December 16, 2008
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Answer:Obama’s campaign ran in game ADs in Burnout Paradise. This was a first in political campaign history.
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December 16th, 2008 at 9:55 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1229464540 )
Obama Advertisements on Billboards and other signages in EA Sports games..
1. Obama
2. Burnout: Paradise
The ads appear in nine of EA’s latest releases, including Burnout.
December 16th, 2008 at 10:12 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1229465559 )
1. obv {US election 2008}
2. Burnout Paradise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnout_Paradise
in-game billboards featured ads for US Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Electronic Arts confirmed that the Obama campaign paid for the advertisements, marking the first time that a US presidential candidate has bought in-game advertising
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6199379.html
December 16th, 2008 at 10:27 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1229466434 )
Obama campaign on the Xbox-360 Burnout paradise
December 16th, 2008 at 10:43 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1229467421 )
http://gigaom.com/2008/10/13/c.....-xbox-360/
December 17th, 2008 at 1:02 am, GMT +0000 ( 1229475737 )
“Obama for President” billboards in Burnout Paradise?
December 17th, 2008 at 4:40 am, GMT +0000 ( 1229488805 )
Obama Campaign ran online adds in XboX 360 EA sports games such NFS ‘Prostreet’ and ‘Carbon’
December 17th, 2008 at 6:15 am, GMT +0000 ( 1229494508 )
Paradise city and Burnout Paradise of Obama campaign fame.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:19 am, GMT +0000 ( 1229494772 )
A couple of ads for Barack Obama was planted in the game “Burnout Paradise” for XBOX 360!
December 17th, 2008 at 6:25 am, GMT +0000 ( 1229495131 )
The connection is Barack Obama’s in-game billboards in Burnout Paradise
December 17th, 2008 at 6:50 am, GMT +0000 ( 1229496616 )
The game on the right is Burnout Paradise by EA. In a track, you will see a hoarding which urges people to vote. I think there is also an Obama reference.
December 17th, 2008 at 9:12 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1229548350 )
Burnout Paradise and in game advertising.
Obama had ads put up on the billboards in the game for the 2008 elections.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:28 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1229556533 )
the game burnout paradise had in-game adverts for obama.
(is that it? or is there a more involved connection?)