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Big Names in Gaming Industry Donate to Presidential Campaigns
BombTrack says,
Republican donations:
* Will Wright: (Spore, The Sims) $3,000 to McCain; previously donated $2,350 to Giuliani
* Bobby Kotick (Activision CEO) $2,300 to McCain; previously donated $2,100 to Romney
* Curt Schilling (38 Studios) $2,300 to McCain.
Democrat donations:
* Strauss Zelnick (Chairman, Take-Two) $2,000 to Obama; had previously donated to $2,500 to Edwards, $1,000 each to Biden & Richardson
* Ben Feder (CEO, Take-Two) contributed $1,000 to Biden in 2007
* Sam Houser (Rockstar) $4,600 to Obama
* Patricia Vance (president, ESRB) $2,000 to Obama
* John Riccitiello (CEO, EA) $4,600 to Obama
* John Smedley (Sony Online Entertainment) $2,300 to Obama
* Richard Garriott (a.k.a. "Lord British") (Ultima series, NC Soft) $2,300 to Hillary Clinton
* Alex Rigopulos (CEO, Harmonix) $32,900 to Obama
* Kathy Vrabeck (president, EA Casual) $2,300 to Obama
* George Lucas (LucasFilm) $33,100 to Obama
* Doug Lowenstein (former ESA head) $2,300 to Hillary Clinton
* Kenneth Doroshow (new ESA general counsel) $2,500 to Obama
* Gabe Newell (pres., Valve) $2,300 to Dodd
Article excerpt from 1up.com —
"Find out which company heads donated to which presidential nominees.
Game developers are just like every other business when it comes to donating money to candidates who share their philosophy or whom they think will benefit them in the long run, and this year the presidential race is no exception. Over the past few years, big names in the...
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Posted 3 years ago
What a surprise. The man who made his fortunre making games for those with a god complex, is a republican.
I'd have never guessed.
I'd have never guessed.
Posted 3 years ago
unsensitiVe said:
Heh, good point. The part that's surprising is that Spore is very much about evolution, something that a vocal minority (not all) of the Republican party would not like to see in a game.
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