The other week, we brought you a story about an Obama ad present on a billboard in Burnout Paradise. While we were skeptical about it, it has been proven true. This morning, I was greeted with the same ad in another game. This time, it’s Madden NFL 09.
The ad is the same one that was featured in the Burnout billboard, except in Madden, it appears on drive summaries in the lower right-hand corner. The ad reads, “Early voting has begun,” and at the bottom features Obama’s campaign logo and his name.
After the Burnout piece, I found myself wondering the impact that political ads can actually have. Have any of you been swayed to vote early, or consider Obama over that other candidate? Do you consider this intrusive? Personally, I enjoy this ad much more than a Nike one because it at least has a message that is important. I like sneakers and all, but politics and blueberry pie are higher on my priority list.
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10:44 AM on 10.15.2008
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So I am thankful for the reminder.
I also in the future wouldn't mind games giving me ads that tell me Heroes is about to start in 30 minutes.
For example:
Player scores touchdown, screen goes dark, scary voiceover comes on -- "My opponent lets violent sex offenders go unregistered on the street to stalk your children and take the Fizz out of your soda, vote values in 2012". This message paid for by rich corporations all up in ur vidyo games.
At first I thought this was okay, but then I realized I was just being biased. If this was a few years ago and had been a Bush ad, I would not be pleased. So in all fairness, it's probably just not a good idea.
Oh and, rpbowlinggod, your icon is what I would consider NSFW.
Agreed. At least this is just a reminder with the hope that you will vote for the candidate putting out that reminder.
I would be equally okay if Mccain had the same kind of thing going on (guess I'm a flip flopper). No attack ads in my games! I can't stand to watch attack ads on T.V. either for that matter.
I hope it encourages people to freakin vote. DO IT PEOPLE!
I for one find it intrusive. probably because I'm not an american and I'm not living in America so I'm still wondering exactly why I'm getting this ad.
While I understand the importance of american politics to the globalized we live in..It still seems like too much for me.
@Menelaus
Oh, how dare he have a political opinion! Fuck him in the neck.
@preciousdeath -- Yeah I guess I'm biased. I hate to admit it but thats what it seems like it comes down to. I try to read up on everything both sides are doing but its hard to find good news about mccain. I agree that if this was a few years ago and it was a bush ad I would be angry.
Im starting to feel old now. I just remember being in the range of 18 - 22 and I was either apathetic or just resistant to things that were popular to the masses. Now that I'm almost 30 I find myself trying to convince my 19 year old friends why its important to vote regardless of how they vote.
Oh, and thanks everyone, now Im a rock the vote ad. dammit!
Video Games
Religion
Politics
Oddly enough, 2 of those 3 are things you normally don't talk about with people.
And I must say, I don't like when any of them mix together. I don't like it when Religion is discussed on DToid. I don't like it when ones Religion is brought up in a Campaign. And I certainly don't like the Obamas in mah gamez!(McCain stay out too. I like to be fair and balanced)
Running for President when everyone hates your guts takes some steel cojones.
Sweet, sweet Hypocrisy.
No, VOTE THIRD PARTY......let's get rid of this 2 party system. It's killing this great country.
Yeah, they have like 30 parties in Italy and it democracy works just fine there. Of course, legislation is constantly gridlocked by schemers and deal makers looking to gather up a big enough coalition to have a majority, but that's the price you pay for 31 flavors.
I'm sure there will be scores of conservative lawyers out there to make sure voter suppression covers any amount of voter-fraud, and then to challenge legitimate, but undesirable, people from being allowed to vote.
And by "undesirable", I mean: young people, black people, poor people, women, ex-convicts with their voting rights restored, etc.
It is good to see that someone in the Obama camp at least understands the medium to some extent.
What changes opinions are debates, and policy.... Well... one can hope, lol.
It does almost appear to make them an unnecessary scapegoat and use an outdated cliche, but it's hardly as bad as most gamers treat it.