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Yahoo! News - Ubisoft to Publish U.S. Election Video Game |
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Topic: Games |
11:00 pm EDT, Jun 2, 2004 |
] The typical video game calls for shooting aliens, racing ] cars and beating enemies into submission, but publisher ] Ubi Soft Entertainment has decided gamers may also enjoy ] stumping for votes at a nursing home somewhere in Ohio. ] ] The company said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to ] publish "The Political Machine," a new game for PCs that ] puts players in control of the 2004 presidential ] campaigns of either incumbent President Bush (news - web ] sites) or Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry (news - ] web sites). ] ] Players will also have the option of creating their own ] Republican or Democratic candidate or managing the ] campaign of a historical figure like Ronald Reagan (news ] - web sites) or Franklin Roosevelt. ] ] The game will allow players to raise funds, barnstorm for ] votes and join candidate debates. SimPresident Yahoo! News - Ubisoft to Publish U.S. Election Video Game |
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AP Photo - Bin Laden vs. USA video game |
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Topic: Games |
10:19 pm EST, Jan 14, 2003 |
] A man demonstrates to prospective buyers the new video ] game, called 'Bin Laden versus USA,' which shows the ] faces of the prime terrorist suspect and U.S. President ] George W. Bush at a street stall in Baguio, northern ] Philippines, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003. The China-made ] version of the current craze Game Boy's gameplan is ] for the player to defend the twin towers from being ] bombed by Bin Laden's suicide bombers by using American ] anti-terrorist weapons. It sells for 250 pesos (US$5). AP Photo - Bin Laden vs. USA video game |
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