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The Daily Show Tackles Presidential Campaign Games

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:40:00 MDT

Presidential hopeful John McCain is targeting the ~~directionless couch potato~~ youth vote with video games. Poorly. Barack Obama, on the other hand, is doing a kick ass job of it, according to The Daily Show. Unless we're mishearing things, Master Obama is sporting the "Yes We Cannon" in his campaign game, something that's not out of the realm of possibility — and sensibility — when you're holding a quarter of a billion dollars in campaign funds. Do not click through if you're offended by abortion humor.

Daily Show Gets Inside Liberty City, Rails Against Peach Prices

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:30:00 MDT

Of course, Jon Stewart wasn't going to let the launch of GTA IV go by without his $0.02 worth. Here's a couple of clips from this week's show, one showing the chaos and violence that mired the game's launch, the second (after the jump) trying (note: trying) to put the game's violence into perspective.

Daily Show, Colbert Report Bring Fake News To Xbox Live Video Marketplace

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:40:01 MDT

WIth all good news must come some bad. I'll start with the former. The folks at Xbox 360-land have announced that they've partnered with Comedy Central to bring The Daily Show's semi-fake news reporting and The Colbert Report's brand of truthiness to the Xbox Live Video Marketplace. Episodes will show up some six hours after their original airing. Everything's still pretty good so far...

The bad news? Each episode will set you back 160 Microsoft Points or $2 real-world money. A bit pricey for 24 minutes of TV, no?

I know, I know. Freedom isn't free and neither is quality video content. At least you can still watch Stewart and Colbert make with the funny on ComedyCentral.com. Michael McWhertor

Bill Gates Shills Vista On The Daily Show

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:20:33 MST

Unfortunately, Bill doesn't wax much on video gaming, but Jon Stewart cracks enough jokes about internet porn and guessing Gates' log in and password to keep us interested. Michael McWhertor

The Daily Show Totally Gets Left Behind

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:22:24 MDT

Leave it to The Daily Show to prove that Christian game Left Behind: Eternal Forces is sinfully funny. In the show's "This Week in God" segment, Rod Corddry dissects the game, adding remarks like:

I've always said the difference between murder and eternal salvation: Three points.

Zing! Brian Ashcraft

More Here [Joystiq]

Jon Stewart Takes on Congress' Player Haters

Brian Crecente — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:00:22 MDT

Jon Stewart took on congress, again, last night and their idiotic attack on video games. His mocktitude is quite grandiouse. My favorite HOLY SHIT moment was when Congressman Joe Pitts says that only urban poor kids are in jeopardy of being turned to a life of crime by games because, well they're a bunch of criminals.

Or as Stewart put it: "Weatlhy suburban kids don't do that kind of thing. Like my good friends, those fine Columbine boys.... Seriously the House of Representatives is filled with insane jackasses."

Jon Stewart, we have such a man-crush on you. Brian Crecente

PLayer Haters [The Daily Show]