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It seems this year’s E3 (2009) is doing well enough that ESA (Entertainment Software Association) has announced the dates and venue for the next Expo. E2 2010 will take place June 15 through 17, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. According to the ESA press release, more than 41,000… Continue Reading »

Thanks to live broadcasts on G4TV and live blogging through outlets such as Gamertell, millions of eyes throughout the world are on the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It’s not just the games and consoles at this industry showcase that are under intense scrutiny, it’s the showcase itself. After 2008’s E3, gaming… Continue Reading »

It’s no secret that the Electronic Entertainment Expo has been in a state of flux for the past couple of years. These days the companies that don’t show up for the event make as much news as the companies that do. Conspicuous by its absence from E3 2008 was the… Continue Reading »

In an op-ed published last month, we covered California’s attempt to renew their anti-gaming campaign. The Associated Press covered the Court of Appeals hearing to overturn a court decision that said California’s anti-violent games sales law was unconstitutional. California Deputy Attorney General Zachery Morazzini asked the courts to uphold the… Continue Reading »

I reached out to indie game developer GameCock to see what it has planned for this year’s E3. As expected and much like last year, GameCock is not officially attending E3. Instead, those rockin’ ‘Cocks like to handle things their own, very public way. Although they didn’t divulge any of… Continue Reading »

When Activision announced it was canceling (or not renewing?) its Entertainment Software Association (ESA) membership, many speculated the choice was a result of rising membership costs and the leadership capabilities of ESA President Michael Gallagher. This theory started to make even more sense after LucasArts, id Software, and Crave Entertainment… Continue Reading »

Although there has been some speculation that E3 and the ESA are dissolving due to companies pulling out, E3 still has a fairly impressive list of confirmed participants. Here’s the complete, official list of companies that will be showing at E3 provided by The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) (44 companies… Continue Reading »

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is falling apart as major industry players are leaving the organization. Activision and Vivendi were the first to bid adieu to ESA soon followed by LucasArts. More recently, on May 23, 2008, iD Software also joined the list of emigrants and decided not to renew… Continue Reading »

In the recent race to the White House, politicians are not the only people fighting to be heard. In a recent issue of CitizenLink parents fear ESA’s (Entertainment Software Association) most recent activity of funding game friendly candidates. According to CitizenLink, parents fear that ESA’s latest actions would “sway lawmakers”… Continue Reading »

The Entertainment Software Association named Michael Gallagher its new president, replacing the organization’s first president and founder, Douglas Lowenstein, who has served since 1994. Gallagher is coming to ESA from the law firm Perkins Coie, and was previously the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in the US… Continue Reading »