E3 will take place virtually June 12 to June 15 — for free
E3 lives on, in digital form at least. The Entertainment Software Association confirmed today that the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will take place in...
Entertainment Software Association donates $1 million to support Black Girls Code
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and its philanthropic arm, the ESA Foundation, are supporting Black Girls Code with $1 million for education and mentoring...
ESA CEO: Why diversity matters for the metaverse
When it comes to diversity, the metaverse will represent a huge opportunity to amplify diverse voices and creators. That’s the view of Stanley Pierre-Louis,...
ESA: Games directly contributed $40.9 billion to U.S. economy and employed 143,045 people in 2019
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has released a new economic impact report today for the U.S. video game industry that says gaming directly generated...
Here’s what the ESRB’s loot box warning label looks like
Video game labels in the United States will now warn consumers when a product includes the option to buy loot boxes. The Entertainment Software...
As E3’s online event dies, others step in with digital events for gaming
The game industry’s biggest physical events have been evaporating because of the pandemic, and now it’s scrambling for solutions to fill that breach. The...
GamesBeat Summit Digital speakers: Stanley Pierre-Louis, Keisha Howard, Blake Harris, and Josh Tsui
We’re taking GamesBeat Summit 2020 into a digital online-only format. And here’s the next slate of speakers: Stanley Pierre-Louis, president and CEO of the...
E3 2020 moves ahead as Los Angeles declares coronavirus emergency
The City of Los Angeles has announced a state of emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus. For the video game industry, this...
ESA launches ‘Game Generation’ campaign to promote gaming’s benefits
The video game publishers group is launching a new promotional campaign called Game Generation, which will underscore the benefits that video games bring to...
PlayStation won’t attend E3 2020, and that’s a mistake
PlayStation is not going to attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in June. I think that’s a bad idea. Sony Interactive Entertainment...