Players are encouraged to register and to vote in November

Oct 2, 2012 17:11 GMT  ·  By

Video game hardware maker and publisher Microsoft has revealed that everyone who watches at least three of the upcoming Presidential debates via the Xbox Live service will be rewarded with a new Halo 4 Warrior Avatar outfit.

The debates take place on:

October 3 – Presidential debate focused on foreign policy October 11 – The Vice-Presidential debate October 16 – Presidential debate on domestic policy October 22 – Final Presidential debate

All the events start at 9 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Previously, during the election cycle, Microsoft, in collaboration with Rock the Vote and other organizations, has introduced more information about the Presidential Elections on Xbox Live in an effort to get more young people to take part and vote.

Traditionally, the video game crowd has been seen as staying away from politics, be they local or presidential, but in 2008 Barack Obama was one of the first candidates to specifically target them with ads.