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ESA Drops SOPA Support

2:30PM January 21, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

The Entertainment Software Association no longer supports the Stop Online Piracy Act, the controversial anti-piracy bill that was shelved earlier in the US House of Representatives after a week of fierce online protests. More »


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Gaming Industry Spent $US190,000 Pushing For Senate Version Of SOPA

5:30AM January 17, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

Many gamers and video game companies can’t stand the Stop Online Piracy Act and its companion bill the Protect IP Act (PIPA). But the Entertainment Software Association, the lobbyists who stage E3 each year and defend gaming’s freedom of speech rights, thinks PIPA is a good idea. More »


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Video Gaming’s List Of Who’s Who And Where They Stand On SOPA

4:30PM January 6, 2012 | Owen Good

Much credit to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, for maintaining this registry of members of the Electronic Software Association and their on-the-record positions regarding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a bill almost universally despised by rank-and-file gamers. More »


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The People Behind E3 Support SOPA, But Are ‘Mindful Of Concerns’

7:46AM January 4, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

The Entertainment Software Association, the video game trade group that puts on the huge E3 show each year and successfully defended video games’ status as protected speech in the United States Supreme Court, supports the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act. More »


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Violent Video Game Legal Battle Could Cost California Another $US1.1m

2:20AM July 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Now that the smoke has cleared and the video game industry stands triumphant over the state of California in the Supreme Court battle over making it a crime to sell violent games to minors, the Entertainment Software Association needs to pay its lawyers. Why hello there, California taxpayers. More »


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2010′s Big Piracy Busts Netted Millions In Seized Games

6:00AM July 7, 2011 | Brian Crecente

US video game industry anti-piracy efforts last year led to more than 40 criminal cases and at least two convictions, the Entertainment Software Association reported today. More »


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Video Games Are Ruled Protected Speech, Now What?

3:20AM June 28, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Ending a years-long battle with California legislators, the US Supreme Court this week ruled that video games are protected free speech and that their sale to minors can’t be criminalised. More »


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First Amendment Trumps California In Supreme Court Battle Over Violent Video Games

12:23AM June 28, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

The Supreme Court sided with the video game industry today, declaring a victor in the six-year legal match between the video game industry and the California lawmakers who wanted to make it a crime for anyone in the state to sell extremely violent games to kids. More »


In Real Life

E3 Will Have 35,000 Screens For 45,000 People

9:30AM June 6, 2011 | Mike Epstein

According to Entertainment Software Association president Mike Gallagher, E3 2011 will have almost as many video monitors as it does attendees. [Venturebeat] More »


In Real Life

The 2011 Into The Pixel Collection Celebrates The Finest In Video Game Art

5:20AM May 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Every year experts from the fine art world and the interactive entertainment industry bestow upon video game artists the highest honour they can receive – inclusion in the Into the Pixel art collection. Let’s take a look at the seventeen pieces that made the cut this year. More »