Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

February 22, 2009

A just-released online news game allows player to try their hand at saving the economy.

As reported by the New York Daily News, Addicting Games exec Kate Connally describes Trillion Dollar Bailout:

With this game we're giving game players the chance to experience what it's like to make a decision about who to bailout and who not to. Games can help people experience news events by putting them in the shoes of the people in the action.

News events are something that really unite our culture, everyone experiences it together, so adding games into the mix of how people are experiencing major national events is just part of what we do. They're not just a silly pass time. It's a form social commentary.

In Trillion Dollar Bailout players are presented with cash requests from corporate executives and average homeowners. It's up to the player to decide how to dole out the bailout bucks.

GP: We initially embedded the game with this story, but - rather obnoxiously - it starts running when the GP page loads. You can, however, click the link to check the game out.

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Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by Edward2 on Wed, 09/29/2010 - 09:14.

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Thank you informationn..

Jeep Kiralama hizmetleri için kiralik jeep sitesine, Digitürk kampanyalari, Digitürk Plus, İstanbul digitürk bayileri için digiturk sitesine girebilirsiniz. Digitürk kampanyalari için ise digitürk kampanyalari
sayfasına, günlük yayın akışı için ise digitürk yayın akışı sitesine girerek yayın akışını güncel olarak takip edebilirsiniz.
Araba Kiralama, Oto Kiralama ve araç kiralama hizmetlerini yapmak için, şöförlü araç kiralama veya şöförlü minibüs kiralama sayfalarına gidebilirsiniz. Bütçenize göre araç kiralama yapmak istiyorsanız, ekonomik araç kiralama, spor araç kiralama, lüks araç kiralama, panelvan araç kiralama ve
vip araç kiralama sayfalarına giderek kiralık araçlarınızı görebilirsiniz.
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sanalika oyununu oynamak için sanalika oyna sayfasına gidebilirsiniz. Birbirinden güzel hileler için sanalika hileleri sayfasına, en yeni Metin2 Hileleri için ise
Metin2 Hileleri sayfalarına gidebilirsiniz. Hepsinin haricinde digitürk sitesine giderek, digitürk paketleri kısmına giderek digitürk üyelik paketlerini görebilirsiniz.
Bu kadar basit.. Degil..

Merhaba

Submitted by doktorgizemli on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 12:27.

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Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by kalpsiz1 on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 11:12.

thank you admin

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by Hueyloo on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 10:25.

I hope Obama doesn't have to issue bailouts with the music turned up full volume like that; I couldn't hear myself think and handed the cash out to everyone!

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Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by MelanyF on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 02:59.

That’s somewhat interesting. But playing online games is a lot easier compared to real life situation. In real life situation, we never know what will happen next, while in playing games we can make changes in the things that will happen in the future. The fact is that, we can’t save the economy by playing. But somehow, it can alleviate your burden even for just a matter of minute. Automakers are in trouble worldwide, but it seems that the U.S. automakers are in far more trouble than others. Well, they did get a lot of bailout money, and they're looking for even more installment loans to float them in the recession. General Motors is in some of the worst trouble. They are looking for a lot more in gap financing to keep them above water, yet they have obviously lost a lot of money as evidenced by their recently posted first quarter figures. Ford is the lone wolf of the automakers, as they have only asked for stand by credit instead of direct debt relief.

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by JustChris on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 12:30.

Apparently, some people don't realize that energy efficiency doesn't always have to be about saving the environemnt in order to help you.

You don't have to believe in the global warming claptrap if you don't want to, but it's hard science proof that lower-wattage in your bulbs in your home means less kWh a month, and less expensive bills. And that's something everyone universally would want to achieve.

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Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by Wolvenmoon on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 22:32.

Here's an idea! Fund industries that produce major exports of the U.S. and bring money into it! Oh wait..no, how about tossing money to car companies and banks? All the japanese and chinese are just screaming for more U.S. made cars.

Change we can believe in? He's a politician just like bush-his answer is to advocate throwing money at things. The only difference is what he throws money at is different.

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by Grambo on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 22:21.

I gave money to no one. No one deserves government money, not even the government.

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by Austin_Lewis on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 16:01.

Apparently, I won by giving bailout money to the car manufacturers and slapping everyone else. Hell, I was even slapping cars off the fucking road.

In other words, this game makes no sense whatsoever. The only thing it goes to show is how many groups want government money, and how none of them actually deserve it. I think I slapped the 'energy efficient' and 'green programs' jackasses the fastest.

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by shady8x on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 15:43.

I gave out everything to everyone and the economy collapsed... which is how it will be in real life unless we stop bailing everyone out...

The bailouts are destroying the economy a hell of a lot more than anything else...

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by E. Zachary Knight on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 16:16.

Funny, I did the exact same thing and the Economy was saved.

I played the game 5 times. Once, gave out everything to everyone, the economy was saved. Next, denied everyone and the economy was saved. Three, gave out only to homeowners and the economy was saved. Fourth, gave out only to businesses and the economy was saved. Finaly, tried giving to everyone again and the economy colapsed.

The game was terribly designed right down to the falling religious figures.

E. Zachary Knight
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Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by Nathaniel Edwards on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 22:51.

That's exactly what I did. It's such an awful game that it makes The Bailout Game look well thought out. I suspect Ian Bogost will be pissed again.

