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Monday, November 10, 2008
Gamers suspicious of Obama
By Jimmy @ 10:34 AM :: 489 Views :: 6 Comments :: Article Rating :: Wii, PSP, DS, PS2, PS3, PC, 360, Other
 

Some Video Gamers Leery of Obama’s Views

http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq105/videogn/10games190.jpg?t=1226331328 A scene from the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
Published: November 9, 2008

"Senator Barack Obama had a burst of publicity last month when it was revealed that his presidential campaign had bought advertisements in popular Xbox 360 video games. In early-voting states, the ads, inserted via the Internet in Madden NFL ’09, Burnout Paradise and other games, reminded hard-to-reach young people to cast ballots.

But some players say they are concerned about other interruptions to their games that they consider more serious."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/media/10game.html?scp=1&sq=gamers%20obama&st=cse
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comment By admin @ Monday, November 10, 2008 3:14 PM
Dude, I thought this was about the secret Obama memo to his new staff that he wants to formulate a bill banning M rated video games and appoint a video game czar headed by Nintendo chief gaming strategist Miyamoto.

Seriously, if you're worried about gaming regulation, you shouldn't have put a bunch of Democrats in power. Cause it's coming. Kids, you're gonna be doing community service soon and the mini-game is your gaming future.

comment By rapier @ Monday, November 10, 2008 5:54 PM
Yeah, because Republicans have never been about censorship... Their all the same.

comment By admin @ Monday, November 10, 2008 7:34 PM
Not censorship dude. Regulation. You'll see what I mean soon enough.

comment By NutMan @ Monday, November 10, 2008 7:53 PM
Can you explain what you mean, kevin?

comment By danddman @ Monday, November 10, 2008 10:59 PM
I wonder when the first video game player will be elected president.

I think people getting worked up over his 'put the video games away' statement are overreacting. He also mentioned TV. Is he going to ban all television?

comment By NutMan @ Monday, November 10, 2008 11:24 PM
danddman, I think people are more worried by this:

"He indicated that he supported parental controls for both television and video games and called on the video game industry to “give parents better information” and improve the voluntary ratings system. “If the industry fails to act, then my administration would,” he wrote."

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