Political Sims

Happy Election Day!

During this season of politics, we thought we'd give a nod to video games that simulate elections and games that allow you to step into the role of leaders. If you haven't gotten enough political drama this week, feel free to try a political simulator at the archive, such as these two computer games:

Commander in Chief: Geopolitical Simulator 2009
Political Machine 2008

Interested in learning more about political sims? Find out more here.

Top Games: Month of October 2012

Here our the top ten played games in the archive over the month of October. The Xbox 360 console dominates the list almost exclusively, with Dishonored (PS3) just barely missing the list in eleventh place, despite the fact that we just got it.

1. Madden NFL 13 (Xbox 360)
2. FIFA Soccer 12 (Xbox 360)
3. PES 2012 (Xbox 360)
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)
5. Persona 4 Arena (PS3)
6. (tie) NBA 2K12 (Xbox 360)
6. (tie) Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
8. Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)
9. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
10. Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360)