I blog about controversial video games at The Legal Arcade.

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by Austin_Lewis on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 16:04.

Don't worry, it's not like the Democrat party just wasted 1.3 trillion (interest included) for no good reason. It'll create green jobs and give money to the people who didn't contribute in the first place. Meanwhile, the veteran benefits got cut from the stimulus (porkulous?) bill.

I've been finding more and more that people who like Obama like him, and have no idea about his policies. Honestly, I don't see how any American can be happy with this wasteful spending. In ONE MONTH, he spent nearly 1/3 of this year's tax money. And he claims we'll halve the deficit by 2013. Bullshit all around, gentlemen.

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by DeepThorn on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 19:21.

I'm with you, but even Clinton had to spend a shit load of money to fix things before he could start saving the country money. It is really too bad Bush screwed us up this badly.

[Side question for anyone who can answer. How does the oil industry get millions from Bush, have a record profit year, and when the price of the barrel plummets, they said they haven't made enough to fund everything, and keep prices around $2/g?]

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Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by Thomas P. on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 15:06.

I gave out nothing, because we shouldn't have a bailout...

Re: Play Trillion Dollar Bailout

Submitted by DeepThorn on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 15:02.

It would be nice if the button at the end worked.

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Re: Play "Trillion Dollar Bailout"

Submitted by PHX Corp on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 11:12.

I Opppose Obama bailing out the companies(to a certain extent) and Fear that a nationalization of banks would put us in serious trouble debt wise

Watching JT on GP is just like watching an episode of Jerry springer only as funny as the fights

America has just became its own version of the Jerry Springer Show after a bizarre moment in Florida involving a carnival worker.

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Cecil475: @PHX Corp - The dude's a moron who wouldn't know crap if it came up and kicked him.05/19/2013 - 6:36am

PHX Corp: http://kotaku.com/ea-sports-developer-calls-wii-u-crap-and-nintendo-wa-508481261 EA Sports Canada Moron calls Wii U 'Crap' and Nintendo 'Walking Dead'05/18/2013 - 11:42am

E. Zachary Knight: If the videos are of sufficient quality that people subscribe and watch regularly, then those let's players are providing a service that people want. That is the heart of capitalism. That is not something that should be shamed.05/17/2013 - 8:06am

E. Zachary Knight: I have no idea who either of those people are. However, I still don't see why making a business out of creating let's play videos is somehow evil or wrong.05/17/2013 - 8:04am

MaskedPixelante: It sure is if you're just doing it for the money. See Tobuscus and/or Pewdiepie for what happens when people get into it just for the money.05/17/2013 - 7:30am

E. Zachary Knight: Why is it wrong to make money doing LPs? Why should that be something that should be shamed?05/17/2013 - 6:20am

MaskedPixelante: https://twitter.com/PsychedelicSA/status/335183893214924801 Now here's an interesting, glass half full thought about the Nintendo LP thing. It outs the people who are just doing LPs to make money.05/17/2013 - 5:56am

E. Zachary Knight: I responded in writing to all this "let's play" stuff Nintendo Started. No need for my permission, I won't give it. It's not mine to give. http://divineknightgaming.com/?p=29205/16/2013 - 2:21pm

E. Zachary Knight: Lars Doucet of Levelup Labs has a Reddit going on game companies that allow monetization of Let's Play videos. http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1egayn/lets_build_a_list_of_game_studios_that_allow/05/16/2013 - 1:04pm

Sleaker: @Imautobot - yah I wouldn't use an emulator as a good first run test of how stable the console is, haha.05/16/2013 - 11:47am

E. Zachary Knight: The 50th person to jump off a bridge is just as dumb if not dumber than the 1st.05/16/2013 - 10:03am

MaskedPixelante: Yeah, let's all jump on Nintendo for doing this, even though they're hardly the first company to do this...05/16/2013 - 9:47am

E. Zachary Knight: Wow Nintendo, this is wrong. http://kotaku.com/nintendo-forcing-ads-on-some-youtube-lets-play-video-50709238305/16/2013 - 8:44am

Imautobot: @Sleaker, further gameplay has revealed that the controller button do stick under the faceplate. Also, The NES emulator (Emuya)keeps crashing on me, though I think a bad ROM is causing it.05/16/2013 - 7:10am

Papa Midnight: AE: I wonder if any other publishers will follow suit.05/15/2013 - 8:12pm

Andrew Eisen: EA is ditching Online Pass. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/05/15/2013 - 7:20pm

Avalongod: @Zach and quicnkold...I've read the bill and the intent of it is to fear-monger. It's not a balanced message. I don't recall the ESRB being mentioned at all. It's more "keeps your kids away from these movies/games or they'll become violent"05/15/2013 - 4:35pm

E. Zachary Knight: quiknkold, The big problem with that legislation is the amount of misinformation out there. Who is going to ensure that the information in the pamphlet is accurate?05/15/2013 - 3:25pm

quiknkold: REBeardogg : I'm on the fence about this. on one side, I want parents to be aware of the ESRB, and even Movie Ratings. On the other hand, I feel this will be used for nothing but Propaganda. The ESRB does a good job.05/15/2013 - 3:07pm

IanC: Frostbite is coming out on iOS devices. Yet the Wii U cant handle it? *coughbullshitcough*05/15/2013 - 2:31pm

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