Study: In-Game Video Advertising Trumps TV Advertising In Effectiveness
This bodes well for QuakeLive.
IIRC it's totally free and revenue is going to come from in-game advertising.
But then again, the environment lends itself to ads. In World of Warcraft, for example, you'd be breaking an illusion if ads for Jolt cola started popping up.
I wonder how profitable the product placement of the VW Beetle is for both the film makers and for VW?