Whenever Fox News starts talking about videogames, controversy usually follows. It has happened with Mass Effect, Medal of Honor and to a lesser extent, NBA Jam. Peter Moore, president of EA Sports went on Fox News to talk about NBA Jam’s inclusion of politicians such as President Obama and Sarah Palin.

In the latest issue of Star magazine there is a quick nugget about US President Barack Obama titled “President Obama: Gamer In Chief.”

Rarely ever able to reveal a “source,” Star is claiming that Obama is a gamer. No, this isn’t a rehash of Obama’s much-reported Wii purchase…

Zensoft’s just released an entertaining and well designed, Super Mario World parody called Super Obama World. Well, more like made it available online for everyone to play. Super Obama World is a browser-based, free action game where you guide President Obama through six levels (and possibly 2 secret levels) through Alaska.

As tempting as it was to start from “I Can See Russia From My House,” I decided to start with “For Everything Else, There’s the RNC.” Our 44th president is surprisingly frail. You can collect a pie powerup that makes him into a sort of “super” Obama…

One of the main distinctions that made Barack Obama’s election so noteworthy to observers was how he was able to embrace technology. Whether that was through clever advertising, smartly-placed television addresses or building an unexpected presence in video games, Obama made it clear that he was willing to tap into current societal trends in order to ensure success for America.

However, translating that technological savvy to the White House’s resources has proven difficult, as Obama’s staff has quickly figured out that their new home is not necessarily the most technologically creative place on the block…

By now, it is pretty obvious the effect that Barack Obama’s inaugural festivities have had on the American public. Once it became official that he would become president, millions of individuals the world over have either attended his inauguration in person or witnessed it via television or the Internet.

Having attended the proceedings, I can say with confidence that it was worth every minute.

Those who choose to consume media via their Xbox 360s were also included in the inaugural proceedings, Obama’s inauguration speech was featured on Xbox Live, along with…

So you’re about to be the President and you’re really stressed out due to trying to save our economy, bring the troops back from the war and figure out a solution to that pesky global warming problem. What do you do to relieve that stress?

Play Nintendo Wii, of course.

President elect Barack Obama recently bought a Wii system for his daughters for Christmas (2008). When he has some downtime (if any) he likes to play it with them, specifically bowling in WiiSports.

He could actually use the practice since, rumor has it, he isn’t…

Sports and politics, what a mix.

The first Saturday (January 24, 2009) after Barack Obama takes office as President of the United State of America (January 20, 2009), the Cincinnati Cyclones will celebrate with a free bobblehead to the first 3,000 ticket holders through the gate.

Because when I think of hockey, I think of Barack Obama.

The Obama bobblehead features a smiling president-to-be with his right hand giving a nice thumbs up sign. He’s also sporting a…

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…

The 2008 presidential election is less than a month away and has successfully infiltrated the videogame world. We’ve seen billboards for Sen. Barack Obama inside Burnout Paradise as well as polls taken over Xbox Live. You can now make your own politically themed games thanks to Fryebug Inc. through the Campaign08Games website.

This site lets you pick the a type of game you want to create such as…

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I know it’s been awhile since I played Bumper Stars by Large Animal Games on Facebook (especially after getting my butt handed to me by my fellow game journo, Jenni Lada) but I recently went back to give the game a try. It’s a totally refreshed game from when we previously played.

I contacted Wade Tinney, co-founder of Large Animal Games, to find out more about the changes.

“Hi Lucy, Thanks for reaching out! Here is a rundown of the changes to the game: On the game play side, we completely re-programmed the game and put in a more robust physics engine,” Tinney wrote. “There were some rare situations in the original version where a Bumper Star could get caught forever between a wall and some bumpers. That should never happen now. You can now…”