News

We Support These Same-Sex Marriages In Video Games

Today, President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage. At which point the internet at large threw the guy so many high-fives Vishnu himself would’ve probably been a bit overwhelmed.


March 28, 2012
News

Barack Obama Locks Up The Maple Story Vote, Cluelessness Takes Second

Barack Obama has triumphed over both ignorance and the Republican primary field, in an unofficial and moderately alarming poll of players of the cartoony multiplayer online video game MapleStory.


March 3, 2012
In Real Life

War Is Not A Game To Barack Obama

Defending his preference for peace in an in-depth interview with The Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg, US president Obama updates the tried-and-true “war is not a game”.


July 23, 2011
News

Obama Kicks Drug-Dealer Arse In This Video Game

From what I’ve played of Call of Juarez: The Cartel it appears to be just as bad as everyone worried it would. The game is packed with tiny glitches, odd AI behaviour and questionable graphics. But it also has a couple of levels starring President Barack Obama.


May 29, 2011
In Real Life

Poland Gives President Obama The Witcher 2′s Collector’s Edition

President Obama, on a tour of Europe this week, stopped in Poland today to meet with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. As is customary, Tusk presented Obama with several gifts to commemorate his visit. One of those was the collector’s edition of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.


May 2, 2011
News

CONFIRMED: Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

Twitter is freaking out right now over news that Osama bin Laden is dead. Jill Jackson, a producer for CBS News, seems to have broken the story on her feed. President Obama has called a news conference…Developing.… [Gawker]


November 4, 2010

Get A Look At NBA Jam’s Pols In Hi-Def

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Election Day was yesterday in the US, but so what? None of these politicians in NBA Jam were candidates. When the game hits the Xbox 360 and PS3, it will have the same roster – and unlockables – as the Wii version.


October 11, 2010

All Of NBA Jam’s Secret Characters (So Far) — And Their Ratings

Who’s a better dunker, Obama or Clinton? Can Tim Kitzrow, Mr. Boom-Shakalaka, throw down on Mike D from the Beastie Boys? And was it really necessary to give all of the Republicans an 8 rating in “steal”?


September 26, 2010

The Politics Of Presidential Appearances

In two weeks, President Obama will appear in a video game for the second time in two months. Is he being paid for that? Is the White House cutting deals with sports game makers? Not likely.


September 24, 2010
News

Activision Blizzard, White House To Develop Smart People Together

Best known for Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, Activision Blizzard has joined a corporate initiative to help improve literacy in science, technology, engineering and maths (the STEAM fields).