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Games and Politics Collide: Corporate Donations to Candidates
Blake Ellison
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The last time we looked at the political connections in the gaming industry, we looked at contributions from individuals in the game industry like Sims creator Will Wright and Grand Theft Auto co-producer Sam Houser.

Now, Kotaku has done some studying of their own and found that, in accordance with previous unscientific efforts and an Xbox Live user poll, the games industry's support may swing in the direction of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The gaming blog checked the Federal Election Commission records for Activision, Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Take-Two, THQ, Ubisoft and Valve and found that they collectively "donated a total of about $97,800 to ten candidates, about $61,000 of which went to Democratic candidates, while about $36,700 went to Republican candidates."

Almost half of the total donations went to Obama. Other major recipients, from both parties, included Sen. Hillary Clinton, Congressman Ron Paul and Sen. John McCain.

According to Kotaku's report, "the company with the largest contributions to campaigns was Electronic Arts, followed by Activision and then Valve."

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  • kpxkrnjc legacy 10 years
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    October 13, 2008 3:17 PM

    You mean, the kids who play videogames also watch MTV and are brainwashed by Obama's celebrity glitz into thinking he's a viable presidential candidate?!?!?!?


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    • silverback1138 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 13, 2008 3:36 PM

      Isn't that most of what he has going for him? Not to say that we have big winners in both candidates, but then again what would I know. Everyone on the internet seems to know more everyone else. Nothing but a bunch of dembots and gopbots.

    • digweed014 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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      October 13, 2008 4:01 PM

      Well to be accurate these donations aren't from the kids who play the games but from the adults who make them.

    • zehh legacy 10 years
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      October 13, 2008 4:01 PM

      Welcome to the Shack. It's not YouTube here.

    • crummynz legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 13, 2008 4:14 PM

      I seriously doubt you'll find many people who watch MTV on Shacknews, but there's a pretty massive level of Obama support here.

      • dedgecko legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        October 13, 2008 4:26 PM

        the only one here that watched MTV by choice is Fraylo - i think the rest of us watch it because our women watch it...

    • CasbahBoy legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 13, 2008 5:40 PM

      i hate to break it to you but a whole hell of a lot more people than the ones who play video games and the ones who watch MTV think that Obama is a viable presidential candidate

    • AgentPothead legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 13, 2008 9:49 PM

      Thanks for registering just to bring the collective IQ of the shack down a couple points. It wasn't stupid enough here yet.

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