ago
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How's Hulu going? Oh..
Forgot we don't get that either.

1 decade ago
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I have a beta key for this Void from IGN Prime, anyone interested?

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me :)

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In US, sounds intresting.

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Sweden? Why only one EU country and the whole of North America. Strange

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"closely followed by Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland."

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I'm in the closed beta. There's certainly a selection, but the lineup is pretty much all old titles (~5-15 years). Maybe that's just for the beta, but I wouldn't expect any recent triple-A titles for the launch line-up. Currently it's stuff like Red Faction, Star Wolves, Cursed Mountain, and Abe's Oddysee. The most recent title I saw was Risen, from 2009.

Another catch is that it's ad-supported (ad in the downloader, unskippable video ad each time you launch the game). Also, you have a limited number of slots. If you download a game for free, it takes up a slot (your only slot) and is locked in for 2 weeks. After that, you can free up the slot and select another one, which in all likelihood invalidates your previous game.

You can upgrade those slots or get more of them, but both cost a decent sum of their Blue "It Ain't Money" Coins. 10k for another slot, and here's the current pricing for upgrades. (Empowered actually gives you another slot for a game in the same genre as the one in the upgraded slot, not just any game.)

1 decade ago
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that's just plain stupid, they want it free but end up free for 1game/2weeks, if you want more you need to pay us money$$$

1 decade ago
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You can keep a game as long as you want. However, you MUST keep it 2 weeks, so you can't just play a game a few minutes, get bored, and play a dozen more in an afternoon, you have to pick which ones you legitimately want.

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Thanks for the low-down, friend. I was curious as to how this would work. Is there any ad watching mid-game ever? Or do you get that ad stuff out of the way at the beginning, in the game-load stage?

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Not that I noticed. There's a pre-roll ad that, according to them, can be up to 60 seconds long. Maximum I've seen was like 10-15, though.

Still, don't give them ideas.

1 decade ago
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No sane man would plan on it. That system sounds pretty do-able. Thanks for the info!

1 decade ago
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I imagine there are legal and financial realities to consider. It's not that they hate your country folks.

1 decade ago
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you don't know that. I'm bet that they're willing to give up a huge sack full of money from potential revenue because when they were younger a kid from your country here pulled down their pants.

1 decade ago
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I'd rather buy a game than watch stupid ads.

1 decade ago
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I imagine most people will just schedule a toilet break or something.

1 decade ago
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or a redtube break

1 decade ago
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Scheduled poops!

1 decade ago
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Can you get into this with a VPN?

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I'm not in one of the "supported" countries, but I got in the beta anyway. The ads I'm seeing are Swedish or something.

1 decade ago
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isnt it possible to make a addblocker for this XD?

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YEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHH FINLAND AWAYYYYYY

1 decade ago
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I think ads would be easy to get rid off, also this will ruin pc gaming :(

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wat

1 decade ago
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Alternative for playing a demo to try out a game, I guess. I still like my games on Steam without any restrictions.

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"I still like my games on Steam without any restrictions."

Wat?

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How is an ad a restriction?

1 decade ago
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It would be great to try the unfindable games... you know, these great titles that have disappeared from every store and torrent.

1 decade ago
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I've used a closed beta key for Void from IGN Prime and can use it without any problems. What's crucial here - I'm from Poland.
Maybe it's just for beta though.

1 decade ago
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same from germany

1 decade ago
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I used it during the beta fine, but once it was announced I can no longer access Void, and I imagine I'll have to wait until it's officially available.

1 decade ago
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<3 sweden <3

1 decade ago
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Being brainwashed is nowadays a valid method of trading apparently.

1 decade ago
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it's called advertising

If you haven't already been brand-awareness'd into submission, then you must be some sort of hermit.

1 decade ago
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Normally you'd pay for the games, but with this they let you voluntarily get brainwashed with advertisements instead.

1 decade ago
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So kinda like YouTube, or every website ever. But with that kind of attitude, you're probably a fellow adblocker.

Also, I'm feeling no urge whatsoever to take advantage of NordicBet's brand-leading online entertainment experience and amazing returns at respectable odds.

1 decade ago
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lol your brain must be a sponge if ads can brainwash you

1 decade ago
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Subliminal Messaging and advertisement clips work a lot more than you might think they do.

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Subliminal messaging is a myth/bullsh*t.

1 decade ago
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I've seen subliminal messages for McDonalds but I still think their food is shit and that they don't use real beef

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fk I love my country

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Closed 1 decade ago by Dorggingoa.