Entertainment Software Association

Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Overturning CA Video Game Law

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2009 - 12:35pm.

Sacramento, Calif. - The U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday rejected the state of California's appeal of a ruling that overturned a law that would have restricted the sales of violent video games to minors. A lower court ruled that the 2005 law was an unconstitutional violation of First Amendment free speech protections, after the Video Software Dealers Association (now the Entertainment Merchants Association) and the Entertainment Software Association filed suit against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and others to prevent its enforcement.

Report: Game Industry Spent $4.2 Million Lobbying in '08

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 28, 2009 - 6:00am.

Washington - The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group of U.S. video game developers and publishers, spent a record $4.2 million in 2008 on federal lobbying, Gamasutra reported, citing lobbyist disclosure data from the U.S. House Clerk.

Entertainment Software Association Names New President

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 17, 2007 - 11:32am.

Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade group representing U.S. video game publishers and companies, on Thursday named Michael Gallagher as its new president.

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N.Y. Gov. Spitzer Backs Law Banning Violent Game Sales to Minors

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 20, 2007 - 12:16pm.

Albany, N.Y. - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer plans to back state legislation that would ban the sale of violent and degrading video games to minors, the New York Daily News reported.

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Louisiana to Pay $91K in Legal Fees in Video Game Law Challenge

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 16, 2007 - 11:40am.

Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade group representing U.S. video game developers and publishers, announced on Monday that a federal court recently ordered the state of Louisiana to pay $91,000 in legal fees the ESA tallied during its successful challenge to the state's law banning the sale of violent games to minors.

Hawaiian Xbox Mod Chip Distributor Gets Prison Sentence

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2007 - 8:49am.

Washington - A 27-year-old Hawaiian man has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to charges he distributed Xbox video game consoles he had modified so they could play pirated games.