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PSA: Final presidential debate tonight at 9pm EDT on Xbox Live

David Hinkle — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:30:00 EST

Not the final final debate - just the last one before the 2012 election. Tonight is your final chance to enjoy some heated debate action on your Xbox 360, as President Barack Obama and candidate Mitt Romney will square off in their third debate starting at 9pm EDT - you're that much closer to your free Halo armor.

Before the debate, Xbox 360 users will be able to enjoy a concert put on by Rock the Vote, starting at 7pm EDT. The concert will feature artists Neon Trees and DJ Skee, both of which we're in-the-know about because we're not old fogies like your parents. Nope, we're totally hip.

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Majority of undecided Xbox Live voters declare Obama victor of town hall debate

Jordan Mallory — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:00:00 EST

Of the 2,000 or so undecided voters that tuned into last night's presidential debate via Xbox Live, 51 percent thought that President Barack Obama's overall performance was better than former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Meanwhile, 17 percent declared Romney the winner, while 32 percent remained unsure as to who outclassed who.

Fifty-two percent of undecided Xbox Live voters felt that President Obama was the most truthful during the debate, compared with the 17 percent who felt that way about Romney. Regarding the specificity of their plans for our nation, 56 percent felt Obama was satisfactorily specific in regards to his plan for the future, whereas 17 percent said the same about Romney.

Those 2,000-ish voters were but a small subset of the total number of viewers, however, which totaled more than 100,000 Xbox owners. Over the course of the debate, more than 2 million individual answers were given to approximately 70 poll questions, with most questions averaging 35,000 to 45,000 responses each.

Majority of undecided Xbox Live voters declare Obama victor of town hall debate originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSA: Watch, interact with tonight's presidential debate on Xbox Live

Jessica Conditt — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:30:00 EST

The second presidential debate will be streamed on Xbox Live tonight for Gold members, starting at 9 p.m. ET. Just like the previous presidential and vice presidential debates, this one will be interactive, posing questions to viewers on policy and performance.

This presidential debate is in a town hall format, meaning members of the audience will have the opportunity to ask President Barack Obama and republican Mitt Romney questions directly. It will (attempt to) focus on domestic and foreign policy.

The vice presidential debate saw more than 30,000 responses to each question, with more than 800,000 individual responses total. Tonight's debate is accessible through the Xbox Live dashboard.

PSA: Watch, interact with tonight's presidential debate on Xbox Live originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSA: Live presidential debate goes interactive on Xbox Live tonight

David Hinkle — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST

Standard presidential debates are so 2008. In the 2012, we expect a bit more interactivity from our presidential debates, and coincidentally Xbox Live is delivering that to Gold subscribers tonight with the first presidential debate.

Republican nominee Mitt Romney and incumbent President Barack Obama will begin their debate at 9PM Eastern tonight. During the debate, Xbox Live users will be able to answer polls and even suggest questions for the Xbox Live community through Twitter by using the hashtag #XboxPoll.

This is one of four debates that will stream live through the Election 2012 hub on Xbox Live, three presidential debates and one vice presidential. Watching three of the four total debates will net Xbox Live users a free Halo 4 Warrior Armor avatar.

PSA: Live presidential debate goes interactive on Xbox Live tonight originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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