In Real Life

Wii-Owning President Obama Doesn’t Care If The Xbox Version Is Better

Somewhere inside the Beltway today, copies of Just Dance 3 for the Wii and The Sims Plus Pets rode in a presidential caravan with the nuclear football. That, gang, is core game cred.


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.


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 21, 2010
News

The President’s Appearing In NBA 2K11, Too

Fresh from greeting the Super Bowl winners in Madden NFL 11, President Obama will make an appearance in NBA 2K11, hosting a White House reception for the NBA champs in a special cinematic included in the game’s Association mode.


December 26, 2009
In Real Life

A Modest Proposal For Holiday YouTube Videos

Every year, I always end up seeing this home video on YouTube as everybody gets into the holiday spirit. I’m sick of it. I want to nominate another video clip in its stead.


December 11, 2009
In Real Life

Would You Play Video Games With President Obama?

If you could play a video game with any celebrity, who would it be? A recent survey conducted by Weekly Reader Research reveals that boys aged 8-17 want to get their game on with President Obama. Who did girls pick?