Election coverage will be coming to the Xbox 360 in a big way on August 27th. That's when Microsoft will be launching the Election 2012 hub app, which promises to bring all of NBC's news coverage together along with daily polls, profiles for each of the candidates, and live coverage of both the presidential debates and the Democratic and Republican conventions. These live events will have their own live polls for viewers to participate in as they watch the proceedings unfold. Perhaps the most interesting feature of this new app, though, is the ability to register to vote right from your Xbox 360.

This isn't the first time that Microsoft has dabbled in such coverage; in 2008 they launched a similar hub on the Xbox 360. This iteration promises to be much more robust and full-featured than 2008's election hub, though, and we're looking forward to seeing what else Microsoft has in store for the election as we near the big day.

What do you think about Microsoft's heightened focus on the 2012 election? Is it a good thing that they're trying to get more gamers off the couch and into the polls, or would you rather use your Xbox for purely entertainment purposes?