Gamersgate’s ad-supported free game service, VOID, launched yesterday

[Shoat]

Wait, how will this work?

You watch X ads and then unlock a game as if you bought it?
Or you watch an ad and can play for X amount of time?

And how do they decide what kind of games are available?

From what I understand you watch 2 ads every time you want to play a game. I don't know whether there's a time limit or not, though.

So the ads are to be watched at the beginning of every session with a game?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

So the ads are to be watched at the beginning of every session with a game?

Yes.

 

[BigLord]

That time limit idea worries me. If it wasn't for that, I'd be more than happy to wait 60 seconds everytime I want to play a game. I wait 2 mins everytime I want to play TF2, while staring at the screen waiting for the game to load!

 

[stanleyopar2000]

a hulu of video games?...we all know this is going to go south to greed.

*looks at hulu starting and current*

 

[koimayeul]

See me cry over here in France.. Would LOVE to dive in this and Onlive.

 

[Kioku]

Nice concept, for sure. That's about it though.

 

[Minox]

That time limit idea worries me. If it wasn't for that, I'd be more than happy to wait 60 seconds everytime I want to play a game. I wait 2 mins everytime I want to play TF2, while staring at the screen waiting for the game to load!

The way I see it you'd be getting an ad-supported demo (except you can play the game through fully if you want to), and if you really like a game and want to play it without the ads then you can always just pay for it so you don't have to watch ads.

Personally I would love to see this work out for the above mentioned reason of mine.

 

[osm70]

For guys from not supported countries:
Use VPN (you can use this small and free tool: http://www.mediafire...a5ie3if87col44b) to create account and browse games.
After you download the installer you can turn off VPN (installers are small because they download game from server - but you dont need VPN for this).