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Obama Campaign Buys Ads in Madden; Gamers Will See Signs on Stadium Billboards

Oct 14, 2008 – 4:42 PM
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Michael David Smith

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Barack Obama's presidential campaign has found an interesting new way to reach young voters: Campaign ads in the Madden video game.

TheHill.com reports that Obama has purchased space in Madden NFL 09. If you're playing the game on your Xbox you might see an Obama sign in the stands or an Obama billboard outside the stadium. Players will only see the ads if they're playing online in one of the 10 swing states that the campaign is targeting: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin.

The ads started running last week and will be visible until the day before Election Day. In addition to Madden, Obama has bought ads in nine other EA video games: Burnout Paradise, NASCAR 09, NHL 09, NBA Live 08, Need For Speed: Carbon, Need For Speed: ProStreet, NFL Tour, and Skate.

The ads show Obama's face and the words "Early Voting Has Begun/VoteForChange.com."
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