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Industry Types Confess The Evil Deeds They’ve Done (in Games)
7:00AM Owen Good | What’s the most cruel, unfair, downright evil thing you’ve done in a game? Bitmob polled some industry types with the question. Hal Halpin was a real jerk in Mario Kart 64; Todd Howard created a suicide squad in X-Com. More »
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ECA Membership Delivers Amazon Discounts
4:00AM Owen Good | What’s in it for you if you join the Entertainment Consumer Association? Well, now the $20 membership gives you 10 percent off games on Amazon. More »
ECA Boss Says Joe Lieberman is ‘Misunderstood’
2:00AM Owen Good | In a wide-ranging interview with Crispy Gamer, Hal Halpin, the president of the Entertainment Consumers Association, calls Senator and gamers’ preferred punching bag Joe Lieberman “largely misunderstood and painted with a very broad brush.” More »
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ECA Expands Into Canada
12:40AM Mike Fahey | In a move I would like to think was spurred on by my startling revelation about the giant ice spider threat yesterday, the Entertainment Consumers Association has announced that they ware opening up memberships to Canadian members. The consumer advocacy organisation, which already provides numerous opportunities and benefits to its U.S. members, will soon unveil plans targeted specifically towards consumers based north of the American arctic arachnid defence grid. “With a thriving gaming community already present and growing in Canada, we are proud to extend the opportunities and benefits that our U.S. ECA members have been enjoying over the years,” said Hal Halpin, president of the ECA. “Canada is an important area of growth for us and we are excited to welcome Canadian gamers who are interested in community and any issues that affect gamers.” Interested Canadians can head over to the official ECA website to sign up for membership. Good luck and god speed, brave neighbours to the north. More »
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Predictions on the Future of Gaming
6:30AM Maggie Greene | Over at the Escapist, they’re taking a look at the future of gaming — Hal Halpin, president of the Entertainment Consumers Association, looks at a number of ‘maybe, maybe not’ predictions with his own take. Ranging from the mundane (’Game prices will go down!’) to the political (’Things will get better once gamers become politicians!’) to the industry-focused (’Publishing structure is stuck in a rut and won’t change!’). It’s a fun read with some good points on the present and future directions of the gaming industry. On the publishing structure, Halpin has this to say: More »
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MORE Publishers To Quit The ESA?
12:20PM Luke Plunkett | The ESA are in a pickle. E3 ain’t what it used to be, and high-profile members like Activision, Lucasarts and id have up and left the organisation. Can things get any worse? You bet! Hal Halpin, boss of the Entertainment Consumers Association, has told the Washington Post that he knows of a further two companies planning on leaving the ESA, while adding that there are “several others that are unhappy but remain with the organisation”. Like a marriage gone bad. “Pass the salt, would you dear“, etc etc. Fewer Players in the Gaming Group [Washington Post] More »
