Is it me or does there seem to be an inordinate number of video game ads.

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Candy Crush, et al. Mindless games, (though, I admit, there was a time where I played Wordscape on a daily basis)

Mostly for stupid, mindless games. Why is that? Shouldn't we deserve ads that are 1/2 way intelligent and deliver important choices, in our life? Also, how do these games generate revenue to create all of these stupid ads I have to watch?

[JHB]

1. For me, no, but it may be that I'm in the wrong places to see them.

As for "how do they afford the ads?", there are two likely avenues:

1) investor money;

2) selling user data.

If it does well enough, they'll start having "paid enhancements". Once you have people hooked, you can get them to pay money to skip over the "grinding" to get in-game features. This is an oooollllldddd trick.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Gift giving season...