What qualities are important when choosing who will run our country for the next four years? Foreign policy? Diplomacy? The economy? How about how good they are at fending off guerrilla soldiers in the jungles of Venezula?

It was announced on G4TV’s X-Play this week that Democratic Presidential Nominee Barrack Obama and Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin will be part of the next wave of downloadable content for Pandemic’s Mercenaries 2 as playable characters. No further details, including price or launch date were given, but it’s a safe bet that the studio will aim to get it out by Tuesday, November 4 — Election Day.

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God Bless America…

Friday, from 6 a.m. “until the pumps run dry,” Electronic Arts is giving away free gas to anyone who happens to be down on Beverly Boulevard on Los Angeles (corner of La Cienga and Beverly, btw) as a promo for its upcoming game “Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.”

In “Petrol to the People”EA is going guerrilla, — or is it viral? — grassroots? — to promote their newest game. The entire gas station will be decked out in Mercenaries 2 branding and will feature actors dressed up as Mercenaries pumping gas.

“Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an open-world action game set in Venezuela — a lightening rod in the global debate around energy policy and oil production,” EA said in a statement Friday. “The games story is ripped from today’s headlines.”

“The story of the game is set in a world where countries rich in oil have found new power. That power corrupts, and in Venezuela, corruption has sparked a political coup. A power hungry tyrant uses Venezuela’s oil supply to overthrow the government and turns the country into a war zone. Players step into the role of a mercenary for whom politics doesn’t matter.”

The entire event will be webcasted live on Break.com at www.break.com/mercenaries2.

For more info on Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, tune to its official website. The game will be available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 2