Video Game Characters to Get Out the Vote

Thanks to Gamasutra for the heads up about a political music video starring video game characters that is to start airing on MTV today. The newest "Choose or Lose" video will feature characters from popular video games such as The Sims and BloodRayne and is intended to encourage youth voters to show up at the polls. The video will air for the first time on MTV today on TRL, and afterwards can be seen on the MTV Choose or Lose site. This follows closely on the heels of MTV2's Video Mods series, which uses video game footage for the visuals in music videos.

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Don't blame me

[JUSTONEMORELATTE]

... I voted for Lara and Sonic

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Halo Vote

[grunt107]

So for whom is the Master Chief voting? I'll wager Republican, since the military likes to vote that way.

My Eyes!

[Geek of Tech]

Am I the only person that read that as "Video Game Characters get to vote"? I was really starting to get worried there.

Of course, that could explain the sudden demand for electronic voting....

What next, GI Joe and the Transformers?

[the_skywise]

Get out the vote?

Optimus Prime: "Hey Spike, where're you going?"
Spike: "I'm going to go vote! I have the power to choose clean water, new schools and do my civic duty to the country."
Optimus Prime: "Now you're talking!"
Everybody: "Transform the world, Vote!"

Or maybe a nice Thundercats ad
Snarf: "Meow, Lion-o you know who Dick Cheney reminds me of?"
Lion-o: "No Snarf, who?"
Snarf: "Mumm-ra! That's why I'm voting for John Kerry, he won't blow up Thundara the way Bush/Cheney are!"
Lion-o: "Wow Snarf, I like our planet. I never thought of it that way. Maybe I should vote in this election."
Panthro: "Snarf, get your liberal butt out of here!"
Snarf: "Panthro, you're such a closet homosexual!"
Everyone: "Hahahahahahaha! Get out the vote!"

But then we're a generation that was taught environmental rights and wrongs by Captain Planet and the Planeteers...

No wonder the world laughs at us. We don't watch news programs or stay informed... We have animated characters tell us what to think and how to act.

A voting message from The Sims?!

[Brain Stew]

MTV ANNOUNCER: And now, a message from The Sims

MAN: Fraba dey...huhhh...ka tey do una so
WOMAN: UNA MOI! UNA MOI! Hmmmmm! [MOTIONS TO STOMACH]

MTV ANNOUNCER: And that was a friendly reminder from The Sims to get out and vote! Or feed them, I'm not entirely sure, check their aspiration meters...