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12/14/2011 — ESA Foundation Awards 30 Scholarships to Aspiring Game Developers
12/12/2011 — E3 2012: Online Registration Opens for Attendees
11/15/2011 — Educational Video Game Challenge Now Open For Entries
11/3/2011 — ESA Foundation Raises $900,000 At “Nite To Unite – For Kids”
10/13/2011 — Video Game Publishers Applaud Passage Of Free Trade Agreements
10/4/2011 — Video Game Voters Network Launches University Ambassador Program
9/29/2011 — ESA Foundation to Honor Blizzard Entertainment’s Mike Morhaime at 2011 “Nite to Unite for Kids”
9/19/2011 — ESA Membership Grows With Additions Of 38 Studios And Nival
9/13/2011 — ESA CEO Testifies Before Congress About The Growing Use Of Video Games In Education
8/17/2011 — Video Game Popularity Spurs Increased Demand for Game Degree Programs
7/25/2011 — Video Game Industry Association Files Request for Attorneys’ Fees with U.S. Supreme Court
6/27/2011 — ESA Welcomes Sweeping U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Constitutional Protections for Video Games
6/21/2011 — Video Game Industry Association Announces New General Counsel
6/9/2011 — E3 2011 Propels Video Games to Center Stage
6/7/2011 — Video Game Play Increases as Breadth of Game Content Grows
5/31/2011 — E3 Launches Real-Time Virtual Experience Web Site with E3Insider.com
5/26/2011 — Congress Calls Out High Piracy Countries
5/12/2011 — Statement from Michael D. Gallagher, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, on the Introduction of the “PROTECT IP Act”
5/3/2011 — ESA FOUNDATION GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS MAY 15
5/2/2011 — ESA Commends U.S. Trade Representative's Commitment to Strong Copyright Protections
4/20/2011 — Federal Trade Commission Study Finds Video Game Industry Leads Retail Enforcement of Age Restrictions
3/30/2011 — U.S. Chief Technology Officer Announces Winners Of The First Annual National Stem Video Game Challenge
3/15/2011 — ESA Applauds Administration Proposals to Strengthen Intellectual Property Enforcement
2/16/2011 — ESA Applauds Launch of New Congressional Caucus for Competitiveness in Entertainment Technology
2/15/2011 — US Copyright Industries Highlight Intellectual Property Rights Deficiencies in Foreign Markets
2/8/2011 — Statement from Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, on Governor Rick Perry's State of the State Address
1/3/2011 — Video Game Industry Leads Entertainment Job Creation in Texas
11/23/2010 — ESA Foundation's Limited-Edition Charity Game Pack Now on Sale Nationwide
11/2/2010 — Video Game Industry Defends First Amendment Before U.S. Supreme Court
10/28/2010 — Media Advisory: Entertainment Software Association to Discuss U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments
10/27/2010 — ESA Foundation Raises $1 Million at 13th Annual "Nite to Unite - For Kids"
10/19/2010 — Video Game Voters Network Announces Day of Action Supporting First Amendment Protection for Video Games
10/13/2010 — ESA Foundation Awards 30 Scholarships to Aspiring Game Developers
10/12/2010 — Annual “Nite to Unite – For Kids” Honoring Robbie Bach Almost Sold Out
10/7/2010 — ESA Foundation Awards Grants to Nine Organizations for 2011
10/6/2010 — Statement from Michael D. Gallagher, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, on the Culmination of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
9/27/2010 — Video Game Voters Network Announces Design Contest Winners
9/20/2010 — 182 Elected Officials, Medical/Science Researchers, First Amendment Experts, and National Groups Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold 9th Circuit Ruling
9/16/2010 — Educational Video Game Challenge Unveiled at White House
9/14/2010 — More Than 250,000 Gamers Join Video Game Votes Network
9/10/2010 — Video Game Industry Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Maintain First Amendment Protections
9/8/2010 — ESA Foundation to Honor Robbie Bach at 2010 "Nite to Unite for Kids"
8/24/2010 — Video Game Voters Network Announces Design Finalists
8/16/2010 — Computer and Video Game Degree Programs Continue to Grow at Colleges and Universities Across the U.S.
