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• Dying Light mod DMCA takedowns "should not have been sent", says ESA

  Dying Light mods taken offline by DMCA takedowns should not have been, according to the Entertainment Software Association.

• This ESA study says more adult females in the US play games than teenage boys

  A new study from the Entertainment Software Association has found that more adult females play games than boys under the age of 18 in the US.

• Care to guess how many people attended E3 2014?

  E3 2014 is basically over, but the news will continue to trickle out of the internet, like a thin stew dribbling down the beard of some weary old man. It may surprise you to learn that more people attended the show than last year, but it wasn’t all good news.

• E3 2016 could take place in a city other than Los Angeles

  Every year for the past three, a report surfaces stating the ESA could move E3 to a venue other than the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year, however, the subject has come early this year, thanks to a report from CNBC.

• Texas Film Commission to offer more financial incentives for games

  The Texas Film Commission is set to expand its economic incentive program for games. The Entertainment Software Association has announced that the state is increasing its top tier base percentage rate to 20%, up from 15 and lowered the threshold from $5 million to $3.5 million.

• ESA Fellowship seeks games for change from young developers of colour

  The Entertainment Software Association in partnership with several organisations has launched an initiative called the ESA Loft Video Game Innovation Fellowship. The fellowship will award a grant to 20 young people of colour aged six to 24, who submit a game or game idea which qualities such as “vision, creativity, and potential impact on their […]

• The ESA somehow spends more cash lobbying the US government than the NRA does -- at least officially

  Despite the fact that gun debates within the US government basically don’t happen while it took the Supreme Court to decide that the creation of video games is protected by the freedom of expression, the Entertainment Software Association managed to beat the National Rifle Association in lobbying bills last year, $4.8 million to $3 million, […]

• More US gamers use PCs than smartphones or tablets

  Significantly more polled US households report using PCs for games than smartphones or wireless devices.

• ESA report: 58% of US'ers are gamers, 31% are ladies, parents taking more interest

  The ESA has released a report which states that 31% of video game players are adult women, and 17 year old boys make up only 19%. This makes women 45% of the entire game playing population and 46% of the time they are the most frequent game purchasers.

• Winning entries for the 2013 Into the Pixel collection announced

  The AIAS along with the ESA has announced 16 pieces of gaming art which will included in the 2013 Into the Pixel collection. The 10th annual exhibition will be shown during E3 next week.

• ESA report suggests crackdown on game copyright infringement in 2012

  The Entertainment Software Association has released its 2012 annual report, confirming that it successfully served over 99,500 takedown notices to owners of Google Links leading to material that infringed on game copyrights.

• Game piracy not as widespread as trade body, torrent sites claims - study

  An academic study into file sharing has found much lower levels of game piracy than those claimed by the Electronics Software Association.

• E3 remains "extraordinarily relevant, vital to the industry," says ESA

  Every year when E3 is announced, the subject of whether it is still relevant or not seems to come up. This year is no different, and according to Entertainment Software Association senior vice president of communications Rich Taylor, the event is relevant enough to be slated for the Los Angeles Convention Center through 2016.

• Video game researcher “cautiously optimistic” over Biden meeting

  Members of the video game industry met with US VP Joe Biden yesterday at the White House to discuss how or if violent video games contribute to gun violence in the US.

• ESA Nite to Unite raised over $800K for ten worthy causes

  The Entertainment Software Association raised $822,000 at its Nite to Unite event this year, Destructoid reports. The annual black tie charity gala is in its 15th year and has raised over $12 million since launch. Beneficiaries for 2013 include the Federation of American Scientists, Parents’ Choice Foundation, Smithsonian American Art Museum and ThanksUSA. The event […]

• ESA forks out $90K for game related studies

  The Electronic Software Association has chosen 30 US students to receive a $3,000 grant, Destructoid reports. The mini-scholarship go to those studying a gaming-related discipline in the 2012-2013 academic year, and have been snaffled by students in computer science, animation, programming, graphic design and software engineering, among others. For details on the ESA Foundation’s goals […]

• Gabe Newell to be honoured at ESA charity event

  Valve founder Gabe Newell will be named Champion Honouree at the Entertainment Software Association’s annual Nite to Unite.

• ESA: Average gamer age is 30, adult women more lucrative than teenage boys

  The ESA has released a handy list of “essential facts” about the US games industry, including some startling demographic revelations.

• ESA teasing E3 2013 announcement for Monday

  ESA vice president Rich Taylor has teased an E3 2013 announcement for Monday, via Twitter.