Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[PSA: Watch, interact with tonight's presidential debate on Xbox Live]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/psa-watch-interact-with-tonights-presidential-debate-on-xbox/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/psa-watch-interact-with-tonights-presidential-debate-on-xbox/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/psa-watch-interact-with-tonights-presidential-debate-on-xbox/#comments PSA Watch tonight's presidential debate on Xbox LiveThe 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.

JoystiqPSA: 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.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>debategoldmicrosoftpresidential-debatepresidential-electionpsaxboxXbox-LiveTue, 16 Oct 2012 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA[PSA: Live presidential debate goes interactive on Xbox Live tonight]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/psa-live-presidential-debate-goes-interactive-on-xbox-live-toni/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/psa-live-presidential-debate-goes-interactive-on-xbox-live-toni/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/psa-live-presidential-debate-goes-interactive-on-xbox-live-toni/#comments 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.

JoystiqPSA: 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.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>barack-obamaelection-2012-hubmicrosoftmitt-romneypresidential-campaignpresidential-debatepresidential-electionxboxxbox-liveWed, 03 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[President Barack Obama campaigning in EA games again]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/18/president-barack-obama-campaigning-in-ea-games-again/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/18/president-barack-obama-campaigning-in-ea-games-again/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/18/president-barack-obama-campaigning-in-ea-games-again/#comments Much can change in four years, but apparently President Barack Obama's campaign avenues haven't. For his upcoming campaign towards a second term as President of the United States, Obama will once again advertise through video games - specifically, EA games.

Madden NFL 13 across various consoles and other undisclosed EA games are on deck to dish out Obama ads, including EA's casual games portal Pogo and EA Mobile games like Tetris, Scrabble and Battleship. These ads will show up for gamers in Ohio, Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire and Virginia.

Four years ago, Obama paid $44,500 for in-game advertising in Burnout Paradise and other games. You can see some mock-ups in our gallery below.

Gallery: Obama ads in EA games

JoystiqPresident Barack Obama campaigning in EA games again originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you live in the U.S., you probably know that there's a presidential election coming up this November. As it stands, you currently have a few front-runner options: John McCain, Barack Obama, or ... Mario and Luigi?

Yes, the joke's been done before (especially because of the nine thousand Mario Party games out there), but now it's on a t-shirt. Yet, that's not where Nintendo stops interfering in politics.

Supporters of presidential candidate (and popular Mii), Barack Obama, have made a ton of 1up themed paraphernalia endorsing the candidate. The "O" in "Obama" was replaced with the green power-up, and the slogan reads, "Obama: 1up for America." Check past the break (or just click here) to see the design made by the Leftique.

Now all we need is some game gear for McCain, and Nintendo will have completely taken over this election.

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JoystiqObama and McCain face stiff competition originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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