8/11/2010 — Video Game Voters Network Contest Will Create New Look for Free Speech Digital Advocacy
8/10/2010 — Video Game Industry Adds Billions to U.S. Economy
7/22/2010 — ESA Applauds New Digital Media Incentives in North Carolina
7/19/2010 — Entertainment Software Association Statement on Amicus Briefs Filed on Behalf of California to the U.S. Supreme Court
7/14/2010 — Game On: Entertainment Software Association Joins FOSI
7/12/2010 — Statement on California filing in the U.S. Supreme Court Case to Review the State's Law Regulating Computer and Video Games
6/22/2010 — Entertainment Software Association Statement on Announcement of U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Strategy
6/15/2010 — Computer and Video Game Play Widespread and More Social Than Ever
6/14/2010 — Virginia Enacts New Digital Media Incentives
5/6/2010 — E3 Expo – Worldwide Response Rate Increases
4/30/2010 — Florida Passes New Digital Media Incentives
4/30/2010 — U.S. Calls Out Trading Partners with Serious Intellectual Property Rights Deficiencies
4/28/2010 — Nexon America, Inc., O-Games, Inc., Realtime Worlds and Ignition Entertainment Join the ESA
4/26/2010 — Entertainment Software Association Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Action to Review California Law Regulating the Sale of Computer and Video Games
4/6/2010 — ESA Foundation Announces Grant and Scholarship Programs for 2010
3/30/2010 — Video Game Voters Network Breaks 200,000 Mark
3/11/2010 — ESA’s Michael Gallagher Named to Judge "Apps for Healthy Kids" Challenge
2/18/2010 — US Copyright Industries Identify Trading Partners With Serious Intellectual Property Rights Deficiencies
2/13/2010 — Entertainment Software Association Applauds Formation of Intellectural Property Task Force
2/11/2010 — Deep Silver and Slang Join the ESA
2/9/2010 — Attendee and Media Registration Opens for E3 Expo 2010
1/8/2010 — U.S. District Court Issues Injunction Against Chicago Transit Authority
12/3/2009 — Computer and Video Game Industry Leads in Empowering Parents, Says New Report from the Federal Trade Commission
11/23/2009 — Video Game Competitions to Expand STEM Learning in the United States
11/16/2009 — Computer and Video Games Top Holiday Shopping and Wish Lists
11/12/2009 — ESA Foundation Raises $800,000 at "A Nite To Unite - For Kids"
11/9/2009 — Law Enforcement Raids Ontario's Pacific Mall
9/29/2009 — Record Number of U.S. Colleges and Universities Offering Courses and Degrees in Computer and Video Game Design and Development
9/25/2009 — Statement from ESA on Appointment of Victoria A. Espinel as U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
9/24/2009 — ESA Foundation Provides Financial Support to 30 Student Video Game Developers
9/17/2009 — ESA Foundation to Honor Yves Guillemot, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft at the 2009 “Nite to Unite for Kids”
8/7/2009 — Statement from Michael D. Gallagher on Introduction of the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009
7/22/2009 — ESA Asserts First Amendment Rights in Chicago
7/21/2009 — Erik Huey Joins ESA as Head of Government Relations
7/10/2009 — ESA Applauds Enactment of Louisiana Digital Media Incentives
6/4/2009 — 2009 E3 Expo Takes Video Game Industry to Next Level
6/2/2009 — Sixty-Eight Percent of U.S. Households Play Computer or Video Games
6/2/2009 — 2009 State of the Industry Address — Delivered by Michael Gallagher, President and CEO, ESA
5/20/2009 — Congress Singles Out Anti-Piracy Priorities
5/6/2009 — E3 Expo Gives Back to the Community
5/5/2009 — ESA Lauds Jail Sentence for California Game Pirate
4/30/2009 — U.S. Identifies Canada as Piracy Priority
4/28/2009 — Industry Readies for Major Game Unveilings and Announcements
4/27/2009 — Crave Entertainment, KOEI Corporation and Playlogic Entertainment Join the ESA
4/23/2009 — ESA Praises Texas Boosting Incentives for Video Game Industry
4/20/2009 — Trion World Network and XSEED Games Join the ESA
4/17/2009 — ESA Applauds Pirate Bay Conviction
3/25/2009 — Entertainment Software Association Welcomes 505 Games
