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Jakanden
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 Posted: 06/03/04 - 14:29 Post subject: Ubisoft to Publish U.S. Election Video Game
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| Quote: | Ubisoft to Publish U.S. Election Video Game
By Ben Berkowitz
Jun 3, 8:18 AM (EDT)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 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 or Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry.
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 or Franklin Roosevelt.
The game will allow players to raise funds, barnstorm for votes and join candidate debates.
"We figured it would be kind of fun to be able to go around the country and try to take out ads, debate on the issues that are out there ... and see how different candidates played up against each other," Brad Wardell, the game's designer told Reuters.
Taking turns against the computer or another live player, budding "campaign managers" will have to manage a budget, coordinate strategy and give interviews on spoof political TV shows like "60 Seconds" and the "O'Maley Factor."
Most of the game's demographic data is gathered from the U.S. Census, and candidates rise in the polls by appealing to states on the issues judged most important to them.
That will require players to finesse their message to gain the backing of special interest groups and get the most states possible on board with their candidate, Wardell said.
"A player who's not a political junkie quickly learns why real-world candidates seemingly flip-flop on the issues," Wardell said.
The game is expected to be released sometime this summer, between the Democratic convention in July and the Republican convention in August.
Wardell said the public seemed to be more evenly split between the two parties and the candidates than in the past, which made the game potentially more interesting.
"We wanted to do this before the 2000 election but our models said Al Gore was going to win, so we decided not to do it," he said.
And while the game is clearly fallible as a predictive tool, Wardell said it offered some insight into real life politics.
"According to our model, Kerry should pick Gephardt as his VP," he said, referring to Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt, who he said could deliver states like Iowa and Missouri.
So what about the outcome in November? "Right now, according to the model, Bush is going to lose by quite a bit," Wardell said.
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lauren000
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Location: colorado springs
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 14:32 Post subject:
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I hope the video game is right.
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Syke
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Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 14:33 Post subject:
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Hahaha, crazyness.
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merdocc
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Location: Pasadena Ca
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 15:07 Post subject:
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Can I go around signing up dead people to vote? That would be the own.
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killswitch
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 15:27 Post subject:
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| merdocc wrote: | | Can I go around signing up dead people to vote? That would be the own. |
We've had multiple mayors in Miami caught doing that.
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Paco
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Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 15:47 Post subject:
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I hope they go bankrupt for putting out such a piece of boring shit.
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Vengar_OO
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Joined: 30 Nov 2002
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Location: Mayport, FL
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 15:58 Post subject: -==-
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Smear campaign all the way baby.
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Banzai
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 16:59 Post subject: Re: -==-
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| Vengar_OO wrote: | | Smear campaign all the way baby. |
Historical precedent isn't bias, it’s data.
I guess the polls will be the only proof at the end of the day.
I will agree that this could quite possibly be the most boaring game of all time, next to EQ and the jboots camp.
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wellspoken
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 17:19 Post subject:
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| Paco wrote: | | I hope they go bankrupt for putting out such a piece of boring shit. |
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Vengar_OO
Sir Postalot
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Location: Mayport, FL
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Posted: 06/03/04 - 17:24 Post subject: -==-
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Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others.
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Regan
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Location: Miami
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Posted: 06/04/04 - 17:05 Post subject:
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Hey, lately it seams like sim anything will sell, why not sim presidential campeign!
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