Adscape

{{Infobox company

| name = Adscape Media, Inc.

| logo =

| type = Subsidiary

| parent = Google

| founded = {{start date and age|2006|2}}

| location = Mountain View, California, U.S.

| industry = Mobile advertising

}}

Adscape Media, Inc.{{Cite web |date=2006-01-05 |title=Adscape Media, Inc. |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/4089894 |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=Open Corporates}} was a San Francisco in-game advertising company specializing in dynamic ad delivery integrated into video game narratives. The technology allowed the placement of both static and dynamic advertisements within interactive entertainment on PC, console, and mobile platforms.

Founded in 2002 by former Nortel engineer Dan Willis, the company launched in February 2006 with $3.2 million in funding from HIG Ventures, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm. On February 15, 2007, Adscape was acquired by Google for US$23 million.{{cite web |author=Olson, Ryan |date=2007-02-15 |title=Google Agrees to Buy Adscape |url=http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=21323 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807202910/http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=21323 |archivedate=2007-08-07 |accessdate=2007-04-02 |work=Red Herring}}{{cite web |author=Olson, Ryan |date=2007-02-14 |title=Google/Adscape update: deal still on |url=http://www.redherring.com/blogs/22124 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607085043/http://www.redherring.com/blogs/22124 |archivedate=2011-06-07 |accessdate=2008-10-15 |work=Red Herring}}{{cite web |author=Kumar, Vishesh |date=2007-02-16 |title=Google Makes Ad-Grab |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10339410/1/google-makes-ad-grab.html |accessdate=2008-10-15 |publisher=The Street}}{{cite web |date=2007-03-18 |title=Google buys video game ad firm Adscape |url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2007-03-18-google-adscape_N.htm |accessdate=2008-10-15 |work=USA Today}}

History

== Operations ==

Adscape moved from its offices in Atlanta to Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, in March 2007.

== Acquisition by Google ==

Google's acquisition of the company grants it Adscape's patents related to advertising technologies in video games. Google stated "As more and more people spend time playing video games, we think we can create opportunities for advertisers to reach their target audiences while maintaining a high quality, engaging user experience."

This acquisition was partly fueled by Microsoft's purchase of in-game advertisement company Massive Incorporated, which already has secured deals with game publishers including Ubisoft, THQ, and Take-Two Interactive, for $200 million in 2006.

After the acquisition, Adscape's core technology, AdverPlay, was merged into Google Adsense, aligning its dynamic in-game advertising system with Google's broader digital advertising ecosystem.{{Cite web |last=Chowdhry |first=Amit |date=2008-10-04 |title=A History of Google Acquisitions And Where They Are Today |url=https://pulse2.com/a-history-of-google-acquisitions-and-where-they-are-today/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Pulse 2.0 |language=en}}