3/25/2009 — Utah's Governor Huntsman Vetoes Harmful Legislation
3/19/2009 — 2009 E3 Expo Planning Continues, Industry Prepares Announcements for Signature Event
3/16/2009 — Natsume Inc. Joins Entertainment Software Association
3/11/2009 — ESA Commends Mexican Law Enforcement for Recent Raids in Mexico City
3/9/2009 — SouthPeak Interactive Corporation Joins Entertainment Software Association
2/20/2009 — Video Game Publishers and Retailers Respond to Court Ruling Overturning California Video Game Restriction Law
2/17/2009 — U.S. Copyright Industries Release Report Exposing Countries that Violate Intellectual Property Rights
2/3/2009 — Texas Announces "Entertainment Software Day"
2/2/2009 — ESA Continues Momentum as 2009 E3 Expo Exhibitor List Grows
1/28/2009 — Computer and Video Game Industry Tops $22 Billion in 2008
12/3/2008 — Holiday Shopping Season Kicks Off with Strong Computer and Video Game Sales
11/26/2008 — Video Game Industry Applauds Toronto Police Service’s Anti-Piracy Efforts
11/14/2008 — ESA Foundation and ThanksUSA Partner to Aid Military Families
11/10/2008 — Mexican Law Enforcement Raids Guadalajara’s San Juan de Dios Market
11/4/2008 — ESA Foundation’s ‘Nite to Unite’ Raises $750,000 for Children’s Charities
10/22/2008 — Entertainment Software Association Announces 2009 E3 Expo
10/14/2008 — New Law Bolsters Law Enforcement’s Ability to Address International and Online Piracy
10/3/2008 — ESA Foundation Awards Scholarships to 15 Future Game Developers
9/25/2008 — ESA Foundation Selects Nine Worthy Organizations as 2008 Grant Recipients
9/18/2008 — Shigeru Miyamoto Named 2008 “Nite to Unite for Kids” Honoree
9/11/2008 — International Protection and Enforcement Act is Good for Industry Exports
8/28/2008 — ESA Applauds Prison Sentences for New York and Florida Game Pirates
8/27/2008 — Level Up Charity Games Competition to Benefit the ESA Foundation
8/26/2008 — On College Campuses, Video Games Are More Than Just Play
8/19/2008 — ESA Taps Former Recording Industry Executive, Kenneth Doroshow, as New General Counsel
8/5/2008 — California Reimburses Trade Group Over $280,000 For Attorney's Fees
7/28/2008 — Video Game Industry Raises Over $2.6 Million for Children’s Charities
7/16/2008 — Women Comprise 40 Percent of U.S. Gamers
6/30/2008 — Minnesota Pays $65,000 in Legal Fees to the Video Game Industry
6/23/2008 — Use of Video Game Technology in the Workplace Increasing
6/9/2008 — Video Game Voters Network Passes 150,000 Activists Mark
5/19/2008 — Governor Perry to Give Keynote Address at 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit
3/26/2008 — ESA’s New Head of State Government Relations Affairs Appointed
3/19/2008 — ESA Foundation Offers Scholarships for Future Video Game Developers
3/17/2008 — Mexican Law Enforcement Raids Pirate Game Facilities in Mexico City
2/25/2008 — Paraguayan Authorities Intercept Game Pirate
2/13/2008 — ESA Announces Staff Promotions
2/11/2008 — Industry Seeks U.S. Assistance in Combating Piracy, Including Online
2/7/2008 — Malaysian Authorities Shut Down Pirate Game Lab
1/24/2008 — Computer and Video Game Industry Reaches $18.85 Billion in 2007
12/18/2007 — Entertainment Software Association Announces 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit
12/3/2007 — Video Game Industry Taps Movie Industry Executive to Head Communications and Research Department
11/27/2007 — U.S. Video Game Industry’s Growth Outpaces National Economy
11/15/2007 — Video Game Industry to Raise $2 Million with Charity Game Pack
10/30/2007 — ESA and MPA Join Forces to Combat Malaysian Piracy
10/23/2007 — ESA Applauds USTR’s Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Negotiations Announcement
9/19/2007 — California Game Pirate Sentenced to Jail
9/17/2007 — Oklahoma Issues Permanent Injunction Against Unconstitutional Video Game Law
9/10/2007 — Ken Kutaragi 2007 “Nite to Unite” Honoree
9/5/2007 — California Owes Video Game Industry Over $320,000 in Legal Fees
8/14/2007 — Video Game Industry Applauds Game Pirate’s Sentence

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