Towson, U.S.A. — Exis Interactive, a Maryland based game development company has released “Execuforce” a satirical 3d game for campaign and charity fundraising. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Obama presidential campaign and the wounded warrior project.

This is the first game to be used for campaign financing, and provides a new way to reach and engage the 18-35 year old audience. People who buy the game not only donate to these worthy causes, but they also get a great experience while learning about the candidates in the game itself.

This game is another example of how American companies are innovating, bringing disparate elements together to form something new and imaginative. Working tirelessly to push boundaries and find new ways to communicate with one another and the world. Games are great tools for dissemination of information, and a powerful medium for mobilization; They’ve never been used in this fashion before, and this project represents a shift in the use of new media to spread a message.

Players can take the role of Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan in a fantastical journey that pits the leaders of the free world against evil alien forces bent on enslaving mankind. The game allows players from all over the United States to play together in an online cooperative mode and help save the game world. In the real world though, these players have a direct impact by helping the campaign and our troops.

Campaign and Charity Supporters can buy the game at http://www.ExisInteractive.com/Execuforce/.

“This is a last minute fundraising effort to benefit the Obama campaign, and to directly aid the wounded soldiers who have given so much for this country. We think it’s important for everyone participate in our democratic process, and hope that Execuforce can help inform and entertain; all while getting critically needed funds to the campaign and our wounded warriors. Games are the most engaging way to interact with your audience and spread your message. Execuforce is the first game to directly aid campaigns via fundraising and we hope that other people interested in helping these causes will champion this project. We’re a small four man team and we want to help combat the onslaught of corporate money flooding the system. “ – Peter Kojesta, Founder of Exis.

Exis is an Indie game development studio founded in 2003 and creates AAA products for partner studios and publishers. The company is located in Towson, Maryland, directly across the street from Towson University.

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Todd Akin, the Republican candidate for Missouri senator, has already apologized for the comments about rape and abortion he made during an interview with Charles Jaco on the Fox News program “The Jaco Report.”

Charles Jaco asked Akin about the legal validity of abortion in cases of rape, to which Akin responded, “From what I understand from doctors, that is really rare, if it is a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Todd Akin added that in the case the women got pregnant as a result of a rape, there should be punishment for the rapist, not the resulting child.

After these polemic declarations, response from Democrats was not far behind. Senator Clair McCaskill (D-Missouri), Akin’s opponent in the upcoming election, sent a statement to Fox News: “It is beyond comprehension that someone can be so ignorant about the emotional and physical trauma brought on by rape.” Akin responded with the following statement: “But I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action.”But Senator McCaskill has not been the only one that has criticized Akin.

In an unexpected press conference, President Obama said Akin’s comments are “offensive.” Obama explained that “rape is rape” and no qualitative distinctions should be made, referring to the fact that Akin used the expression “legitimate rape,” but did not explain what that entailed. Obama has taken advantage out of Akin’s comment to support organizations like Planned Parenthood and to defend why in the Obamacare insurance should cover contraception methods — the president is a defender of “reproductive rights” for women.

After the Jaco Report interview, Akins released a statement:

As a member of Congress, I believe that working to protect the most vulnerable in our society is one of my most important responsibilities, and that includes protecting both the unborn and victims of sexual assault.

In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it’s clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year.  Those who perpetrate these crimes are the lowest of the low in our society and their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they deserve.

Akins added that he knows how difficult a rape is for women, but also believes in the sanctity of every human life, and he thinks harming another human life is not the solution for rape’s trauma. He also said that he is aware that there are some that support abortion and that he knows he won’t have their support in the election.

Although Akins has apologized for using “the wrong words in the wrong way,” he said he won’t resign from the senatorial race, even though two senators, Scott Brown (R-Massachussetts) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), said Akins should step out.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have not defended Todd Akins, but have instead distanced themselves by saying they disagree with his comments.

Image Courtesy of   Todd Akin

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