Game trade group ESA takes a shot at Trump’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy
Mike Gallagher, president and CEO of the game lobbying group The Entertainment Software Association, took a blast at President Donald Trump today for his...
The U.S. game industry has 2,457 companies supporting 220,000 jobs
The U.S. video game industry consists of 2,457 companies that directly and indirectly support 220,000 jobs and generate $30.4 billion in revenue, based on...
E3 reels in 70,300 to gaming’s biggest tradeshow in North America
E3 had more empty spaces than it did in the past. But it was a bust as skeptics believed. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA)...
The DeanBeat: E3 will bring us another installment of the war for the eyeballs
It seems like I’m just finishing up the games that the last Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) promised us, and now the new E3 is...
36% of Americans over the age of 50 play video games
Gaming isn’t just a young person’s … uh, game. The Entertainment Software Association (the gaming group that puts on the yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo and...
About 40% of gamers will buy a VR headset in the next year
The Entertainment Software Association, the trade group that represents the game industry in Washington, D.C., issued its annual report on the U.S. game industry...
Gaming’s chief lobbyist reflects on how gaming won the violence debate
Mike Gallagher came out swinging in defense of the game industry in a recent talk. He has to be feisty, as he’s the industry’s...
U.S. game industry hits $23.5B in 2015 — with software revenue up 7% to $16.5B
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today that the U.S. gaming industry — including sales of home consoles, software, mobile games, and other digital products — generated $23.5 billion in revenue in 2015. This is an increase from 2014, which earned $22.4 billion.
United Nations responds to ESA’s criticism of ‘Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls’ report
The United Nations is criticizing gaming, and the Entertainment Software Association (a trade association for the gaming industry and its main lobbying group that...
Debunking common myths about video gamers
Tarred as an unhealthy subculture, “gamers” incites a number of stereotypical images. In popular media, television shows such as the Big Bang Theory and...