It was a big deal back when a Barack Obama presidential campaign ad appeared in Burnout Paradise back in the beginning of October, 2008. Now, expect even more coverage – the Obama campaign has purchased ad space in 18 different video games.

The first Obama ad appearance was in Burnout Paradise, but now ads for the Democrat candidate are also appearing in Guitar Hero 3, Madden 09, Nascar 09, NBA Live 08, Need for Speed: Carbon, Need for Speed: ProStreet, NHL 09 and Skate. The majority of the games which have Obama ads appearing in them are EA titles…

With digital distribution becoming more popular for various media – with both companies and consumers – it’s no surprise that sales for online video game purchases are expected to increase during the next few years. DFC Intelligence, a marketing and research firm, released a report titled “Online Game Market Forecasts” that projects online video game more »