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Kojima Weighs In On Obama’s Nobel Prize
4:00AM Owen Good | On his blog, Hideo Kojima found a tie-in, albeit a tenuous one, between his upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Obama yesterday. More »
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Obama Namechecks Xbox Once Again In Speech To Kids
10:30AM Michael McWhertor | President Barack Obama is once again tossing the old Xbox under the bus, naming Microsoft’s console in a speech to schoolchildren today, implying it might interfere with their education. Or maybe this is just smart product placement… More »
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Obama Almost Got A New Wii From Joe Biden
8:00AM Stephen Totilo | All that Gamescom, Quakecon and Blizzcon news last week distracted from a key story reported by the LA Times: Why Barack Obama didn’t get a Wii for his 48th birthday on August 4. More »
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Microsoft Actually Responds To Obama’s Xbox Line In Speech
8:30AM Owen Good | Getting huffy about President Obama using video games as a rhetorical punching bag in speeches on personal responsibility is pointlessly argumentative. But Microsoft has responded to POTUS’ latest call-out, this time of the Xbox. More »
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Obama Maybe Not So Gamer Friendly After All
4:30PM AJ Glasser | In a speech to the American Medical Association, President Obama listed video games as health concern — a challenge to Entertainment Software Administration president Mike Gallagher’s statement that the Obama administration was game-friendly. More »
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ESA: Obama Seems Gamer Friendly
2:00AM Brian Crecente | President Barack Obama’s administration seems video game friendly, Entertainment Software Administration president Mike Gallagher said during an E3 luncheon. More »
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Raving Rabbids Leave Obama Pantsless In New Trailer
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | The newest trailer for Ubisoft’s Rayman-free Wii exclusive Rabbids Go Home features a brief cameo by what appears to be President Barack Obama and Barack Obama’s man panties. Oh, it’s zany alright. More »
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Rockstar, Obama Put Latinos Front And Center
8:20AM Stephen Totilo | While it’s unlikely that the White House coordinated with the makers of Grand Theft Auto, the two parties managed to make May 26, 2009 a significant date for Latinos. More »
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Susan Boyle As Video Game Character
3:30AM Stephen Totilo | Yes, the Sims 3 can render countless chipper versions of ordinary-looking people. But can EA’s June juggernaut handle global singing sensation Susan Boyle from Britain’s Got Talent? Sure. And Obama, too, in this EA clip. More »
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