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Army Turns To Video Games (Again) To Lure Recruits

This August the Army will roll out a new recruitment center aimed at convincing America’s youth that signing up is a ticket to Awesometown. The Army’s chief marketing officer, Edward Walters, told Brandweek that the new centers would take a page from the Apple Stores and the ESPN Zone. We don’t know what’s harder to believe, that the military finds inspiration for luring recruits at an Apple Store or that the Army has a chief marketing officer. Read the rest of this entry »

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MSNBC Runs Veepstake Challenge To Predict John McCain’s Deuce

Sign up for your chance to predict the the bottom half of the G.O.P ticket on MSNBC’s Republican Veepstakes. MSNBC lists 32 possible running mates that could end up one heartbeat away from running the show. John Thune, Mitt Romney, Mark Sanford and Tom Pawlenty all notched number one seeds . Missing from the bracket are such obvious choices as Ravishing Ric Flair, Chuck Norris, and Ronald Reagan’s cryogenically frozen head.

[GamePolitics]

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Texas Governor Rick Perry To Deliver Address At E3

Rick Perry, the man who took the Texas state gubmint reins when Dubya went to the White House, is going to deliver a speech at this year’s E3 summit. According to a report Perry will talk about politics and gaming in his speech. Expect many gestures like the one to the right, perfectly shellacked hair and the words “grand theft auto” showing up in the first 60 seconds. Perry’s speech aside, his presence brings up a great chance for some of Perry’s constituents, Gamecock’s Mike Wilson, to cook up a suitable stunt.

[GameDaily]

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Barack Bellic Mashup On The Streets Of LA

Actually, judging by the photos snapped by Attack of the Show segment producer Luke Wahl, it’s more of a Barack Glebov and a Barack Playboy X mash-up but that loses the alliterative quality of a Barack Bellic. Either way, the GTA IV posters of Los Angeles are advertising the audacity of hope going strong in Liberty City. Read the rest of this entry »

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